Abby Zieverink

1 week ago | ckom.com | Abby Zieverink

For families with homes, cabins and trailers near the wildfires, watching the flames creep toward everything they love — from a distance — is “gut-wrenching.”Ralph Danczak is one of them, he owns a trailer up at Piprell Lake. “It’s tough. You just don’t know if it’s there or if it isn’t there.”The Shoe Fire and Camp Fire both threaten the Candle Lake area which together are four times the size of Saskatoon. As far as he knows, Danczak said the area around his trailer has already burned. “It’s sad.

1 week ago | ckom.com | Abby Zieverink

The following questions and answers have been edited for length and clarity. RALPH GOODALE: Yes, I did. He left this morning from a Royal Air Force base just outside of London, and I was there to send him off, along with Corporal Colin Paul of the RCMP. GOODALE: There’s a lot of ceremony involved, but it really is the pinnacle of the performance of our system of democracy. A new parliament has just been elected. There’s a new prime minister in place, a new government in place.

2 weeks ago | ckom.com | Abby Zieverink

More cloudy and rainy weather is expected in much of Saskatchewan early this week. Environment Canada said rain is expected on Tuesday, Tuesday night and Wednesday in Regina. In Saskatoon, the weather service is predicting more rain on Tuesday and Tuesday night, with a chance of more showers on Wednesday. Read More:Tornado confirmed near Maple Creek on SaturdayCrop Report: Seeding is 40 per cent completed in Sask. ‘Fairy tale’: Wild pig expert and Sask. Crop Insurance Corp.

3 weeks ago | ckom.com | Abby Zieverink

Smiles and cheers filled Regina International Airport on Friday as passengers boarded the first inaugural flight to Denver. The flight between the two cities has officially returned after a nearly decade-long hiatus. At the gate on Friday morning, balloons, cake, and officials with tourism, the city, province, economic development, and United Airlines greeted the first passengers.

3 weeks ago | ckom.com | Abby Zieverink

The May Long Weekend is shaping up to be a bit cooler than normal, but fairly sunny across most of Saskatchewan. A rainfall warning in the southeast corner of the province is expected to be lifted on Friday. As of early Friday morning, Estevan and Moose Mountain got hit the hardest on Thursday, with about 50 millimetres of rain falling. In Regina, about 16 millimetres of rain fell, which was less than expected.