Fire response
Beauval general store manager stays, as village receives mandatory evacuation order
Nearly 700 residents of the Village of Beauval, in northwestern Saskatchewan, are leaving their community by charter bus or by car because of the threat of an encroaching wildfire.Fab Damodharan, who manages the Beauval General Store, won't be one of them.Damodharan has lived in the area for the last five years. On Thu...
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Community support
Porcupine Plain group home residents pitch in to help wildfire evacuees
The Director of Saskatchewan First Nation Emergency Management said she was moved to tears after hearing group home residents from Porcupine Plain wanted to help the wildfire evacuees.Michelle Vandevord was present on Thursday when a truck that travelled over three hours, showed up at Cottage 11 on the Joseph Custer Re...
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SIRT releases more details about police shooting on Flying Dust; RCMP lay charges
An officer with the Meadow Lake RCMP shot his service pistol twice, striking a knife-wielding man in the torso on Flying Dust First Nation Sunday.The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is investing the incident that took place on June 29 shortly after 5 p.m. In particular, they will examine the conduct ...
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assistance
Air Ronge, La Ronge, LLRIB distribute $2.7 million in provincial wildfire relief payments
Since evacuees have returned to their home communities, leadership with Air Ronge, La Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) have issued at least $2.7 million in provincial wildfire assistance payments. In June, the Government of Saskatchewan announced every evacuee 18 and old was eligible to receive a one-time...
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Lawsuit
Sask. law firm considering class action suit against province over wildfire response
There appears to be a lot of public interest in a potential class action lawsuit regarding the government's response to wildfires in Saskatchewan. Chad Eggerman, the founding partner of Procido Law which has an office in Saskatoon, said in the five days since his firm first asked for feedback on its website, the respon...
Jul 02, 2025
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Canada
In the news today: Manitoba town to evacuate due to wildfire
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Manitoba town to evacuate due to wildfire The northern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake has issued a mandatory evacuation order as a nearby wildfire threatens to cause ...
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Second-generation Canadians weigh the cost of carrying on the family business – and their parents' legacy
In the corner of her family's downtown Toronto restaurant, Jeanette Liu's young son eats a plate of chili chicken as customers gather around tables and servers bustle across the floor. Her son spending the summer at Yueh Tung is "full circle" for Liu,...
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Academics call on Ottawa to speed up Palestinian student visas
OTTAWA - A group of Canadian academics is calling on the federal government to speed up approvals of student visas for Palestinians after two students who were accepted at a Canadian university died before they could leave the region. Ayman Oweida, cha...
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Northern Manitoba town orders evacuation as wildfire threatens power
LYNN LAKE - The northern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake has issued a mandatory evacuation order as a nearby wildfire threatens to cause an imminent loss of power to the community. The evacuation begins Friday, though officials haven't provided a time for w...
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City of Ottawa converts unused office space to interim housing for asylum seekers
OTTAWA - The City of Ottawa has converted unused office space in a downtown building into transitional housing for 140 asylum seekers - just blocks from Parliament Hill. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says it's the first time the city has converted empty office ...
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B.C. police arrest two over extortion involving South Asian community
SURREY - Two suspects have been arrested in British Columbia in an investigation into widespread extortion of South Asian business figures, crimes that police and politicians say reach back to India. RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say the suspects were arreste...
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