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By the end of the week, there could be 90 freshly trained wildland firefighters in the province ready to hit the fire front lines.Early on Thursday, dozens of men - and several women - from all walks ...

Margaret Floch jokes that she may not be on the front lines, but she's pretty close. The manager of the La Ronge Co-op Marketplace has been keeping the store open so that crews and those who stay...

There were 118 active wildfires reported in the province Thursday, another five from Wednesday, and 54 of those are in the La Ronge region. Saskatchewan Wildfire Management tracks the fires through a ...

Visiting with Princesses Anna and Elsa from Disney's Frozen is helping to transform a bad situation into a great memory for kids evacuated from northern wildfires. Cameco organized a traveling ki...

The heat cranked up on the Craven Country Jamboree Thursday helping the good times go down for thousands of festival lovers.Many were still hauling their campers or trailers on the highway, ready to s...

The federal minister of public safety and emergency preparedness, made his first ever trip to Prince Albert to assess firefighting efforts Thursday. Steven Blaney's visit comes after the federal gover...

People in Regina will soon have a new place to get their groceries. Save-On-Foods is coming to Saskatchewan, and it's bringing online ordering with it. The company announced a new store will be o...

One place where there is no miltary support is Nemeiben Lake, located 50 kilometres northwest of La Ronge. Cabin owners like Bill Elliot are basically on their own to save their properties. Wednesday ...

A 10-year-old boy was taken to a Saskatoon hospital with serious injuries Wednesday after the tractor he was driving ended up in a slough.Morse and Outlook RCMP were called to the RM of Enfield at 3:3...

The unprecedented fire season is having an impact on health care in Saskatoon.The Saskatoon Health Region has put together a special team to provide health services for the nearly 2,800 evacuees in Sa...