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Mayor credits Montreal Lake firefighters for saving parts of Weyakwin
The mayor of a northern hamlet evacuated due to wildfires is crediting firefighters from Montreal Lake Cree Nation for saving parts of his community. "They made the difference," said Weyakwin Mayor Medrick Thomas. "We would have lost the north end. We would have structures and trailers and all of that bu...
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Evacuees step up for shelter pets amid wildfire chaos
The decisions can be overwhelming for a person forced to evacuate due to a wildfire. What documents to pack? What family keepsakes to take? Where to go?This week, dozens of people in the Flin Flon and Creighton area made another decision: to help.On Tuesday, the wildfire that had started near Creighton on the Saskatche...
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Air quality advisory issued for Central Saskatchewan
The wind has shifted. Smoke from the wildfires in the north is now blowing into more south and eastern areas of the province. Echoing the warning issued by Environment Canada, the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority is advising people to take precautions. "Smoke can cause increased coughing, throat irritation, ...
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Memories lost
'It doesn't feel real': Wildfire leaves East Trout Lake residents devastated
As wildfires continue to tear through the province, cabins once filled with memories are now turned into ash.East Trout Lake, a community 133 km northwest of Candle Lake, was evacuated due to the Shoe wildfire.Debbi Hydamacka's cabin at East Trout Lake has been her "home away from home" for 55 years."We ...
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displaced evacuees
Wildfires leave thousands evacuated, anxious about homes left behind
Nola Moris travelled from Sandy Bay to Prince Albert for a quick grocery run, but when she tried to go home the highways were closed due to wildfires burning in the north. She's been stuck in Prince Albert ever since. "There was no evacuation on the horizon, and so we thought we'd be safe enough to come and get so...
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devastating effects
Premier Moe, SPSA declare provincial State of Emergency; ATV/UTV ban put in place
Due to the wildfires affecting communities across Saskatchewan, Premier Scott Moe, in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), declared a provincial State of Emergency Thursday.As of this morning, there were 17 active wildfires in Saskatchewan and 15 communities have been evacuated. To date this y...
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Canada
Carney says he has no immediate plans to overhaul municipal funding
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa probably can't undertake a thorough overhaul of how municipalities are funded in the near future, with the federal government now focused on major projects. Carney spoke this morning to the Federation of ...
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Quebec private security law doesn't apply to firms working in federal areas: court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a Quebec law governing private security activities does not apply to two firms involved in work that falls under federal responsibility. In a unanimous judgment, the top court took issue with aspects of a licen...
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Quebec tables bill to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers on sale of goods
QUÉBEC - Quebec is moving to lower interprovincial trade barriers, with some exceptions. Minister for the Economy Christopher Skeete has tabled a bill to remove all restrictions on the use and sale of products from other provinces. It also states tha...
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Wildfire in Peace River, B.C., quadruples in size after evacuation order
DAWSON CREEK - A wildfire in British Columbia that prompted an evacuation order on Thursday has quadrupled in size, as firefighters prepare for "intensifying conditions" in the parched northeast of the province where most fire activity is concentrated....
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Indigenous leaders again left out of first ministers meeting as tensions grow
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is warning the provinces and Ottawa it "may not end well" if they make decisions about major infrastructure projects at the upcoming first ministers meeting without First Nations involvement....
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Jobs minister meets with Canada Post union reps as overtime ban persists
OTTAWA - Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is meeting with postal union officials in Ottawa today amid an overtime ban and declining mail volumes at a beleaguered Canada Post. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the afternoon sit-down is going ahead with...
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