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Air quality alerts issued as wildfire smoke returns
Wildfire smoke blanketed much of Saskatchewan on Friday. Environment Canada issued air quality statements for the western half of the province due to smoke from wildfires burning in Saskatchewan and e...
Jun 09, 2023 Hazy Saskatoon skyline on June 9, 2023 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Déjà vu for some Saskatchewan wildfire evacuees as fires flare up
Some wildfire evacuees in the province had little time to unpack their bags. The Northern Village of La Loche declared a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon and has begun evacuating priority 1 and 2 ...
May 31, 2023 Wildfire near La Loche on May 29, 2023. (Facebook/Georgina Jolibois)
Rainy, cooler weather prompts SPSA to lift provincial fire ban
A provincial fire ban has been lifted in Saskatchewan, eight days after the ban was issued. In a media release Wednesday, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said recent rainfall and cooler w...
May 24, 2023
May long forecast calls for hot temperatures mixed with smoke
The weather is co-operating this year for people hoping to enjoy the May long weekend outdoors. But despite the hot and sunny forecast, Environment Canada says we can expect more rounds of smoke from ...
May 19, 2023
24 wildfires active around Saskatchewan: Public safety agency
Saskatchewan has already experienced twice its normal number of wildfires for this time of year. So far in 2023, 169 wildfires have burned around the province. As of 5 p.m. on Wednesday, the Saskatche...
May 17, 2023 (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
Riders take training camp indoors because of heavy smoke
The air quality in Saskatoon was so bad on Wednesday morning that it forced the Saskatchewan Roughriders to move their training camp indoors. Players boarded buses at the University of Saskatchewan an...
May 17, 2023 Riders practice indoors at Saskatoon Sports Centre. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
'It's pretty bad:' Meteorologist on air quality in southern and central Sask.
The air over southern and central Saskatchewan smelled like a giant barbecue Wednesday morning, with special air quality statements remaining in effect. Robyn Dyck, a meteorologist with Environment an...
May 17, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Smoke forces Riders to move practice indoors
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are escaping the smoke by moving training camp indoors. Wednesday's practice is scheduled to begin at 9:15 a.m. at the Saskatoon Soccer Centre on Nelson Road. There will a...
May 17, 2023 (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Twitter)
Buffalo Narrows continues evacuation efforts
Hundreds of people are leaving Buffalo Narrows and the surrounding area due to the threat from wildfires. On Monday night, a convoy of about 150 cars passed through flames on Highway 155. The route wa...
May 16, 2023
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
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