Weather

Significant rainfall expected in La Ronge in coming days

A significant amount of rain is expected in La Ronge over the few days. That's according to Environment Canada meteorologist Samantha Mauti, who said La Ronge could receive more than 50 millimetres of...

Jul 24, 2023

'You've got to move fast': Science learns to quickly link extreme weather and climate

As firefighters and other first responders battle an unprecedented summer of fires, floods, tornadoes and heat waves around the country, a group of Canadian scientists are asking why they're happening...

Jul 22, 2023

Environment Canada issues air quality alert for northern Saskatchewan

Special air quality statements were back on Thursday morning for northern Saskatchewan due to wildfire smoke.The new round of alerts issued by Environment Canada covers the entire northern half of the...

Jul 20, 2023

Canada sees 100,000 square kilometres burned this record-breaking wildfire season

Canada's record-breaking wildfire season has now seen 100,000 square kilometres of land scorched as blazes continue to burn out of control across the entire country.The total area burned is roughly th...

Jul 16, 2023

Sask. wildfire smoke to linger into the weekend

It looks like most of the province will have to put up with wildfire smoke this weekend.Special air quality statements continued Friday for much of central and southern areas of the province thanks to...

Jul 14, 2023

May, June warmest on record in La Ronge

Back-to-back months in La Ronge have been the warmest experienced out of 57 years of record-keeping. That's according to data from Environment and Climate Change Canada, which shows La Ronge had a mon...

Jul 12, 2023

Wildfires remain a threat despite recent rainfall

Despite a lot of rain and some cooler temperatures hitting the province lately, the threat of wildfire still exists.According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), as of Wednesday morning, ...

Jul 05, 2023

Crews completing repairs after Saturday storm left 20,000 without power

About 20,000 SaskPower customers lost power over the weekend after a brutal Canada Day storm swept through the province.Scott McGregor, SaskPower spokesperson, said that count was at the height of the...

Jul 04, 2023

Extreme weather causes damage throughout north central Sask

The same low pressure system that caused a tornado in Alberta, is the same weather system that spawned severe thunderstorms through parts of Saskatchewan Saturday.Dan Fulton, a meteorologist with Envi...

Jul 02, 2023

Heat warnings blanket northern half of Saskatchewan

Northern Saskatchewan is cranking up the A/C.Heat warnings from Environment Canada blanketed the entire northern half of Saskatchewan on Thursday afternoon, including the areas around Cree Lake, Fond-...

Jun 29, 2023