Paramedics/Fire

Border City celebrates grand opening of new fire hall

Lloydminster's Fire Department finally celebrated the opening of the newly built Station No. 1The department hosted the ceremony on Tuesday at the new $10-million station, which firefighters had moved...

Aug 24, 2022

Former P.A. firefighter celebrates 66th anniversary of first day with department

A former Prince Albert firefighter celebrated a special milestone in style.Art Peterson got the chance to experience one of the newest vehicles on what was the 66th anniversary of his first day with t...

Aug 23, 2022

STARS called to collision near James Smith

STARS air ambulance was called to take an accident victim to hospital following a collision between a car and a person two days ago. Kinistino Fire Department said they were called to James Smith Firs...

Aug 22, 2022

Wildfire smoke prompts air quality alert in northern Sask.

Dry hot weather is leading to more wildfires and some hazy skies in Saskatchewan.Environment Canada issued air quality statements over the weekend and continued them Monday for Lloydminster, Battlefor...

Aug 22, 2022

Early morning crash near MacDowall sends four to hospital

First responders were busy on Friday morning as a single vehicle rollover sent four people to hospital.The collision happened shortly after 6 a.m. near MacDowell where three people were taken to a loc...

Aug 19, 2022

Fire department hoping quiet summer continues into harvest season

A wetter spring has led to a relatively calm summer for the Prince Albert Fire Department. As farmers prepare to go out into the fields and start their harvests, the department hopes that string of go...

Aug 18, 2022

P.A. fire department receiving small number of fireworks complaints since ban introduced

The vast majority of people in Prince Albert have been following the fireworks ban.That's according to the P.A. fire department who state they've received eight calls since the city's council updated ...

Aug 16, 2022

UPDATE: Serious collision on Highway 4, south of Meadow Lake

UPDATE: Meadow Lake RCMP is now investigating this incident as a fatal collision. The RCMP received a report Sunday at about 10:30 p.m. of a collision on Highway 4, south of Meadow Lake. The investiga...

Aug 15, 2022

Opioid overdoses remain big problem for paramedics

With overdoses on the rise in Saskatchewan, and opioids an increasing source of them, paramedics are being called to opioid overdoses on a consistent basis. In the Prince Albert area, paramedics see o...

Aug 12, 2022

Humboldt Broncos first responder helping build, finding healing at River Valley Resilience Retreat

Nathan Phillips was one of the first men on the scene of an accident that made the entire hockey world stand still in shock. On April 6, 2018, he was a volunteer firefighter with the Tisdale Fire Depa...

Aug 11, 2022