Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Evacuees step up for shelter pets amid wildfire chaos
The decisions can be overwhelming for a person forced to evacuate due to a wildfire. What documents to pack? What family keepsakes to take? Where to go?This week, dozens of people in the Flin Flon and...
May 30, 2025

‘It doesn’t feel real’: Wildfire leaves East Trout Lake residents devastated
As wildfires continue to tear through the province, cabins once filled with memories are now turned into ash.East Trout Lake, a community 133 km northwest of Candle Lake, was evacuated due to the Shoe...
May 29, 2025

Wildfires leave thousands evacuated, anxious about homes left behind
Nola Moris travelled from Sandy Bay to Prince Albert for a quick grocery run, but when she tried to go home the highways were closed due to wildfires burning in the north. She's been stuck in Prince A...
May 29, 2025

Premier Moe, SPSA declare provincial State of Emergency; ATV/UTV ban put in place
Due to the wildfires affecting communities across Saskatchewan, Premier Scott Moe, in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), declared a provincial State of Emergency Thursday.A...
May 29, 2025

Thursday wildfire update; 4,300 currently evacuated
As cabin owners in the Narrow Hills Provincial Park area begin to get a clearer picture of the devastation wildfires have left behind, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's (SPSA) daily wildfire upd...
May 29, 2025

Majority of Prince Albert National Park closed off due to wildfire risk
Officials in Prince Albert National Park have closed and restricted most areas within its boundaries due to the hot, dry conditions that prompted an extreme wildfire risk. A release posted by Parks Ca...
May 29, 2025

Premier Scott Moe, SPSA to share update on Sask. wildfires
Saskatchewan's premier is planning to share an update on wildfires in the province on Thursday afternoon.According to the public safety agency, there are currently 17 wildfires burning in the province...
May 29, 2025

Evacuation issued for Weyakwin, PAGC issues State of Emergency amid wildfires
In a somewhat confusing SaskAlert issued Wednesday evening, notice was given that the northern Hamlet of Weyakwin is being evacuated.The community is being threatened by the Ditch02 fire, a human-caus...
May 28, 2025

Special air quality advisory issued for parts of northern Sask.
Smoke from the wildfires plaguing the north part of Saskatchewan and Manitoba is starting to drift into the northwestern part of the province. "What we have to watch out for in the Meadow Lake area an...
May 28, 2025

Manitoba premier declares state of emergency over wildfires, says military aid coming
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew ordered a provincewide state of emergency Wednesday as his province struggles with a series of crippling wildfires, mainly in the remote north.Kinew says he has spoken to Pr...
May 28, 2025