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

Remember to Slow in School Zones
The students with their notebooks and pencil cases all shiny and new are heading back to school, so the Saskatoon Police Service reminds drivers to slow down. Those roads that were so quiet in the sum...
Carol Thomson Sep 03, 2019

Funnel Cloud Spotted
It was a sight many people weren’t expecting in September, a funnel cloud that produced a tornado warning northeast of Regina yesterday afternoon [mon]. A severe thunderstorm developed near Lums...
Gord Wiebe Sep 03, 2019

Saskatoon Fails to Set World Record for Longest Chalk Mural
It was a day full of fun along the Meewasin Trail Saturday, although unfortunately the Meewasin Valley Authority was unable to break the world record for the longest chalk mural. Amy Wall from the MVA...
Devyn Gregoire Sep 02, 2019

RCMP Seize $750 Thousand Dollars Worth of Drugs from a North Battleford Home
The RCMP seized $750 thousand dollars worth of drugs from a home in North Battleford Sunday morning. Police seized several items from the home located in the 1200 block of 107th Street including appro...
Devyn Gregoire Sep 02, 2019

What’s Open and What’s Closed Holiday Monday in Saskatoon
Today (mon) is Labour Day which means some civic services and buildings will be on a holiday schedule or closed for the holiday. City Hall is closed along with all public libraries. Saskatoon Transit ...
Devyn Gregoire Sep 02, 2019

School Zones are Back in Effect
It may be the holiday Monday before school begins, but the school zone speed limits are back in effect as of today (mon). Staff Sgt. Patrick Barbar with the Saskatoon Police Service says the school zo...
Devyn Gregoire Sep 02, 2019

Elm Trees Can Now Be Pruned
It’s September 1st; time to prune those elm trees. Between April 1st and August 31st, residents are banned from pruning elms to reduce the risk of spreading Dutch Elm Disease. The elm bark beetl...
Gord Wiebe Sep 01, 2019

Saskatoon Public Library Has a New Friend to Detect Bed Bugs in Books
The Saskatoon Public Library has a special visitor every three months. Mikki, a German shorthaired pointer visits each and every one of the SPL’s nine locations and checks the buildings for bed ...
Devyn Gregoire Sep 01, 2019

Fire Department Reminds Residents to be Safe when using Fireworks this Labour Day
The Saskatoon Fire Department is reminding residents to take safe practices when buying and using fireworks this Labour Day. On Monday, fireworks can only be discharged on private property between the...
Devyn Gregoire Sep 01, 2019

P.E.I Drops Out as Intervener in Saskatchewan’s Carbon Tax Court Challenge
Prince Edward Island says it has decided not to intervene in Saskatchewan's Supreme Court of Canada case over the carbon tax. Last month, Premier Dennis King said his province was joining the challeng...
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