Smoke from wildfires in northern Saskatchewan is moving into central areas of the province today in the wake of a cold front moving through the area. The hazy sky prompted Environment Canada to issue ...
Sep 03, 2024
The northern lights were dazzling all across Saskatchewan this weekend.The lights, or aurora borealis, are caused when the Sun blasts charged particles (electrons and protons) into space, which is cal...
Sep 02, 2024
For the second time in two weeks, the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation has ordered the evacuation of one of its communities due to a wildfire.An evacuation order for Southend was issued on Wednesday after...
Aug 29, 2024
JASPER - Parks Canada says a weekend drenching of rain on parts of Jasper National Park is doing a lot to quell fire activity, but the wet weather also comes with a warning. In a daily update on the l...
The Canadian Press Aug 25, 2024
VANCOUVER - Rain and cool weather in southern British Columbia is dousing wildfire activity in the province, but firefighters are urging vigilance despite the drop in the number of active blazes. The ...
The Canadian Press Aug 24, 2024
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests more Canadians are feeling the direct impacts of extreme weather, but that has not changed overall opinions about climate change. The results from a recent Leger poll sugg...
The Canadian Press Aug 22, 2024
All eyes are on the sky as forecasters try to predict whether a storm capable of producing a tornado will materialize. Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that was loc...
Aug 21, 2024
The largest study of Canada's catastrophic 2023 wildfire season concludes it is "inescapable" that the record burn was caused by extreme heat and parching drought, while adding the amount of young for...
The Canadian Press Aug 21, 2024
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Association (SPSA) issued their most recent information on the ongoing wildfires in the province Friday morning. With data as recent as 8:30 a.m., there are 73 active wi...
Aug 16, 2024
The City of North Battleford issued an immediate fire ban within the city limits on Aug. 12 at 1:57 p.m. The fire weather index currently rates the North Battleford area at extreme risk. Only fires in...
Aug 12, 2024