extreme cold

SASKATOON—More than 100 women’s rights activists, advocates and community organizers braved an extreme cold warning to march through temperatures nearing -30 C on Saturday. They made their voices heard on issues affecting women in the province, including domestic abuse and abortion rights. The march began and ended at the YWCA on 25th Street East. Women’s […]

Extreme cold and bitter winds are pushing in from the Arctic through Yukon, the Northwest Territories, B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan, bringing wind chill that feels as low as -55 in some regions.  The warnings of “the first arctic intrusion of the year” from Environment Canada cover parts of the territories and Saskatchewan, much of central and northern […]

It was a “battery test” morning for most people firing up their vehicles this morning. In Regina, windchill was around -40 this morning, with a temperature of minus 30.  That’s enough to make any car shudder on start up. These extremely cold temperatures will be with us through the rest of the week, but by […]

Bundle up tonight! Saskatchewan tonight will be cold, as nearly all areas in the province have an extreme cold warning. The coldest windchill values will be between minus 40 and minus 45 overnight, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. Regina has a forecast low of -33 with a windchill of -43. The extremely cold […]

It’s a bad case of deja vu in Saskatchewan on Thursday as another blowing snow advisory has been issued for Regina along with the majority of the province. Winds are expected to increase during the day according to Environment Canada’s Shannon Moodie, she noted the weather front Saskatchewan will be experiencing today will be similar […]

SaskEnergy says for the fifth time in the last two weeks a new energy consumption record has been set in the province thanks to the extreme cold. On Thursday an estimated 1.66 petajoules was used, beating the previous record that was set December 29th. SaskEnergy measures daily natural gas consumption for the 24-hour period from […]

It’s getting better in the northern part of the province, but the extreme cold remains for most of Saskatchewan for Friday. Environment Canada says the Artic ridge of high pressure continues to hover over Saskatchewan and Manitoba, keeping cold temperatures in both provinces. Winds between 10-20 km/h are causing extreme wind chill values of -40°C […]

Tow truck operators are keeping busy Monday with the extreme cold sweeping across Saskatchewan. CAA Saskatchewan says wait times for a tow truck are averaging 60 minutes in the North Battleford-Prince Albert-Lloydminster area, two hours in Saskatoon, and three hours in the Swift Current region. Wait times are unavailable in Moose Jaw and Regina. Spokesperson […]

Extreme cold warnings are in place for the entire province as artic air blankets Saskatchewan. Environment Canada is expecting wind chills to be anywhere between -40 and -50 throughout the weekend. The cold won’t leave any time soon, as the cold snap is expected to last throughout the week. They are also reminding people when […]

Regina’s warming shelters will be seeing more traffic over the next few days due to plummeting temperatures. Awasiw: A Place of Hope is one of those centres that has been serving the community as a warming station since December. But Wanda Rockthunder with Awasiw says one of her concerns is how busy they will be […]