Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) Top News Stories

Moderna Vaccine Doses Arrive in the Province, 3 Deaths and 485 Cases Reported in Two Days
The two day total for Friday and Saturday shows 485 new cases and 479 recoveries from COVID-19 in the province, bringing the active case count to 2,712. Three more people have died, two seniors in the...
Brad Jennings Jan 02, 2021

New Provincial Program Aims to Keep Batteries Out of Landfills
The provincial government says a new Saskatchewan program will mean a new option for recycling consumer batteries, keeping them out of landfills. Starting this month, Call2Recycle Canada will be opera...
Carol Thomson Jan 02, 2021

Saskatoon’s Police Chief on the Year That was 2020
Looking back on 2020 Police Chief Troy Cooper says it is easy to look for the negative, but he believes that people in Saskatoon are generally good. Cooper points to not only some of the things that l...
Brad Jennings Dec 29, 2020

More Restrictions Go Into Effect in Saskatchewan
As of December 25th, retail services will need to reduce their capacity of customers and employees to 50 per cent and large retailers will need to reduce to 25 per cent capacity. Large retailers are d...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 25, 2020

Things to do Amid the Holidays and COVID-19
With new restrictions on businesses and gatherings, you may be running out of ideas for things to do while staying safe. But the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce has some suggestions. To connect with ...
Carol Thomson Dec 25, 2020

Normal Use of Water Restored for City of Saskatoon
The mandatory water restriction for the entire City of Saskatoon ended at 10 p.m. Thursday night. Normal water use is once again allowed. Word of the mandatory restriction came down just before noon T...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 25, 2020

Four More Deaths and 165 People in Hospital from COVID-19
No new case information will be reported by the Government of Saskatchewan until December 27. The death toll is steadily climbing for COVID-19. The province reported Thursday four more deaths of indiv...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 24, 2020

Things to Watch for When Using Gift Cards
Gift cards are a popular gift during the holidays, and the province’s Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority is offering some tips to protect consumers. Executive Director of the Consumer Prot...
Brad Jennings Dec 24, 2020

Fire Department Calls for Backup in Industrial Fire
The Saskatoon Fire Department received a 911 call around three o’clock Sunday afternoon, about black smoke coming from a building on Peters Avenue in the North Corman Industrial Park. Arriving f...
Gord Wiebe Dec 21, 2020

Saskatoon Firefighters Stepping in to Help Out at the Jail
Because of the outbreak of COVID-19 at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre, firefighters and Primary Care Paramedics with the Saskatoon Fire Department will provide limited medical services a...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 18, 2020















