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

Health Advisor Believes Healthcare Workers and Patients are at Risk of Burnout
An advisor who communicates with the Saskatchewan Health Authority to give a patient’s point of view told the SHA board at a recent meeting that rural doctors and other healthcare workers and th...
Carol Thomson Aug 31, 2019

Supreme Court Rejects Saskatchewan’s Request to Delay Carbon Tax Appeal
Saskatchewan says the Supreme Court of Canada didn’t grant its request to delay its appeal hearing over the carbon tax. The province initially announced the case could be heard before the end of...
CJWW News Aug 31, 2019

A Chalk World Record Could Be Broken in Saskatoon
Today (Sat) is the day that a world record could be broken in Saskatoon. You may notice some chalk art along Meewasin Trail for the attempt to break the world record for the longest sidewalk chalk mur...
Carol Thomson Aug 31, 2019

Final Night of the Nutrien Fireworks Festival
A championship team from Ontario will unleash its pyrotechnic show in Saturday night’s finale at the Nutrien Fireworks Festival. The group from Garden City will have rock music accompanying its ...
Drew Wilson Aug 31, 2019

Appeal Bid For New Trial Rejected For Man Convicted Of Killing His Wife
Saskatchewan’s highest court has rejected an appeal from a man convicted of killing his wife. David Woods of Saskatoon went to the Appeal Court after jurors convicted him in 2014 of first-degree...
Saskatoon Media Group Aug 30, 2019

Inmate Shuffle To Reduce Gang Violence Inside
The Ministry of Corrections and Policing is shuffling inmates around at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre in hopes that separating 2 gangs will settle down the recent violence in that facility. Minist...
Saskatoon Media Group Aug 30, 2019

An Enhanced Transit App
The Manager of Riide Taxi says Saskatoon Transit’s enhanced app is the wave of the future. Carlo Triolo believes transit-plus provides mobility as a service and is a huge step forward from when ...
Drew Wilson Aug 30, 2019

Charges Upgraded for One of Eight People in Homicide Case
There has been a change of charges for one person charged in connection with the homicide investigation of Tiki Laverdiere. She had been in the North Battleford area when she went missing. Her body wa...
Gord Wiebe Aug 30, 2019

Union Raises Red Flags over Correctional Centre Violence
The Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union is raising concerns over rising violence and rival gang feuds in provincial correctional, centres. President Bob Bymoen says, “We a...
Gord Wiebe Aug 30, 2019

The Nutrien Fireworks Festival
Two championship teams will light up the skies of Saskatoon this weekend. The 2019 Nutrien Fireworks Festival will feature teams from the Philippines and Southern Ontario. Festival President Shad Ali ...
Drew Wilson Aug 30, 2019

















