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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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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Supreme Court of Canada says babysitter must be acquitted in toddler's death
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says an acquittal is the appropriate outcome for a British Columbia woman whose conviction in the drowning death of a toddler was set aside two years ago. Tammy Bouvette was charged with second-degree murder but ple...
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Modi says he has accepted Carney's invitation to attend G7
OTTAWA - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he has accepted an invitation from Prime Minister Mark Carney to attend the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., later this month. The summit runs from June 15 to 17. Modi says on social media that India and...
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for May, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 7.0 per cent in May. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because th...
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for May, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 7.0 per cent in May. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.7 per cent (9.6) _ Prince Edward Island 8.2 per cent (6...
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National employment numbers for May from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's May employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 7.0 per cent (6.9) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.8) Participation rate: 65.3 per cent (65.3) Number unemployed: 1,574,600 (1...
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Carney and Li agree to regularize communication between Canada and China
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese Premier Li Qiang have agreed to regularize channels of communication between the two countries. A readout from Carney's office also says the leaders committed to working together to address the fentanyl c...
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