Paramedics/Fire

Sask. wildfire season only a third of five-year average

A mix of cool weather, precipitation and coronavirus restrictions have resulted in only a third of the wildfires that occur on average in Saskatchewan. That's according to Executive Director of Wildfi...

Aug 31, 2020

Viral video calls into question actions of Sask. RCMP officer

Warning: This story contains the use of profane language.Editors note: This story was updated Wednesday afternoon at 5p.m. to reflect a statement from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief and Council.A ...

Aug 26, 2020

Woman dies after bear attack north of Buffalo Narrows

A mother of two has died of her injuries after she was attacked by a bear in a forest north of Buffalo Narrows yesterday.Around 7:15 p.m. on August 20, police received a report an adult man, a 44-year...

Aug 21, 2020

Warm weather prompts heat warnings for much of central Sask.

Many parts of central Saskatchewan are under a heat warning. Environment and Climate Change Canada is forecasting a high of 29 Celsius - 35 with the humidex for Prince Albert and the surrounding area....

Jul 22, 2020

Minor incident sends Eagle Creek GM staff member to hospital

A welding incident at Eagle Creek GM Motor Products in Meadow Lake resulted in a staff member being taken to hospital. Meadow Lake Fire Chief Neil Marsh told meadowlakeNOW a minor welding incident was...

Jul 21, 2020

Bus rollover victim identified as Battlefords resident, Unity family reflects on close call

As we learn about one of the victims of the deadly bus rollover in Alberta Saturday, another Saskatchewan family is reflecting on its decision not to take the tour that ended in tragedy.According to A...

Jul 21, 2020

Teams face challenging conditions, as recovery effort continues for six year old boy

The search for a missing six-year-old boy in northwest Saskatchewan is now entering day 11, and teams are dealing with the grim reality that their mission has become a recovery effort.The young boy wa...

Jul 03, 2020

Clean-up underway of train derailment south of Tisdale

We now know some details about yesterday's derailment south of Tisdale.CP Manager, Media Relations Andy Cummings told northeastNOW a train derailed nine cars at about 3:30 p.m. June 23.There were no i...

Jun 25, 2020

Northern wildfire evacuations need to improve: report

The authors of a new report are calling for a "made in the North approach" to wildfire evacuations. Looking at the experiences of Pelican Narrows residents who were evacuated during 2017 fires, the Un...

Jun 23, 2020

'This is pretty serious what happened to me': northern chief responds to house fire

The Chief of Big River First Nation says it's too early to be making any assumptions about who's responsible for a weekend fire that destroyed his family's home and RV.Jack Rayne spoke to paNOW on Wed...

Jun 17, 2020