Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire

The Humboldt and District Ambulance bays were wide open this Saturday as everyone was invited to their open house in celebration of Paramedic Services Week.The community event was one of the first tim...

Eyes in the sky are becoming an increasingly important tool for boots on the ground when it comes to fighting wildfires, experts say, as data from a growing number of satellites give firefighters new ...

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has issued a provincial fire ban for Crown lands, provincial parks, and the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District north of Highway 16. It's effecti...

Some northern Saskatchewan communities are under critical air quality alerts due to wildfire smoke.The province issued critical alerts for Buffalo Narrows, Peter Pond Lake, le la Crosse and Beauval. A...

One police officer has died and two others are in hospital after they were shot at a home in a village east of Ottawa, Ontario Provincial Police said Thursday. OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique identif...

Now that the warmer weather has melted all the snow and many people are undergoing spring cleaning, the chances of encountering discarded needles have increased substantially.Those at risk include chi...

May 7 to 13 is emergency preparedness week in Saskatchewan, and many in the province have already had to deal with emergencies and even evacuations this season. With that in mind, Parkland Ambulance i...

With the largest wildfire in Saskatchewan burning between La Loche and the Clearwater Dene Nation now at 266 hectares (over 600 acres) but not growing, the biggest ongoing threat is the warm and dry w...

Update: The Village of La Loche has now issued a mandatory evacuation notice.People in the area are asked to register at Ducharme Elementary School so leadership knows who has left and who might still...

Highway 106, also known as the Hanson Lake Road, is closed in both directions. The closure started Wednesday afternoon but was kept in place both days. Drivers are being advised to detour to Highway 1...