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SPSA issues fire ban for areas north of Yellowhead Highway
As wildfires continue to threaten communities in northern Saskatchewan and with hot and dry conditions in the forecast, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has issued a provincial fire ban fo...
May 16, 2023 (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Submitted)
Maidstone RCMP searching for truck, suspects from armed robbery
Mounties in Maidstone are on the lookout for a truck they lost in a cloud of dust. In a media release Tuesday, the RCMP said officers responded Sunday just before midnight to a call about an armed rob...
May 16, 2023
Prince Albert National Park campgrounds set to open
Business is about to pick up at Prince Albert National Park. According to Parks Canada, all campgrounds are to open Friday. Reservations can be made for tent or trailer camping in Beaver Glen or RV ca...
May 16, 2023 (Parks Canada/Submitted)
Buffalo Narrows issues mandatory evacuation as wildfire closes in
The wildfire situation in Saskatchewan is leading to more evacuations. The village council in Buffalo Narrows held an emergency meeting late Monday and declared a mandatory evacuation for the entire c...
May 16, 2023 Towering flames from a wildfire burning near Buffalo Narrows on May 15, 2023. (Loren Chartier/Facebook)
Moe asks Tire Stewardship Saskatchewan to pause search for new processor
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has asked Tire Stewardship Saskatchewan to pause its search for a new Saskatoon-area processor. The move by Moe follows a split between Tire Stewardship Saskatchewan (TS...
May 15, 2023 Shercom Industries' tire processing facility. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Power outages in northern Saskatchewan to continue into Tuesday
Some communities in northern Saskatchewan were still without power Monday following an outage a day earlier -- and the outage is expected to stretch into Tuesday. On Sunday at 3:30 p.m., SaskPower cre...
May 15, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon to release new arena and convention centre concept, funding timelines
In the next few months, more information will become available on what a new Saskatoon arena and convention centre could look like, and a plan on how to pay for it all. During Wednesday's Governance a...
May 15, 2023 Saskatoon City Hall. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Wildfire smoke could reach southern and central Saskatchewan on Tuesday
As wildfires continue to put smoke into the air and reduce air quality in northern Saskatchewan, both Regina and Saskatoon are being put on notice. Terri Lang, a meteorologist with Environment and Cli...
May 15, 2023
Buffalo Narrows declares state of emergency, issues evacuation notices
Many people living in the village of Buffalo Narrows are being asked to evacuate as wildfires continue to burn south of the community. The village declared a state of local emergency Sunday afternoon ...
May 15, 2023 The Shaw fire south of Buffalo Narrows prompted evacuation notices and a local state of emergency. (Jr Gerald G Glasser/Facebook)
It's a time to celebrate mom... it's Mothers day
Sunday is a day when a mom or a mother figure is celebrated and all that she has done. Being a mom can be a tireless job, but also rewarding. There are also some things kids and even adults love about...
May 14, 2023 (Chelsy Kubashek/Submitted)
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