Paramedics/Fire

Emergency units respond to collision west of Meadow Lake

Traffic has been restricted west of Meadow Lake on Highway 55.Units from Meadow Lake RCMP, EMS and Fire and Rescue are on the scene of a two vehicle collision that took place roughly 5 km west of Mead...

Jan 27, 2021

Battleford tow truck incident sparks importance of highway safety

As temperatures continue to fluctuate in Saskatchewan, leading to less than ideal road conditions, one tow truck driver's harrowing experience highlights the need to slow down on icy highways.On Monda...

Jan 21, 2021

‘There were lives saved that day:’ RUH doctor honoured following carbon monoxide incident

Dr. Mark Wahba knew something wasn't right when he had two patients seek help at Royal University Hospital last Thursday.The emergency medicine physician's two patients were complaining of headaches, ...

Jan 19, 2021

Muskoday woman named first female president of national body representing Aboriginal Firefighters

Just over two decades after joining the Muskoday Volunteer Fire Department, Michelle Vandevord can now lay claim to being elected the first female president of the Aboriginal Firefighters' Association...

Dec 02, 2020

Mother killed, and three children in hospital after train and car collide in Rosthern

Rosthern and District Ambulance confirmed a 30-year-old woman is dead, and her three young children are in hospital, following a tragic crash in the community Sunday morning.Around 10 a.m., the car th...

Nov 02, 2020

Crash involving vehicle and train in Rosthern

The cause of a crash involving a train and a vehicle in Rosthern Sunday morning remains under investigation and there is no word at this stage on injuries.The crash happened on Highway 312. According ...

Nov 01, 2020

Two separate collisions over the weekend turn fatal

Two separate vehicle collisions on Saturday by nearby communities result in two fatalities.According to a media release, in the first incident on Saturday Parkland Ambulance attended to a call of a mo...

Oct 05, 2020

Two dead after three-vehicle crash near Osler

A 79-year-old man and a 56-year-old man were killed after a three-vehicle crash on Highway 11 near Osler Thursday afternoon.In a release, RCMP say at around 3:42 p.m. they received a report of a drive...

Oct 02, 2020

Rescued canoeist near Black Lake thought he wouldn't survive the night

A 26-year-old canoeist and his dog from Saskatoon who became stranded near Black Lake didn't think he would make it through the night. That's according to Local Hero Foundation President Paul Spring, ...

Sep 21, 2020

No one injured in North Battleford house fire yesterday

A neighbour was the first to alert the fire department of a house fire on the 1400 block of 107 Street in North Battleford yesterday afternoon.Annie Laing said the owner's son was visiting her family ...

Sep 17, 2020