Tag Archives: Environment
Residents hoping to save cabins fighting wildfires themselves; Candle Lake asks for SPSA support to build fire buffer
The Camp and Shoe fires burning in northern Saskatchewan around Candle Lake and Lower Fishing Lake in Narrow Hills Provincial Park have merged. They have now charred an area about four times the size ...
May 27, 2025
Dr. Oz offers to relocate B.C. ostriches facing cull, but owners decline help
The operators of an ostrich farm in southeastern British Columbia say United States health official and former television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz has offered to save the birds from an impending cull...
May 27, 2025
Evacuation order upgraded for Pelican Narrows to include all residents
An evacuation order for Pelican Narrows has been upgraded to include ALL residents.According to Tuesday's social media post by Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, a state of emergency has been declared for ...
May 27, 2025
Provincial fire ban expanded to include vacant Crown land
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has expanded the provincial fire ban to include all vacant Crown land, Provincial parks located within the provincial forest; and the provincial forest, in...
May 26, 2025
No reprieve yet as temperatures rise around province
This week is set to be a scorcher in the province with the current seven day forecast showing daily highs of at least 26 C, and as high as 32 C. Besides a small chance of rain on Friday in Prince Albe...
May 26, 2025
UPDATE: Bush fire south of Prince Albert stopped thanks to community effort
A spokesperson for the Prince Albert Fire Department says a large bush fire southeast of the city on Monday was brought to a halt thanks to the involvement of multiple agencies.The fire is now listed ...
May 26, 2025
Union says CFIA staff facing intimidation and threats over planned B.C. ostrich cull
The head of the union representing Canadian Food Inspection Agency workers says they have faced "intimidation and threats" amid heightened rhetoric since a Federal Court ruling upheld an order to cull...
May 26, 2025
Future unclear for wildfire evacuees from Pelican Narrows
Tired and hungry after a near six-hour bus trip, a group of evacuees from Pelican Narrows arrived at the Prince Albert Grand Council Urban Services building in Prince Albert, knowing it won't be long ...
May 26, 2025
List of losses due to wildfires in the north grows; more evacuations
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) confirmed Sunday evening that 23 camping units and one trapper's cabin have been lost to the Shoe Fire. There are approximately four cabins that have been ...
May 25, 2025
Snowy owl's threatened status an "alarm bell" for a changing Arctic, scientist says
MONTREAL - A scientific committee's decision to assess the snowy owl as threatened is yet another concerning sign of the changes shaping Canada's Arctic, two experts say. The Committee on the Status o...
May 25, 2025