Extreme Weather
Conditions favourable for severe storms in Saskatchewan on Saturday
After the skies cooked up powerful storms in Saskatchewan Friday evening, history could repeat on Saturday.Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued storm watches Saturday afternoon for central and southern areas with conditions favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms capable of producing st...
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Public safety
Fire Chiefs association says national body could help better coordinate wildfire response
In the midst of an unprecedented early wildfire season in Saskatchewan, and what the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) calls 'disturbing data' from its latest census on fire safety, there are renewed calls for a National Fire Administration.CAFC President Ken McMullen said the 2024 State of Fire and Emergency ...
Jun 14, 2025
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Wildfires
Wildfires burn through 40 years of timber harvest in Saskatchewan
As wildfires continue to sweep across northern Saskatchewan, the toll is mounting. Not just in evacuations and lost homes, but long-term damage to the province's forest industry.Carl Neggers, CEO of Forest Saskatchewan, says two of the largest fires, the Shoe Fire and the Ditch, have scorched 900,000 hectares of forest...
Jun 14, 2025
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Incident management efforts
Cenovus Rush Lake 1 and 2 thermal facilities remain closed 'for forseeable future'
Cenovus continues to deal with a well release that has shut down its Rush Lake 1 and 2 thermal facilities in the R.M. of Paynton, about 80 kilometres southeast of Lloydminster.The Ministry of Energy and Resources confirmed on Friday the facility will be closed for the forseeable future."Any operations happening at...
Jun 13, 2025
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2025 wildfire season
Recovery planning underway for Denare Beach members; 75 per cent of homes lost
Evacuation orders remain in effect for Creighton and Denare Beach near the Manitoba border, but even when it's safe to return, many evacuees won't have a home to return to. Wildfires raging in the area devastated the Northern Village of Denare Beach and the First Nations community near Amisk Lake. Band councillor Clayt...
Jun 13, 2025
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Railway expansion
Calls for expansion of short-line railways in Saskatchewan
In Saskatchewan, there are 13 short line railways that make up a total of 2075 km of track that carries goods through or near over 70 communities in the province. In a statement issued by the Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck, who is also the Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs, she's calling on the Sask...
Jun 13, 2025
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Canada
'Gold standard': Plane spotters in Calgary hope for glimpse of Air Force 1 at G7
CALGARY - Airplane enthusiasts are setting up at the Calgary International Airport in hopes of seeing some exciting aircraft land for the start of the G7 leaders' summit in nearby Kananaskis, Alta. Corbin Johnson wants to catch a glimpse of the plane ...
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Tariffs, wildfires and AI on the agenda as Canada hosts world leaders at G7
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has tried to pare down Canada's priorities as the G7 summit host, but there's still a lengthy list of global issues for leaders to discuss over the coming days. "Leaders (will) meet at a moment of enormous flux globa...
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Carney's task at G7 will be to keep the group alive as experts question the outcome
OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Mark Carney gets ready to host U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders at the G7 summit in Alberta, analysts say Canada's most important goal will be to keep the G7 from falling apart - even if that means not issuing a ...
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U.K. PM Starmer in Ottawa to talk trade, Middle East conflict with Carney ahead of G7
OTTAWA - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in Ottawa to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney today before the two leaders leave for the G7 leaders' summit in Alberta. He will meet Carney this morning in his West Block office on Parliament Hill bef...
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Dollarama-sold Oracare Baby Brush toothbrush recalled for choking hazard
Health Canada has recalled a baby toothbrush sold in Dollarama stores across the country due to a possible choking hazard. The federal health agency says the Oracare Baby Brush toothbrush has a manufacturing defect that can cause the toothbrush to brea...
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Woman dead, child in critical condition after boat capsizes in Quebec
MONTREAL - A woman is dead and a child is in critical condition after the boat they were in capsized Saturday morning in Quebec's Mauricie region. Emergency services were called to the scene just before 11 a.m. for an unresponsive woman and child in th...
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