Camping season curtailed
Northern provincial park access curtailed as wildfires continue
Three provincial parks in northern Saskatchewan will remain closed or not take any new bookings for the season. The Narrow Hills Provincial Park, which had two campgrounds burned last month in the Shoe fire, will not re-open this year. Burned trees and damage to infrastructure are a public safety risk and the ecosystem...
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Engulfed in flames
Wolf Fire: Denare Beach home's last moments caught on doorbell camera
At her kid's apartment in Saskatoon, Cyndi Pedwell watched her home on Denare Beach burn through her doorbell camera, until the fire fried her internet cord. Most of Pedwell's neighbourhood has been reduced to ash after the fast-moving flames of the Wolf Fire moved into the community on Monday evening."It's just d...
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Camping season curtailed
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Looters target evacuated home in La Ronge
Denise Bradfield evacuated her home in La Ronge due to raging wildfires burning near the community. The last thing she needed was to deal with looters. "I don't even know if my home is going to be standing when I get back, and here they are looting it. It's a violation," she said.Bradfield's surveillance came...
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Helping hand
RONA offers support after store burns down in La Ronge wildfire
RONA inc. is offering a helping hand to northern communities affected by wildfires. For the third year in a row, the home improvement giant is partnering with the Red Cross and will be collecting donations for victims of the forest fires that have been raging in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba until the end of the ...
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mail service for evacuees
Canada Post reroutes mail to Prince Albert from wildfire affected communities
Wildfires are affecting mail and parcel delivery in certain communities in northern Saskatchewan, so Canada Post has implemented contingency measures to serve the affected residents. Mail for the following residents can be picked up at the Prince Albert Post Office located at 9 Marquis Road West from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. M...
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Thursday wildfire update
Provincial fire crews continue uphill battle with mother nature and look forward to weekend rain
There is some encouraging news from the province's latest wildfire update.While eight of the 25 active fires are still listed as not contained, two of the biggest blazes have not increased much in size since Wednesday. The northern half of the province is also expected to receive some rain this weekend.The largest fire...
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Justice department cutting up to 264 jobs as it faces 'budgetary pressures'
OTTAWA - The federal department of justice is set to lay off up to 264 employees as it navigates what it calls "significant budgetary pressures." Ian McLeod, a spokesperson for the department, says in an email that the department is taking "difficult b...
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Liberals table bill to speed up approvals for major 'national interest' projects
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is granting itself new powers to quickly push ahead major projects the federal cabinet deems to be in the national interest. Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc tabled legislation in the H...
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Montreal prepares for bus and metro disruptions during upcoming transit strike
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AFN to hold emergency meeting with chiefs on major projects bill
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U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra says Canada's economic hopes align with Trump's goals
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Supreme Court of Canada says babysitter must be acquitted in toddler's death
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