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List of municipal, provincial fire bans in Saskatchewan
Fire bans are being imposed across Saskatchewan as the hot, dry weather continues. Please contact the municipal or town offices for a complete list of what the fire ban prohibits. Villages, towns and ...
Jul 19, 2017
Sask. sending more staff and equipment to fight B.C. fires
Saskatchewan is doing even more to help others battling wildfires. In addition to what has already been sent to B.C., 20 more firefighters, one liaison officer and four wildfire specialists are headin...
Jul 12, 2017 Aircrafts, firefighters, and wildfire specialists are heading to B.C. and Montana to tackle the ongoing fires in those areas. (Government of Saskatchewan)
Potentially 'lethal' temperatures for Craven: meteorologist
Finding a reason to have a drink at Country Thunder Saskatchewan won't be a problem this weekend - staying safe in the heat might be. Temperatures are expected to get near the mid-30's C over the week...
Jul 11, 2017
Sask. premier urges united front on wildfires
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is renewing calls for the federal government to build up its capacity to help out with forest fires. Wall spoke on the issue during a visit to Saskatoon on Monday, follo...
Jul 10, 2017 A member of a British Columbia fire crew works the area around a forest fire on July 9, 2017. (B.C. Wildfire Service/Twitter)
Sask. storm possibly could bring hail, heavy rains, wind
After days of hot, sunny weather, Saskatchewan could be in for some nasty weather. Environment Canada is calling for severe weather, mostly in southern Saskatchewan, beginning in the afternoon and con...
Jul 10, 2017 Hail the size of tennis balls was found in Drayton Valley, Alta., on July 9, 2017. (Debbie Pilgrim)
Unemployment up in Sask. as national rate drops
According to recent Statistics Canada numbers, more people were unemployed in June than in May. The unemployment rate in Saskatchewan increased to 6.5 per cent in June. The previous month, it was sitt...
Jul 07, 2017
Saskatchewan’s seatbelt laws turn 40
It's been 40 years since seatbelt laws came into effect in Saskatchewan, and Wednesday SGI was reminding the public just how important it is to buckle up. Belton and Bella, two straw dummies used insi...
Jun 28, 2017 SGI's safety squad uses the rollover simulator to demonstrate what happens when people don't buckle up. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Sask. credit rating downgraded thanks to weak oil and potash
The provincial government is putting a positive spin on a credit downgrading from the rating agency Standard and Poor's (S&P). On Wednesday, S&P downgraded the province's credit rating to AA f...
Jun 22, 2017
Sask. population now 1.16M as growth slows
Saskatchewan continued to grow, but at a slower pace than last year. According to the province, Saskatchewan has grown by 3,026 in the first quarter of 2017 - or at a rate of 1.4 per cent. That brings...
Jun 15, 2017
Seeding ahead of Sask. average: crop report
Seeding is ahead but crops are behind. That's the latest word from Saskatchewan Agriculture's weekly crop report that comes out every Thursday. It says seeding is almost complete at 94 per cent of cro...
Jun 08, 2017 (SaskOrganics/Twitter)
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