Tag Archives: Fire

By Nigel Maxwell Nearly two weeks after a lightning strike sparked a massive fire in northeastern Saskatchewan, more than 1,400 members of a nearby Indigenous community remain displaced. According to ...

Much of Saskatchewan was placed under an air quality advisory from Environment Canada on Friday, including the province's two largest cities. "Wildfire smoke is causing or expected to cause very poor ...

Don Sych had a front-row view of Tuesday's brush fire in the RM of Corman Park, just west of Highway 11. According to Reeve Judy Harwood, the fire damaged two homes and several outbuildings, with some...

The reeve of the RM of Corman Park says the community is "devastated" after two homes were destroyed by a brush fire on Tuesday. "It's a sad day for the community," Judy Harwood said. "There's no doub...

Nothing but charred rubble remains after a fire burned an old school building in the village of Plunkett, Sask. earlier this month. Residents of the small community, 93 kilometres east of Saskatoon, t...

This smoke drifting across Saskatchewan could have a bigger impact on you than you realize. The air quality index across Saskatchewan is trending higher than normal due to wildfire smoke, and air qual...

The wildfire in northern Saskatchewan that forced the evacuation of Sandy Bay is still not contained, but sprinklers and other resources have been put in place to protect homes and property. The Saska...

In the wake of criticism from a First Nation over its response to a wildfire, the Government of Saskatchewan announced millions of dollars in new funding to bring more firefighting resources to the pr...

A wildfire has forced the evacuation of the community of Sandy Bay, and leaders with the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation say the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency should be doing more to help, calling th...

The smoke that blanketed Saskatoon and parts of central Saskatchewan on Wednesday morning is thanks to the wildfires burning to the north. Early on Wednesday morning, the air quality health index in t...