evacuation

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on social media that Ottawa has approved Alberta’s request for federal assistance after a fast-moving wildfire hit Jasper National Park and its townsite late Wednesday. The park’s social media account says the fire has caused significant loss within the townsite, but the specific locations or neighbourhoods affected are not being […]

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a growing water and medical supply shortage ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’ bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel. Israel renewed calls on social media and in leaflets dropped from the air for Gaza […]

An apartment building has been evacuated, because it doesn’t meet fire code. According to the City of Moose Jaw the downtown building  at Stadacona Street and First Avenue was not meeting fire codes. The city noted there was a also a gas leak in the building at the time of the inspection Other safety risks noted […]

With this run of warmer than average weather to finish April and open May the risk of wildfires is much higher. People living in the northern community of La Loche have been told they need to leave because of an approaching wildfire. According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, people in La Loche will be […]

An evacuation order for the northern Saskatchewan community of Stanley Mission has been lifted and its two-thousand residents are being allowed to return home today. In a statement posted on social media, the chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Tammy Cook-Searson, says the fire is 80 per cent contained. The Saskatchewan Public Safety […]

Residents of a northern Saskatchewan community have been forced to leave because of a growing wildfire. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says the McCafe fire was less than 20 kilometres from Stanley Mission around midday Friday. The Lac La Ronge Indian Band emergency response team said on social media that evacuations began in the morning and people were […]