17 active wildfires
Thursday wildfire update; 4,300 currently evacuated
As cabin owners in the Narrow Hills Provincial Park area begin to get a clearer picture of the devastation wildfires have left behind, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's (SPSA) daily wildfire update shows some promising news. The largest fire in the province, the Shoe fire that began at Lower Fishing Lake and then...
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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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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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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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Canada
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WASHINGTON - The world buckled up for another roller-coaster ride of uncertainty this week as U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff agenda made its way through the courts. A federal appeals court on Thursday granted the Trump administration's e...
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Quebec Premier François Legault to seek federal funds for Churchill Falls power lines
QUÉBEC - Quebec Premier François Legault says he will ask the federal government to help finance the transmission lines for hydroelectricity projects connecting his province and Newfoundland and Labrador. Legault said today that he will make the reque...
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Saab, CAE to work jointly on training for Royal Canadian Navy's new submarine fleet
OTTAWA - Swedish defence manufacturer Saab and Canadian tech company CAE Inc. say they will work together to create training simulators for the Royal Canadian Navy's next submarine fleet. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding to cooper...
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Quebec committee recommends restricting social media accounts for youth under 14
QUÉBEC - A committee of Quebec legislature members is recommending that social media accounts be barred for youth under the age of 14 unless they have the consent of a parent or guardian. The recommendation was in the final report of the all-party comm...
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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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