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It's only a matter of days until Saskatchewan officially begins the 2024 wildfire season but are emergency crews and communities in northern Saskatchewan prepared? Wildfire season in Saskatchewan typi...
Mar 25, 2024
The 2024-25 provincial budget will provide the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) with a $5.5-million investment for four aircraft to help manage wildfires in the province.Steve Roberts, the vic...
Mar 25, 2024
Despite a large amount of snow melting in many parts of Saskatchewan, not much appears to be changing for the spring runoff forecast.The Water Security Agency released its recent forecast on Tuesday, ...
Mar 12, 2024
Extreme cold near the start of this year in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan has led to a damage bill that the Insurance Bureau of Canada says is more than $180 million. The bureau says abou...
Mar 11, 2024
Extreme cold has followed a major winter storm in Saskatchewan.Warnings from Environment Canada were in effect Tuesday morning for Saskatoon and west-central Saskatchewan, including the areas around t...
Mar 05, 2024
You may have heard a large sigh of relief across Saskatchewan over the weekend.While most people weren't happy to see the large amount of snow most of the province received, the same can't be said for...
Mar 04, 2024
To say there was a lot of snow over the weekend across Saskatchewan would be an understatement.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, multiple communities received over 30 cm with some of...
Mar 04, 2024
Road crews are continuing to clear roads following this weekend's storm which brought upwards of 40 cm of snow to the Battlefords area. As the roadwork gets underway this morning, the city asks that p...
Mar 04, 2024
UPDATE: The City of North Battleford said that recreational facilities remain closed.Heading into Monday, it's expected that poor road conditions will impact the ability of staff to get into work at t...
Mar 03, 2024
Roads update as of 10 p.m.Highways 376, 378, and 324 northwest of North Battleford remain closed. Winter driving conditions are present among highways around Prince Albert, Meadow Lake, La Ronge, and ...
Mar 03, 2024