Paramedics/Fire

Young child left in hot car at campground

A young child escaped a hot vehicle with no injuries, according to a spokesperson with Parkland Ambulance.Paramedics were alerted Wednesday afternoon to a child in distress at the Candle Lake Provinci...

Jul 25, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

West Hill house engulfed in flames, cause unknown

The Prince Albert Fire Department is investigating a house fire in the city's West Hill area.Around 1 a.m. Thursday morning, firefighters were dispatched to the 900 block of 18th St. W. The small home...

Jul 25, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Late-night house fire under investigation

A late-night house fire in North Battleford remains under investigation.The fire department said it was called to the home at 1571 99 St. shortly after 11 p.m. on July 24. Crews arrived to find smoke ...

Jul 25, 2019 Yellow police tape surrounds a home at 1571 99 St. in North Battleford after a late night fire. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Smoke concerns raised in Northern Saskatchewan

A handful of communities in the Athabasca region are dealing with smoky skies this week.Smoke from Alberta has been crossing the border, and there are over a dozen active wildfires north of Stony Rapi...

Jul 24, 2019 (Facebook)

Medics and lifeguards team up to educate public

Swimmers at Kinsmen Water Park got to see lifeguards and paramedics in action Tuesday afternoon.As part of National Drowning Prevention Week, Parkland Ambulance and lifeguards at the water park showed...

Jul 23, 2019 Parkland Ambulance loads the injured swimmer onto a stretcher to cap off the demonstration (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

‘Five metres away’: Operation Lifesavers’ recommendations to avoid train collision

In light of a collision between a train and an SUV in Dafoe, Operation Lifesavers Canada has tips to help drivers avoid making contact with trains.Jean-Guy Dusablon, a regional coordination for Operat...

Jul 22, 2019 STARS air ambulance lifting a 49-year-old man to Regina General Hospital after he collided into the side of a moving train. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Two people sent to hospital after crash near train in Melfort

A three-vehicle crash on Saturday, July 20 in Melfort sent two people to hospital.Crews responded around 3:30 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 41A and Highway 3 for the crash that was near a trai...

Jul 22, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

KidzFest forced indoors

Weather forced an impromptu change to this year's KidzFest in Prince Albert.With rain and lightning in the forecast organizers made the call to move the festivities indoors to the Kinsmen Arena. Rayan...

Jul 18, 2019 There was a healthy line up for the jump house (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

One dead after cabin fire in Cochin

One man is dead after a small cabin caught fire in Cochin on Sunday. Emergency crews were called out at around 4 a.m. to the resort village, where RCMP said one person was trapped inside the building....

Jul 17, 2019

Melfort newest community to start Junior Firefighter program

The Melfort Fire Department is joining the club when it comes to having a junior firefighter program.Fire Chief Jason Everitt said the idea came about during their last recruitment campaign when they ...

Jul 15, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)