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

Canada’s Projected Deficit Balloons To Over $343-Billion
It’s a shocking number, but the federal government says this year’s projected deficit is in line with the fiscal response to the pandemic deployed by other comparable countries. The projec...
Saskatoon Media Group Jul 08, 2020

SaskEnergy Returns $24 Million in Dividends to Province
SaskEnergy recorded income before unrealized market value adjustments of $66 million in the 2019-20 fiscal year. Based on that, the Crown Corporation declared a dividend of $24 million to the Governme...
Gord Wiebe Jul 07, 2020

Moe Says the Government Won’t Sell Crown Corporations, Addresses Brkich Comments
The SaskParty won’t be selling off Crown Corporations and won’t be making cuts. That’s the promise from Premier Scott Moe over concerns from the NDP that these 2 items may be part of...
Carol Thomson Jul 04, 2020

Six New COVID-19 Cases
The number of active cases of COVID-19 stepped up by one case from Monday which means there are 88 active cases of the virus in Saskatchewan. Tuesday’s update showed six new, confirmed cases of ...
Les Lazaruk Jun 30, 2020

Businesses Are Re-opening, But It’s Tough Out There
The prairie spokesperson for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business is urging everyone to shop local. Marilyn Braun-Pollon says Saskatchewan small businesses are about 60 per cent fully open,...
Carol Thomson Jun 29, 2020

Active COVID-19 Cases in Saskatchewan Shoots Back Above 100
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan broke back above the century mark Friday as 13 new cases were reported…10 of those from the outbreak in the Maple Creek area. Of the remaining...
Les Lazaruk Jun 26, 2020

Five New Cases Of COVID-19, Saskatoon Outbreak Over
There are no patients in intensive care in Saskatchewan with COVID-19, although there are 3 people in hospital, with 1 in Saskatoon and 2 in the south. As of Monday, there are 4 new cases of the virus...
Carol Thomson Jun 22, 2020

Saskatoon Outbreak Of COVID-19 Declared Over
The Saskatoon community outbreak declared on May 27th is now done. Medical Health Officer, Dr. Jasmine Hasselback declared it over on Sunday. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says the outbreak was de...
Carol Thomson Jun 22, 2020

Man Sentenced in Connection to Accident that Killed 11 Year Old
A Martensville man has been sentenced to four years in jail in connection to the death of an 11 year old girl. On December 21st, 2018, just a few days before Christmas, there was a head on, two-vehicl...
Saskatoon Media Group Jun 15, 2020

Municipalities are Facing a Financial Crisis
Municipalities are on the front lines of COVID-19, and are now facing a financial crisis. That from the President of the Municipalities Association of Saskatchewan, Gordon Barnhart, who says that̵...
Carol Thomson Jun 15, 2020















