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'We're not going anywhere': Denare Beach evacuees hope to rebuild after devastating wildfire
In the wake of the devastating wildfire that tore through the northern community of Denare Beach, residents who practically lost everything are coming together with determination in hopes to rebuild, not just their homes, but the spirit of the community itself. The Wolf fire, which spread rapidly and forced an urgent e...
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arson
Unprecedented wildfire season tied to intentional arson
There have been 259 wildfires in Saskatchewan so far this year - well above the five-year average of 147. But that's not the most startling number the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is dealing with.Of all those wildfires, the SPSA said about 80 per cent are human-caused."Of those human caused fires, appr...
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Staff from gas stations, food stores, restaurants permitted to re-enter tri-communities early
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Final credits to roll for Aurora Cinemas in Meadow Lake this August
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lack of tourism could ruin businesses
NDP, Northern Sask. businesses concerned about province's support
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Saskatchewan
preparations
Staff from gas stations, food stores, restaurants permitted to re-enter tri-communities early
Staff and suppliers for gas stations, food stores and restaurants have been permitted to enter La Ronge early as the general public waits for Thursday at 8 a.m. for the evacuation order to be lifted. That's according to an email sent to larongeNOW from chief administrative officer Lyle Hannan, who explained water and s...
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lack of tourism could ruin businesses
NDP, Northern Sask. businesses concerned about province's support
Thousands of people are still displaced from the wildfires ravaging the province's north, and although a lot of homes and businesses have been saved thanks to the valiant work of firefighters in the province, fire isn't the only thing that could damage a lot of these businesses in the long run. Northern Saskatchewan is...
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Lawsuit
Cumberland House Cree Nation sues province over Saskatchewan River delta
The Cumberland House Cree Nation has sued the province of Saskatchewan over the condition of the delta of the Saskatchewan River, which it said is in "a state of ecological crisis because of upstream activities approved and supported by the province." The Nation wants a court ruling to stop the province from ...
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Wednesday wildFire update
SPSA: 'No significant fire behaviour' but lots of work to do
There are currently 23 active wildfires in Saskatchewan; six of them are not contained. None of the fires have experienced significant growth over the last few days. Executive director of land operations for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) Bryan Chartrand said on Wednesday that things are 'looking good now...
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Canada
B.C. provincial park evacuated, RCMP appeal for information on Squamish wildfire
An out-of-control wildfire near Squamish, B.C., has grown to nearly 55 hectares and forced the evacuation of the nearby Alice Lake Provincial Park. The Dryden Creek wildfire has almost tripled in size and the District of Squamish says increased wind ac...
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Liberals to cut short study of bill to speed up resource project approvals
OTTAWA - The Liberal government in Ottawa is signalling it plans to push its internal trade and major projects bill through the House of Commons next week at high speed. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon has put a motion on notice that would pus...
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First mediation session to begin Monday in Montreal public transit strike
MONTREAL - The first mediation session between Montreal's public transit authority and its striking maintenance workers is scheduled to begin on Monday. About 2,400 maintenance workers have been on strike for four days after more than a year of negotia...
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Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal in long-running Facebook privacy case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to review a ruling that concluded Facebook broke federal privacy law by failing to adequately inform users of risks to their data when using the popular social media platform. Last September, the Federal ...
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Police make arrests in 'large-scale operation' against organized crime across Quebec
MONTREAL - Quebec police say about 150 officers were deployed early in the morning across the province for a "large-scale operation" against organized crime. Police say they were making numerous arrests. Officers have been deployed in Montreal, Laval, ...
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Ottawa puts latest Canada Post offer up to a vote by union members
OTTAWA - Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said Thursday she's putting Canada Post's latest offers to unionized postal workers up for a vote in the hope of breaking a long-standing impasse between the parties. She said in a social media post it's in th...
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