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

Police Respond to a Report of an Injured Person in Hudson Bay Park
Just after 5 Saturday morning, Saskatoon Police received a call of an injured male in the 100 block of Howell Avenue in the city’s Hudson Bay Park neighbourhood. When police arrived they located...
Devyn Gregoire Sep 21, 2019

NDP Promising to Make Dental Care Free if Elected
Years ago, Saskatchewan used to have free dental care for children. The federal NDP is expanding on that idea and has announced as a campaign promise, free dental care for households making under $70-...
Carol Thomson Sep 21, 2019

A New Season for the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
Five years ago, the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra was facing a large deficit and ticket sales were slow, worrying those in the organization that orchestras were becoming relics of the entertainment wor...
Carol Thomson Sep 21, 2019

CLC and Unionized Workers Discuss Issues They Should Focus on Prior to Election Day
The Vice President of the Canadian Labour Congress believes pharmacare is the top issue for unionized workers in next month’s Federal Election. Larry Rousseau says insurance premiums have made b...
Drew Wilson Sep 21, 2019

Safety concerns at Children’s Hospital being addressed before opening
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says staff is working through safety concerns outlined by a group of psychiatrists after touring Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital. Their letter to the authority...
Drew Wilson Sep 20, 2019

Riders and Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Team Up for New Lottery
The Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital have teamed up to create a new lottery. The Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery will help fund equipment at the new hospi...
Devyn Gregoire Sep 20, 2019

Province Begins Monitoring Vaping-Related Illnesses
Saskatchewan Health Minister Jim Reiter has issued a statement saying, “I am concerned with the recent incidents of vaping-related illnesses, as well as the high rates of vaping we are seeing am...
Gord Wiebe Sep 20, 2019

Multi-Year Police Budget Breaks The $100-Million Mark In 2021
The Saskatoon Police Service preliminary budget has been approved by the Board of Police Commissioners, and now the first ever multi-year budget moves on to City Council. It proposes an increase of 4....
Carol Thomson Sep 20, 2019

NDP Candidate Says North Can’t Count on Liberals
Georgina Jolibois, the NDP candidate for Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River says mixed messages from the Liberals show that the people of Northern Saskatchewan can’t count on them to fight for ...
Gord Wiebe Sep 20, 2019

A Supportive Crowd Greets Liberal Leader
Hundreds cheered at the Bessborough Thursday night as Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau entered the room ahead of his town hall meeting in Saskatoon. Trudeau answered questions from those both young and o...
Devyn Gregoire Sep 20, 2019

















