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

Physician Assistant Day: Saskatchewan PAs will start graduating in 2027
With the term 'physician assistant' becoming an increasingly popular term in Saskatchewan health care recently, an expert in the field is giving the public a crash course. Dr. Trustin Domes is the aca...
Keira Miller Nov 27, 2025

Saskatchewan expected to sign federal child-care agreement on Friday
Saskatchewan and Alberta are currently the only two provinces that have not signed the deal that provides federal funding to subsidize child-care expenses. Families and child-care providers are reliev...
Neil Billinger Nov 26, 2025

Saskatoon’s proposed property tax down to 6.43 and 5.75 per cent in 2026 and 2027
At the end of Day Two of budget deliberations, Saskatoon City Council has whittled the proposed property tax increases for 2026 and 2027 down to 6.43 and 5.75 per cent, respectively. These figures are...
Keira Miller Nov 26, 2025

Saskatoon’s 2026 property tax increase projection down to 7.28 following several cuts
A mixture of cuts and savings made by Saskatoon City Council have taken 2026 and 2027 property tax projections down a smidge. Thanks to over $1 million in newfound funds, the 2026 property tax increas...
Keira Miller Nov 26, 2025

Cold winter forecast for Saskatchewan, starting in December
If you haven’t pulled out your parka yet, this is probably the time. The Weather Network has issued its winter forecast which suggests blasts of frigid Arctic air could send temperatures plummet...
Vanese M. Ferguson Nov 26, 2025

Ministry of Health extends Saskatoon overdose alert: another fatality reported
There has been an update to the overdose alert in Saskatoon after Prairie Harm Reduction’s testing revealed Carfentanil in drugs being sold as Fentanyl. Two overdoses from smoking this substance...
Vanese M. Ferguson Nov 26, 2025

Police say knife was used to try and rob a teen of his coat
The Saskatoon Police Service says officers responded to the 200 block of 23rd Street East after a teen reported an attempted armed robbery. This was around 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday when a 17 year old male...
Vanese M. Ferguson Nov 26, 2025

SaskSPCA concerned with reduced government funding for animal welfare
The SaskSPCA is expressing their concerns with the provincial government’s proposed reduction in money provided for animal welfare services. According to a government release, the province has i...
Lane Hoffart Nov 26, 2025

Saskatchewan mid-year financial report contains red ink
Halfway through the year, Saskatchewan Finance Minister Jim Reiter is projecting a year-end budget deficit of $427-million, a far cry from the $12-million surplus forecast in the spring budget. That i...
Neil Billinger Nov 25, 2025

Seven fatal collisions in seven days on Sask. roadways
The Saskatchewan RCMP are sounding alarm bells following 11 fatal vehicle collisions in the first 25 days of November. A release from the RCMP says this is up from 4 fatal collisions and 8 fatalities ...
Keira Miller Nov 25, 2025

















