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Saskatchewan updates wildfire situation as Ottawa commits additional supports
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency will be providing an update on the wildfire situation, a day after the province ...
Saskatchewan asks for federal help to fight wildfires
After months of resisting calls to ask the federal government for help, saying Ottawa could not provide the resources needed, ...
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Saskatchewan getting military personnel, helicopters to help fight wildfires
Federal Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski says she has approved a request for federal assistance.
'Nowhere for us to go': Wildfire evacuees from northern Saskatchewan seek refuge in Alberta
Hundreds of people from a First Nation in Saskatchewan have had to seek refuge from wildfire in Alberta, as other cities in ...
Regina Leader Post on MSN3d
Proposed lawsuit over Saskatchewan's wildfire response not expected to proceed for now
Eggerman said Procido’s hesitation stems from Section 4 of the Wildfire Act, introduced as an update to 1982 legislation. It ...
The Canadian Press on MSN3d
Wildfires force more residents to flee in Saskatchewan, rain needed: Officials
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Wildfires in Saskatchewan have forced hundreds more people out of their homes, and officials are ...
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Experts say Saskatchewan wildfires could remain ablaze until snowfall
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) confirmed to CBC that overwintering fires occurred in both 2017 and 2024. A wildfire burns next to Besnard Lake, Sask., on May 28. (Submitted by Trevor ...
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Wildfires burning across central Canada force more people to ... - Newsday
In total, more than 8,000 people have fled wildfires in Saskatchewan. Canada’s wildfire season runs from May through September. Its worst-ever wildfire season was in 2023.