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

FSIN Asking for Federal Funding to Help Make Change to an Independent Child Welfare System
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is asking Ottawa to provide $1.8 billion dollars in funding over five years to help fund their transition from the provincial welfare system. On New Year...
Devyn Gregoire Jan 10, 2020

Finding the Better Life
It’s been a little over six years since Velimir Milenkovic arrived in Canada from Serbia. The doctor is continuing to build his practice in Saskatoon with his young family who is settling into i...
Drew Wilson Jan 10, 2020

Another Cold Snap Coming next Week
Saskatoon and area should get a brief respite from the extreme cold this weekend. Teri Lang of Environment Canada says cloudy conditions with light snow should mean a warmer weekend with the temperatu...
Drew Wilson Jan 10, 2020

Most Canadians Believe Crime is Increasing
About half of Canadians polled say crime is rising in their communities. Pollster Angus Reid attributes this to waning confidence in police and courts. Reid says crime rates in Canada dropped from 199...
Gord Wiebe Jan 10, 2020

Central Saskatchewan Socked by Wednesday’s Snowstorm
It appears communities north of Saskatoon were hit the hardest by Wednesday’s blowing snowstorm. Environment Canada says Holbein led the province with almost 18 cm, about 16 cm fell on Rabbit La...
Drew Wilson Jan 09, 2020

Australians in Saskatoon for Paramedic Training
Three Australian university students are in Saskatoon for the next six weeks to get in-the-field experience as paramedics. The partnership between Medavie Health Services and two universities was set ...
Drew Wilson Jan 09, 2020

Saskatoon Wants to Tweak Waste Bylaw
The City of Saskatoon’s Environment, Utilities and Corporate Services Committee will consider an amendment to the Waste Bylaw. Staff recommends Industrial, Commercial and Institutional users hav...
Drew Wilson Jan 08, 2020

Co-op Refinery Workers Bring Picket Line To Saskatoon
Locked out Unifor Local 594 members from the Co-op Refinery travelled to Saskatoon Wednesday to picket in front of Federated Cooperatives Ltd headquarters downtown. About 30 of the 720 union members m...
Carol Thomson Jan 08, 2020

Great Shot Frees Deer
A Facebook post from the Saskatchewan Association of Conservation Officers is warning other hunters not to try this themselves. On December 18th, Conservation Officers at Rowan’s Ravine were cal...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jan 07, 2020

The Mayor Looks Into 2020
Saskatoon’s Mayor has never seen this level of cooperation among community partners trying to change the system to break the cycle of increasing crime and drugs. Charlie Clark says the Safe Comm...
Carol Thomson Jan 02, 2020















