The English Fire, a wildfire east of Prince Albert and west of Nipawin, continues to grow since it first began on May 8 near the Fort à la Corne forest. On Wednesday, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency announced they have mapped the fire at 40,000 hectares – about the size of Saskatoon and Regina combined. […]
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says nearly 400 complaints about people violating COVID-19 health orders have been made to a toll-free line. The province launched the phone line a week ago to handle pandemic-related questions not pertaining to health. It said it has since received 397 calls about potential violations. Police in Regina confirmed Tuesday […]
Officials say no injuries or fatalities have been reported from Thursday morning’s train derailment just east of the community of Guernsey, Saskatchewan. Marlo Pritchard, president of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, confirmed the news at a media conference Thursday afternoon in Regina. Guernsey had 85 of its residents evacuate to Lanigan after the village declared […]
Highway 16 is back open and work is continuing to put out a train derailment fire outside of Guernsey. Public Safety President Marlo Pritchard said about 100 responders from both CP Rail and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency remain on scene to clean up after several rail cars derailed, spilled crude oil and caught fire. “Clean-up […]
Some of the 450 Northwestern Ontario wildfire evacuees staying in Regina are returning home. About 40 were flown back on charter flights Tuesday. Duane McKay of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency said Ontario officials are dictating when and how many residents can return on each flight. “This is not a scheduled return to the community, […]
