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

Funding Increase For School Maintenance, But More Work To Be Done For Overcrowding
This school year, the provincial government is providing $50.4 million dollars for preventative maintenance which has provided funding for three roofing projects at three schools in the province over ...
Devyn Gregoire Sep 13, 2019

Canadians Back Trans Mountain Expansion
Pollster Angus Reid says 53 per cent of Canadians want the next federal government to proceed with and complete the Trans Mountain pipeline project, with only 24 per cent saying it should be stopped. ...
Gord Wiebe Sep 13, 2019

MADD Canada Gives Students a Clear View of Impaired Vision
A new mobile classroom which uses virtual reality can show Saskatchewan elementary students what it feels and looks like to drive impaired. SmartWheels is MADD Canada’s latest initiative to brin...
Carol Thomson Sep 13, 2019

Storm Damage Hits the Insurance Industry Hard
Severe storms July 13 to 15 and on July 30th caused over $130 million in insured damage in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba. Nearly two-thirds was to personal property with the rest of the losses im...
Gord Wiebe Sep 12, 2019

Man Calls 911 After Being Shot
Prince Albert RCMP are investigating after a man called 9-1-1 and reported being shot in a rural area of Highway 2 and 15th Street Northwest in the Buckland RM. The call came in just before five oR...
Gord Wiebe Sep 12, 2019

Saskatoon Friendship Inn in its 50th Year
Sandra Kary, the Saskatoon Friendship Inn’s Executive Director, says on March 4th, 1969, six hungry men were served the first bowls of soup. In the first year, an average of 100 meals were serve...
Vanese M. Ferguson Sep 12, 2019

Police Presence Brings Down Crime Levels in Pleasant Hill
Crime in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood is back to the levels it was at prior to a spike of violent crime early this summer when there were 3 homicides in just over a week. The Saskatoon Police Servi...
Carol Thomson Sep 12, 2019

Protecting Youth from Self-Harm
An Egadz group home is being converted to take in Saskatoon youth considered most likely to harm themselves. The youth outreach organization has received funding from the province, Saskatchewan Health...
Drew Wilson Sep 12, 2019

Dentistry College Receives Big Donation
The College of Dentistry at the University of Saskatchewan has received the largest donation in its history; just over $1 million from dentalcorp [sic]. The money will be used for the construction and...
Gord Wiebe Sep 12, 2019

Barricaded Man Incident in Martensville
There was an RCMP operation underway in Martensville this morning [thurs] as police negotiated with a man, possibly armed, who was barricaded in a residence. Police say he was threatening to harm hims...
Gord Wiebe Sep 12, 2019















