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Massive fires near La Ronge and north of Prince Albert National Park are both about three times the size of Saskatoon. They are part of 116 fires that continued to burn in the province on Thursday.Cre...

Saskatchewan is known for taking care of its own, so when evacuees came to Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert from northern Saskatchewan where wildfires are burning, people wanted to know how to help...

Saskatoon's Bessborough Gardens were packed as legendary hip hop act The Roots took the stage for the Jazz Festival.Forest fire smoke lingering from northern Saskatchewan didn't seem to put a damper o...

A 15-year-old boy is dead after crashing a truck on 19th Street near 4th Avenue early Thursday morning. The crash happened around 3 a.m. An eyewitness told Saskatoon police that they saw the same truc...

In three separate incidents, three men were stabbed overnight in Regina.A 22-year-old was walking near College Avenue and Albert Street around 11 p.m. Wednesday when a group of men came up to him. He ...

More than 4,000 people have fled their homes as fires continue to ravage the northern half of the province. The province's Ministry of Environment said as of Wednesday, there were 110 wildfires and le...

Smoke from northern Saskatchewan wildfires has helped fire crews fight the flames, according to the province's top wildfire management official.Heavy smoke has helped to reduce the fires' activity sin...

Premier Brad Wall made a trip to northern Saskatchewan on Tuesday to see the wildfire efforts first hand, but wasn't able to go as far as he hoped.Wall wanted to touch base with firefighting efforts i...

Although there may be some smoke in the air, Canada Day celebrations in Saskatoon are going ahead as planned.Diefenbaker Park will be filled with music, food, rides, displays and of course, a gia...

The number of evacuees from northern Saskatchewan continues to grow as dozens of wildfires burn, and now some of those forced from their houses are calling Regina their temporary home.There are now ab...