Restrictions
Majority of Prince Albert National Park closed off due to wildfire risk
Officials in Prince Albert National Park have closed and restricted most areas within its boundaries due to the hot, dry conditions that prompted an extreme wildfire risk. A release posted by Parks Canada on Wednesday said that the order was issued by Superintendent of the Northern Prairies Field Unit, Jennifer Duquett...
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Wildfire response
Premier Scott Moe, SPSA to share update on Sask. wildfires
Saskatchewan's premier is planning to share an update on wildfires in the province on Thursday afternoon.According to the public safety agency, there are currently 17 wildfires burning in the province. Saskatchewan has seen 206 wildfires so far this year, which is 61 more than the same date in 2024 and well ahead of th...
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Restrictions
Majority of Prince Albert National Park closed off due to wildfire risk
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Saskatchewan
Emergency crisis
Evacuation issued for Weyakwin, PAGC issues State of Emergency amid wildfires
In a somewhat confusing SaskAlert issued Wednesday evening, notice was given that the northern Hamlet of Weyakwin is being evacuated.The community is being threatened by the Ditch02 fire, a human-caused blaze that started May 25 along Highway 2 near the community, which is located about 150 kilometres north of Prince A...
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Smoke advisory
Special air quality advisory issued for parts of northern Sask.
Smoke from the wildfires plaguing the north part of Saskatchewan and Manitoba is starting to drift into the northwestern part of the province. "What we have to watch out for in the Meadow Lake area and the Battlefords area over the next little while is the north easterly wind," said Meteorologist Eric Dykes, ...
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Saskatchewan/Manitoba wildfires
Manitoba premier declares state of emergency over wildfires, says military aid coming
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew ordered a provincewide state of emergency Wednesday as his province struggles with a series of crippling wildfires, mainly in the remote north.Kinew says he has spoken to Prime Minister Mark Carney, who has agreed to send in the military.He says the fires have forced 17,000 people across seve...
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DRUG ALERT
Province issues warning after RCMP seize fentanyl-laced meth in Meadow Lake
Saskatchewan RCMP say a quantity of methamphetamine laced with fentanyl was seized during a traffic stop in Meadow Lake earlier this week, prompting a provincial drug alert from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health.The seizure occurred on Monday when officers with the RCMP's Meadow Lake Crime Reduction Team found approx...
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Canada
Car shoppers pessimistic about Canada's zero-emissions vehicle sales target: survey
A new survey has found that the majority of car buyers don't think the Canadian government can achieve its target of 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, as interest in electric vehicle purchases remains largely unchanged from last year. ...
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A timeline of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada
For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling plans to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency. Trump was elected on Nov. 5, and it's been a roller-coaster ever since for...
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Conservative Senate leader criticizes $330K rebrand of high-speed rail project
MONTREAL - The Senate opposition leader says it was "irresponsible" for a federal Crown corporation to spend $330,000 on a rebranding exercise. Conservative Sen. Leo Housakos says the decision to pay an outside marketing firm to help design a new name ...
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Humanitarian group pauses aid trucks bound for Gaza, citing Israeli restrictions
OTTAWA - A humanitarian group says it's holding back 17 trucks filled with Canadian aid meant for desperate Palestinians in Gaza, citing what it calls a dangerous aid distribution system implemented by Israel. Human Concern International says it has fo...
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Carney's cabinet ministers evade journalists' questions at defence industry show
OTTAWA - For the second time in as many days, a member of Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet cancelled media availabilities today and refused to take questions from reporters. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly blew past reporters at CANSEC, Canada's lar...
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Supreme Court of Canada dismisses Nunavut's bid to toss out school language case
OTTAWA - A lawsuit over the right to Inuit language instruction in the Nunavut public school system is a step closer to being heard following a Supreme Court of Canada decision. The top court has dismissed the Nunavut government's latest bid to have th...
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