Environment

By the numbers: Saskatchewan’s 2023 wildfire season

It doesn't take an expert to know that this past wildfire season in Saskatchewan was a bad one for the province.Many days throughout the summer months were spent reading air quality index reports and ...

Oct 19, 2023

Low water levels prompt State of Emergency for Village of Cumberland House and Cree Nation

A northern Saskatchewan village and First Nation says there's insufficient water and are now in a State of Emergency.The Metis Nation-Saskatchewan along with Cumberland House and Cumberland House Cree...

Oct 19, 2023

Canada's dramatic summer weather has altered the fall colours this year: researchers

The customary reds, oranges and yellows of the trees, marking the arrival of fall, may have appeared early this year, or not at all.The dramatic summer weather that brought wildfires in some parts of ...

Oct 07, 2023

Loss of bison herds still affecting Plains First Nations, research suggests

The collapse of the teeming bison herds that once blackened the prairie was an economic catastrophe that still affects those who once depended on them, new research suggests. "Economic opportunity is ...

Sep 16, 2023

Narrow Hills Provincial Park receives nearly $1 million in federal and provincial investments

A northeast provincial park is getting a significant financial boost from the Canadian and Saskatchewan Governments to upgrade its water system.Narrow Hills Provincial Park (north of Smeaton) has rece...

Sep 15, 2023

Bear not welcome at Central Park School in Nipawin

Provincial conservation officers said a young black bear that was spotted at Central Park School in Nipawin on the first day of class was shot by responders. Inspector Brett Diemert, with the Conserva...

Sep 08, 2023

Drought, not smoke, stressing out Saskatchewan trees

With the season of autumn and back to school arriving, a certain amount of stress and browning leaves on the ground is to be expected.However, trees shouldn't be shedding their leaves as early as they...

Sep 02, 2023

West Kelowna, B.C., fire department returns to 'normal' operations: wildfire service

The BC Wildfire Service says the West Kelowna, B.C., fire department is returning to "normal day-to-day operations," 10 days after a fast-moving wildfire forced thousands to flee and went on to destro...

Aug 27, 2023

More evacuation orders rescinded in B.C. fires as warm, dry weather returns

Evacuation orders in the Central Okanagan region of British Columbia continue to be rescinded as more residents are allowed to return home. The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre says it has...

Aug 26, 2023

At least 50 buildings lost to wildfire in West Kelowna, B.C., fire chief confirms

West Kelowna's fire chief says at least 50 structures have been lost in the city to the 110-square-kilometre McDougall Creek fire burning on both sides of Lake Okanagan in B.C.Jason Brolund says the d...

Aug 21, 2023