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

Saskatoon mosquito numbers up 500 per cent from same time last year
After a relatively pest-free summer, there has been a recent surge of mosquito activity in Saskatoon. Georgiana Antochi-Crihan, the City of Saskatoon’s entomologist, says each trap is catching a...
Keira Miller Aug 29, 2025

Thursday heat sets record high temperatures in six communities
Six Saskatchewan communities set record temperatures for August 28th on Thursday. In the Buffalo Narrows area, temps Thursday rose to 31.8, surpassing the old record of 29.5 set in 1996. Records in th...
Keira Miller Aug 29, 2025

Two rescued from Saskatoon house fire in Massey Place neighbourhood
The Saskatoon Fire Department rescued two people from a structure fire Friday morning. The crew arrived at a home on the 3100 Block of Milton Street at about 1:30 a.m. Smoke could be seen coming from ...
Keira Miller Aug 29, 2025

Dangerous drug circulation prompts overdose alert for Saskatoon
Following several similar alerts in late winter and early spring, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health has issued another overdose advisory for the Saskatoon region. The alert comes as the Saskatoon Fi...
Keira Miller Aug 29, 2025

Cameco’s 2025 production estimates fall following McArthur River transitional delays
Cameco’s 2025 production forecast is changing due to development delays with transitioning the McArthur River site. As the company transitions the mine into two new areas, the risks include deve...
Keira Miller Aug 29, 2025

Drug bust in Nipawin area on Wednesday
Two people have been charged with drugs and weapons offences after a traffic stop by conservation officers on a grid road west of Nipawin. RCMP say that on Wednesday morning at approximately 8 o’...
Neil Billinger Aug 28, 2025

Farmers using good weather to push harvest totals back to normal
The latest Saskatchewan Agriculture crop reports puts provincial harvest progress at 12 per cent—below the five-year and ten-year averages. Thunderstorms delayed harvest operations in some areas...
Neil Billinger Aug 28, 2025

Record temperatures set in three Saskatchewan communities Wednesday
Several Saskatchewan communities set record temperatures for late-August on Wednesday. The Buffalo Narrows area reached a new record temp on August 27th of 31.5 degrees. The old record was 30 degrees ...
Keira Miller Aug 28, 2025

Truck in flames on Saskatoon’s 8th Street
You may have seen the plume of black smoke in the air Wednesday afternoon if you were in or around Saskatoon. Callers to the CJWW newsroom report that a truck had burst into flames just west of the in...
Keira Miller Aug 28, 2025

City Council opts in to Safe Public Spaces Act, applies for Provincial Disaster Assistance Program
Saskatoon City Council has voted to implement the Safe Public Spaces Act. The Act, also called the Street Weapons Act, was passed by the Province on August 1st to allow police officers to more easily ...
Keira Miller Aug 27, 2025

















