Most communities in northern Saskatchewan have been reconnected with SaskTel services after wildfires damaged some vital equipment. The telecommunications company said that as of 1 p.m. Sunday, crews have completed repairing the fibre transport infrastructure damaged by wildfires, resulting in services being restored a...

An immediate evacuation has been issued for the Northern Hamlet of Timber Bay as a nearby wildfire is fast approaching. The emergency alert was issued at 10:56 a.m. Sunday, and advised that the Ditch02 fire is making rapid advancements towards the community, thanks to the hot, dry conditions. The fire sits on the oppos...

The normally loud and busy summer resort village of Candle Lake was quiet and empty on Saturday as wildfire burned just north of the community.The closest blaze to the popular spot about 80 kilometres northeast of Prince Albert - the Shoe Fire that began at Lower Fishing Lake and then merged with the Camp Fire north of...

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) and Premier Scott Moe anticipate the number of wildfire evacuees in the province to rise over the next week."I do fear, with the weather that we are seeing in the next four to seven days, that we are going to have more people evacuated in the next number of days, as opp...

OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper says it's time for Canada to move past its dispute with India because the country is an indispensable partner in a volatile world. Harper made the comments this past Saturday at an event in Brampton, Ont., ...

OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says Ottawa is committed to using Canadian steel and aluminum in national infrastructure and defence projects as President Donald Trump threatens to impose more tariffs. Joly met with aluminum industry leaders at...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Cooler week ahead as fires burn by Flin Flon, Man. Cooler temperatures and a chance of rain this week is forecasted in a northwestern Manitoba city that's had to ...

FLIN FLON - Cooler temperatures and a chance of rain this week is expected in a northwestern Manitoba city that's had to evacuate thousands of people due to wildfire. Environment Canada says temperatures in the mid teens to mid 20s are forecasted this ...

ST. JOHN'S - Two Newfoundland bar owners are raising money to help bury a man whose name is on a newly released list of 26 people who died in the province and were left unclaimed - some for more than three years. Gord French said he was confused and h...

SASKATOON - British Columbia is pushing back against Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's proposal for a bitumen pipeline to B.C.'s northern coast. It's expected to be a focus of Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with premiers in Saskatoon Monday, wher...