Paramedics/Fire

'I didn’t meet the criteria for my injury': Broncos crash first responder denounces WCB claims process

A firefighter who responded to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says he was ostracized for sharing his emotional distress with the fire department and further traumatized with the subsequent Worker's Co...

Oct 14, 2022

Melfort Fire Department to host Open House, once again

For the first time since 2019, the Melfort Fire Department will be hosting its annual Open House.This Thursday, from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., the department will be celebrating fire prevention week and ...

Oct 11, 2022

Million-dollar Mustang owned by P.A. man makes STARS event stand out

A million-dollar Mustang bought through a STARS air ambulance fundraising auction made a return appearance to honour donors to the organization.The Mustang 427 Fastback was the most expensive 1968 Mus...

Sep 26, 2022

Two people and puppy rescued from 20-foot well

Buckland firefighters helped rescue two people and a puppy trapped in a well.On Friday night around 8:08 p.m., the fire department received a report of someone stuck in a well at Wahpeton Dakota Natio...

Sep 26, 2022

Mustangs lose 'large chunk of land' after field fire

Harvest has wrapped up for the 2022 Melfort Mustangs Farming Project at their two fields just outside of Melfort.However, due to a fire out of their control, they were unable to harvest all 210-plus a...

Sep 08, 2022

No serious injuries after train collides with combine

No one was seriously injured after a train collided with a combine near Star City last week.Melfort fire and rescue said they responded to the collision around 6:51 p.m. last Thursday two miles east o...

Sep 01, 2022

Two dead after single vehicle accident on Highway 123

Two people were pronounced dead on scene, while the other four people in the vehicle at the time have been sent to the hospital with serious injuries.A 41-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman, both fr...

Aug 30, 2022

STARS called to collision near James Smith

STARS air ambulance was called to take an accident victim to hospital following a collision between a car and a person two days ago. Kinistino Fire Department said they were called to James Smith Firs...

Aug 22, 2022

Wildfire smoke prompts air quality alert in northern Sask.

Dry hot weather is leading to more wildfires and some hazy skies in Saskatchewan.Environment Canada issued air quality statements over the weekend and continued them Monday for Lloydminster, Battlefor...

Aug 22, 2022

Humboldt Broncos first responder helping build, finding healing at River Valley Resilience Retreat

Nathan Phillips was one of the first men on the scene of an accident that made the entire hockey world stand still in shock. On April 6, 2018, he was a volunteer firefighter with the Tisdale Fire Depa...

Aug 11, 2022