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

Apartment Fire
Traffic restrictions were in place on the 700 block of Confederation Drive last night [thurs] as the Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a basement apartment fire. The call came in about 7:20. Some...
Gord Wiebe Aug 30, 2019

Anthrax Confirmed In Seven Animal Deaths
Be on the lookout for anthrax. That’s the message from the Ministry of Agriculture after anthrax was confirmed on Thursday as the cause of sudden death in 7 animals in the RM of Golden West, abo...
Carol Thomson Aug 29, 2019

About One-Third Of Fraud Money Recovered So Far
So far, the City of Saskatoon has recovered about $380,000 of the $1-million-40-thousand dollars lost in an electronic fraud scheme. That leaves about $660-thousand still left to recover. The City say...
Carol Thomson Aug 29, 2019

Balanced provincial budget on track
The Finance Minister of Saskatchewan is nervous about the 2019-20 budget. Donna Harpauer says the adjusted forecast following the first quarter is calling for a thin surplus of close to 26-million dol...
Drew Wilson Aug 29, 2019

Government Says Budget On Track, Opposition Says Wrong Track
The Finance Minister of Saskatchewan is nervous about the 2019-20 budget. Donna Harpauer says the adjusted forecast following the first quarter is calling for a thin surplus of close to 26-million dol...
Saskatoon Media Group Aug 29, 2019

Asbestos Leads In Workplace Fatalities
Asbestos is the leading cause of workplace fatalities in the last decade in Saskatchewan, at 23 per cent of the 388 deaths accepted by the WCB. The Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board says ...
Carol Thomson Aug 29, 2019

Fifty Year Old Man’s Death Was Not A Homicide
An autopsy has confirmed that the death of 50 year old Joseph Raymond Skillen was not a homicide. Saskatoon Police were called to a hotel on the 600 block of Idylwyld Drive North on Sunday morning aro...
Carol Thomson Aug 29, 2019

Still A Small Surplus In Budget Forecast
Saskatchewan’s Finance Minister says after the first quarter of this fiscal year, the budget remains on track, with a forecast surplus of $25.8-million by the end of the year, which is less by j...
Carol Thomson Aug 29, 2019

Saskatchewan Teachers Concerned With Classroom Funding
Parents and caregivers of students are having to hand over more money, which the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation believes is creating barriers to fair education. President Patrick Maze believe...
Carol Thomson Aug 29, 2019

Optimism Rises in Saskatchewan
Optimism among small business owners in Saskatchewan bumped up a bit in August. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says the monthly Business Barometer sneaked up 1.1 points to an index of...
Gord Wiebe Aug 29, 2019

















