Paramedics/Fire

Start of wildfire season better than last year, but risk is high as drought continues

The risk of wildfires is high in Western Canada but officials say the situation is better than it was at this time last year.The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre says 90 fires are burning curre...

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Stopping human-caused wildfires the goal of new campaign by PAGC

Teaching people how much damage wildfires can cause and how people can prevent them is the target of a new campaign by the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC).The PAGC is teaming up with the Sask. Publ...

Apr 26, 2024

Fire ban in place for RM of Loon Lake

A fire ban is currently in effect for the RM of Loon Lake, southwest of Meadow Lake. The ban is in place due to dry windy conditions in the area.That means that the burning of outdoor fires and contro...

Apr 25, 2024

Support for STARS soars through radiothon

Donations are still coming in, but the Critical Care on the Air Radiothon for STARS Air Ambulance in Saskatchewan appears to have been a success with more than $430,000 raised.Over the last two days, ...

Apr 10, 2024

STARS' radiothon takes flight on Tuesday

A vital service in Saskatchewan is reaching out for support.The STARS' annual Critical Care on the Air Radiothon runs April 9 and 10 and will be broadcasted across 40 radio stations in those province ...

Apr 07, 2024

Man dies following serious injuries; police fail to complete wellness check

A man has died of "serious injuries" after a report was made to Maidstone RCMP in the early evening of April. 3 at a home in the RM of Britannia. His family has been notified. Police initially receive...

Apr 05, 2024

New season of Sask. TV show features P.A. fire investigator

A Prince Albert man who responded to some of the biggest fires in northern Saskatchewan is part of the new season of a television show documenting their journey.Guardians of the North, which began its...

Mar 06, 2024

Davidson house fire that killed five deemed ‘non-suspicious:’ RCMP

A house fire in Davidson that killed three children and two seniors on Sunday has been deemed non-suspicious by investigators.The weekend blaze caused major damage to the home in Davidson, a community...

Feb 20, 2024

Filling the gap: River Valley group provides support for first responders, veterans at inquest

First responders across central Saskatchewan have witnessed much trauma over the last few years starting in 2018 with the Humboldt Bronco's bus crash and more recently, coping with the fallout of the ...

Jan 30, 2024

Detailed timeline of James Smith Cree Nation, Weldon stabbing deaths revealed

**Editor's note: this story contains graphic descriptions of violence and coarse language that is disturbing.Day 2 of the Coroner's Inquest into the stabbing murders on the James Smith Cree Nation (JS...

Jan 16, 2024