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

State of Emergency Declared in Saskatchewan
In the face of a spike in COVID-19 cases, the province of Saskatchewan has declared a State of Emergency. This decision gives the government broader powers to deal with the pandemic. There are now 16 ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 18, 2020

Stabbing in the City
There was a stabbing around seven o’clock Saturday night. Saskatoon police say a patrol officer was flagged down at 21st and Avenue R by a 56 year old man driving himself to hospital suffering f...
Gord Wiebe Mar 16, 2020

World Health Organization Advises Countries To Detect, Protect, Treat
There are 152 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada as of 9 Friday morning and 3 probable cases. One of those probable cases is the 60 year old man from Saskatoon. Of the cases in Canada, 67 per cent ...
Carol Thomson Mar 13, 2020

Fire Station Under Precautionary Quarantine
The Saskatoon Fire Department has put Fire Station No. 4 under a precautionary quarantine. At 10:02 on Wednesday night, fire fighters responded to a medical call for a patient experiencing shortness o...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 12, 2020

Mother Calls for Inquest Into Situation Surrounding Son’s Death
In the days before his death, a man dealing with addiction and mental illness was asked if he would give up his bed at the Dube Centre for someone in greater need. That’s what Steven Wilcox told...
Carol Thomson Mar 12, 2020

Teachers’ Union Says No To Government Offer
In response to the provincial government’s new wage proposal, the president of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation says he is disappointed by the repeated attempts to undermine collectiv...
Carol Thomson Mar 11, 2020

Teachers Prepare to Implement Sanctions
As of Thursday, Saskatchewan’s teachers will be cutting back their services in schools. They will provide service no more than 15 minutes prior to the start of the school day and not more than 1...
Gord Wiebe Mar 09, 2020

Police Seize Drugs and Weapons
A 19 year old man is facing more than 20 charges after an investigation into drug trafficking by the Saskatoon Police Service Drug Unit. Last Friday, officers stopped a vehicle in a parking lot on the...
Gord Wiebe Mar 09, 2020

Saskatoon’s VIDO-InterVac Develops COVID-19 Vaccine
The University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre says a Corona-Virus vaccine has been produced that is now being tested in animals. Howev...
Brad Jennings Mar 09, 2020

Canada Revenue Agency Introduces Changes This Year
Communication is key when it comes to changes the Canadian Revenue Agency has made for this year’s tax season. This year sees additions of processing times on the CRA website so you can look at ...
Brad Jennings Mar 09, 2020















