Tag Archives: smoke

By Nigel Maxwell As wildfire smoke near their community intensifies, approximately 300 members of the Fond du Lac Denesuline Nation have been evacuated. According to a statement Tuesday night from Chi...

Many people were hoping to savour the smell of smoked meats when they went to River Landing for the YXE Eats food festival Friday. Instead, people were hit with a wall of wildfire smoke. Local food ve...

It looks like most of the province will have to put up with wildfire smoke this weekend. Special air quality statements continued Friday for much of central and southern areas of the province thanks t...

Areas across Saskatchewan were blanketed by wildfire smoke Thursday. Environment Canada issued air quality statements for areas in southern and central Saskatchewan, as well as much of the western hal...

Large, billowing clouds of black smoke were seen coming from an oil battery that caught fire Monday afternoon near Stoughton. The Stoughton Fire Department was called to the scene at 1:30 p.m. after l...

As wildfires continue to blaze in Saskatchewan, lung health is becoming a major concern. Dr. Simon Kapaj is a medical health officer with the Saskatchewan Health Authority who has been closely monitor...

A lot of Saskatchewan residents woke up under a blanket of smoke again Monday. Environment Canada issued special air quality statements for about two-thirds of the province, including Saskatoon, Humbo...

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...

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 ...

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...