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

Fire extinguished in vacant building at Stanley Pl
Saskatoon Firefighters extinguished a fire in a vacant building at Stanley Place this morning. Crews were called to the scene at 8:48 am, where they saw smoke coming from the building. They entered th...
Lane Hoffart Jan 24, 2026

Walter Murray graduate and Harvard freshman honoured with SPS Award of Excellence
Saskatoon Public Schools announced that Amy Zhang, a 2025 Walter Murray Collegiate graduate, is the recipient of the SPS Board of Education annual Award of Excellence. The award recognizes the most ou...
Lane Hoffart Jan 24, 2026

Royal Canadian Legion celebrating 100 years in 2026
2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion. To mark the occasion, the Legion’s National Spokesperson Nujma Bond says they are making memberships more accessible than ever. ...
Lane Hoffart Jan 24, 2026

Saskatoon celebrates grand opening of 36 new affordable housing units
After roughly ten years in the making, 72 new housing units have opened up on Hart Road in Saskatoon, 36 of them designated for low-income individuals. The collaborative project, dubbed the Metis Vete...
Keira Miller Jan 23, 2026

Over 500 vehicles checked in traffic safety initiative
Over 500 vehicles were checked by teams with the Saskatchewan RCMP Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS) in central and northern Saskatchewan as part of a proactive traffic safety initiative b...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jan 23, 2026

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada job cuts hit Saskatchewan
Spending reductions at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) will impact research and services in Saskatchewan. The federal government informed AAFC employees across the country about the cost-cutti...
Neil Billinger Jan 22, 2026

Provincial government, SHA working to improve safety of Saskatchewan urban hospitals
The provincial government announced that metal detectors were deployed in Saskatchewan’s urban hospitals this week. Metal detectors were installed in the emergency departments at Saskatoon City ...
Lane Hoffart Jan 22, 2026

SaskTel Centre suggests assuming operations of future DEED
Although discussions between the City of Saskatoon and private partner OVG360 are well underway, the team at SaskTel Centre is suggesting that they be contracted to operate the new Downtown Event and ...
Keira Miller Jan 22, 2026

Three quarters of a billion dollars in tourism revenue for Saskatoon last year
Saskatoon celebrated over $750 million in tourism-driven revenue in 2025. CEO of Discover Saskatoon Steph Pocha says domestic spending is up 14 per cent from last year, international spending is up 12...
Keira Miller Jan 22, 2026

Angus Reid survey suggests majority of Americans polled disapprove of Trump’s performance to date
An Angus Reid survey, released Thursday, suggests serious division between those who align with the MAGA movement in the Republican Party and those who do not. Republicans of every stripe approve of r...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jan 22, 2026














