emergency

The state of Highway 123 leading into Cumberland House has forced the community to declare a state of emergency. Recent rains have washed out the highway, limiting emergency supplies and service access to the village and nearby First Nation. The community says the health and well-being of members are in jeopardy, and they call on […]

Two people are dead following a house fire in Regina. Police say in a news release they were called to a residence on Rae Street shortly after 8:30 a.m. Saturday and found a home engulfed in flames. They say two residents of the home were outside and appeared to have minor injuries, but they told […]

It been a busy weekend for fire fighters in Regina. Fire Fighters were called out to the 12 hundred block of Angus Street this morning between 7th and 6th Avenues for a house fire. The home was vacant, and a search confirmed there was no one inside. Just before midnight last night, fire fighters doused […]

We have already seen some emergency evacuations in Saskatchewan, and even more so in Alberta already this spring, so it helps to drive home the point of “Emergency Preparedness Week” across the country this week. Having a basic first aid kit and an emergency kit are two essential pieces to being prepared to be on […]

No one was injured after a house fire this afternoon in Regina. Fire crews responded Empress Street just off North West Boulevard and found a home giving off lots of smoke. The fire was quickly knocked down, and a search of the home found no one inside. An investigator is now looking into the cause.

Fire fighters in Moose Jaw are dealing with a huge blaze in the city. Flames can be seen from kilometres away, and the glow even further. The Moose Jaw Fire Department is asking people to stay back as they work on this fire in the 300 block of Thatcher Drive. Some traffic in the area […]

AZMARIN, Syria (AP) — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 2500 people. Hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched mounds of wreckage in cities and towns […]

Public Safety Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces were caught off guard by a request for help from Saskatchewan during the height of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Documents obtained under freedom of information laws show employees in the federal departments were surprised when Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman sent a letter in […]

Saskatoon police are alerting the public to a scam making its way around. Saskatoon police have received multiple reports of family or grandparent emergency scams. These scams often have someone claiming to be a family member in financial distress, needing thousands of dollars for medical bills. They will sometimes work in tandem with another person […]

Regina Fire Fighters have been dealing with a garage fire. The fire broke out just after 1:30 in the dethatched garage, according to witnesses. The cause of the fire isn’t known, but it doesn’t appear anyone was hurt.