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PHOTOS: No injuries after duplexes catch fire on Gray Avenue
A fire that burned two duplexes in Saskatoon's Forest Grove neighbourhood ended with no injuries on Monday night. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, the flames had spread to a unit of a secon...
Jul 30, 2024 A search of the buildings by firefighters confirmed everyone had made it out safely. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Rain, cooler weather prompts Saskatchewan to lift some fire bans
Saskatchewan's provincial fire ban was lifted in some areas on Friday after cooler temperatures and rainfall helped lower the fire risk in the province. The fire ban was first implemented on July 11 a...
Jul 26, 2024 The fire ban was put into effect on July 11. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Rapid response likely saved lives during Jasper wildfires, expert says
Many people remain displaced as wildfires rage in Jasper National Park, burning structures and homes in the idyllic Alberta community. Dr. Douglas Clark, acting executive director at the School of Env...
Jul 26, 2024 Police block the road on Highway 16 westbound to Jasper outside of Hinton, Alberta, on Thursday July 25, 2024. Wildfires encroaching on the townsite of Jasper forced an evacuation of the National Park. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken)
Grande Prairie lends helping hand to Jasper wildfire evacuees
As devastation surrounds Jasper, another Alberta community is doing what it can to help. Grande Prairie has welcomed around 130 wildfire evacuees to its city. Dan Lemiuex, director of emergency manage...
Jul 26, 2024
Workers describe attempts to battle blaze at Prestige Flooring
A fire at a flooring business left a smokey haze over Jasper Avenue in Saskatoon on Wednesday. Saskatoon fire crews responded to a two-alarm blaze at Prestige Flooring and Hardwood, which left behind ...
Jul 25, 2024 Crews begin to clean up after a massive blaze at Prestige Flooring and Hardwood in Saskatoon. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Walking bridge in Gabriel Dumont Park open again after fire
A walking bridge in Saskatoon's Gabriel Dumont Park has reopened following a fire in April. The wooden structure in the popular park was significantly damaged in the blaze on April 11. While the cause...
Jul 16, 2024 The bridge reopened on July 16, more than two months after the fire. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
No injuries after fire at home on Idylwyld Drive
A fire at a multi-unit home on Idylwyld Drive ended with no injuries on Monday morning. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, smoke could be seen when firefighters arrived in the 1000 block of I...
Jul 15, 2024 No injuries were reported after a house fire on Idylwyld Drive on Monday morning. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
No injuries after house fire on Diefenbaker Drive
A house fire on Diefenbaker Drive was extinguished Thursday evening without any injuries reported. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, firefighters were called to the home just after 8:30 p.m....
Jun 28, 2024 No injuries to firefighters or civilians were reported after firefighters extinguished a house fire on Diefenbaker Drive. (650 CKOM)
Fire investigators find body in burned out North Battleford home
A criminal investigation has been initiated after North Battleford firefighters found the remains of a deceased person inside a burned home on 105th Street. The house - which was also one of the locat...
Jun 18, 2024 (Julia Lovett-Squires/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Bike cops injured after investigating open fire along riverbank
Some Saskatoon police bike unit officers suffered minor injuries after looking into an open fire along the river on Saturday morning. According to police, the cycling officers spotted smoke coming fro...
Jun 10, 2024 Two members of the Saskatoon Police Service's bike unit were injured after confronting two people at an open fire along the riverbank. (650 CKOM file photo)
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