Recent natural disasters across Canada are marking emergency preparedness week with renewed importance. The City of Saskatoon is using the week as an education tool for...
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Province sets up claims centres as flooded communities clean up
July 14, 2016 - 1:33pm Updated: July 14, 2016 - 1:45pmThe worst seems to be behind us when it comes to flooding and now the hardest hit areas in Saskatchewan have started the long process of recovery.
Individual areas are...
Town of Arborfield evacuated due to flooding, state of emergency remains in Carrot River
July 12, 2016 - 8:38am Updated: July 12, 2016 - 8:48pmThe Town of Arborfield issued a mandatory evacuation order for all residents on Tuesday.
The order came after an approximately 27-metre wide rupture in a holdback road...
Traffic blitz to catch drivers speeding past emergency vehicles
June 19, 2016 - 9:59am Updated: June 19, 2016 - 10:00amStarting on Monday RCMP across Saskatchewan will be launching a traffic safety blitz aimed at cracking down on drivers who fail to slow down to 60 km per hour when they pass...
City of Regina launches emergency alert system
May 4, 2016 - 11:56am Updated: May 4, 2016 - 12:00pmThe City of Regina is working to make it so that when there's an emergency, people in the city will know almost right away. That's why it has launched the NotifyNow alert...
What should you pack in an emergency kit?
May 3, 2016 - 3:33pm Updated: May 3, 2016 - 4:00pmIn 2015 more than 13,000 people had to leave their homes in northern Saskatchewan - many for an extended period of time. Now, the province is taking that as a lesson, and is...
Saskatchewan on high alert as wildfire numbers rise
May 3, 2016 - 1:15pm Updated: May 3, 2016 - 1:30pmThe province is on high alert when it comes to wildfires in Saskatchewan. As of Tuesday morning, there had been 102 wildfires this year in Saskatchewan, up from 81 in the...
Sask. Red Cross launches emergency alert and planning app
May 2, 2016 - 3:58pm Updated: May 2, 2016 - 4:00pmSummer storm season is nearly upon us and Saskatchewan can be particularly susceptible to what that can bring.
It could be flooding, tornadoes, wildfires or power...
Saskatchewan pushes back ER wait target
December 2, 2015 - 11:57am Updated: December 2, 2015 - 12:15pmThe Saskatchewan government is resuscitating a promise to eliminate emergency room waits.
Health Minister Dustin Duncan says the province is planning a 60 per cent...
Mystery cell phone diverts Air Canada flight to Regina International Airport
September 23, 2015 - 9:53am Updated: September 23, 2015 - 2:58pmIt was an unscheduled stop in Regina for an Air Canada flight from Edmonton bound for Toronto Wednesday morning.
Regina Airport Authority President and CEO Dick Graham...