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

Unlawful Confinement Sends One to Hospital
Saskatoon Police have made an arrest and are looking for another suspect in the unlawful confinement of a 20 year old woman on Tuesday. Police say they were called out to an apartment in the 400 block...
Vanese M. Ferguson Sep 26, 2019

Saskatchewan Nuclear Reactor Slowly Being Decommissioned
The Saskatchewan Research Council has successfully put its SLOWPOKE research reactor into a non-operational safe state. The reactor has been defueled and the fuel has been transported to the United St...
Gord Wiebe Sep 26, 2019

Saskatchewan Lacking in Physicians Relative to Other Provinces
According to the Canadian Institute of Health Information, in 2018, Saskatchewan had about 205 physicians per 100 thousand population. Only Prince Edward Island had a lower number than that. Ours was ...
Gord Wiebe Sep 26, 2019

Province Prepares to Track Chronic Wasting Disease
The Saskatchewan Environment Ministry is once again testing for Chronic Wasting Disease this year. The ministry’s Edith Stasiak says hunters are encouraged to turn in the heads of deer, moose, e...
Gord Wiebe Sep 25, 2019

Hundreds of Drunk Driving Tickets Issued Last Month
Police across Saskatchewan reported 341 impaired driving offenses in August. SGI says impaired driving remains the top cause of fatal road crashes in this province. The Crown Corporation recommends th...
Gord Wiebe Sep 25, 2019

Getting Ready for Some Winter Fun
The goal is to have Optimist Hill at Diefenbaker Park open by mid-November. That’s from Co-Chair Joe Van’t Hof. He says he would like to see the second year for the hill kick-off sometime ...
Devyn Gregoire Sep 25, 2019

SaskTel will be First for Job Action
Job Action is set to begin at 12:01 am on Monday at SaskTel. Bargaining is currently underway at seven Crown Corporations. Unifor has strike mandates for all of them. That involves nearly five thousan...
Gord Wiebe Sep 25, 2019

Officer Shot During Investigation
A Turtleford RCMP officer was shot yesterday (Tues) morning responding to an erratic and possibly impaired driver near Mervin. The officer suffered serious, but not life-threatening injuries. The two ...
Saskatoon Media Group Sep 25, 2019

Ward Boundaries Review Open to the Public
Ward boundaries in Saskatoon are under review as we head towards a municipal election in the fall of 2020. Tonight (wed) at seven o’clock, the Municipal Wards Commission will hold its second con...
Gord Wiebe Sep 25, 2019

Rotary Honours Nobel Peace Prize Winers
The Rotary Club of Saskatoon Nutana hope the dedication of this year’s brick at the park’s Peace Plaza is a tribute that will last for generations. The annual ceremony recognizing the 2011...
Drew Wilson Sep 25, 2019















