Many headed to their first day back to work of 2017 were greeted with a blast of arctic air Tuesday. With windchill dragging temperatures down to -41 C, Environment Canada...
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Extreme cold in Saskatoon and area prompts warning, cancelled buses
January 3, 2017 - 6:43am Updated: January 3, 2017 - 3:51pm
Cold in Sask. persists, warm up expected for coming week
December 17, 2016 - 1:03pm Updated: December 17, 2016 - 1:15pmThe sun rose on a province covered in hoarfrost and the mercury bottoming out in some thermometers in on Saturday as extreme cold gripped Saskatchewan - though a break in the...
Extreme cold warnings issued in major Sask. cool down
December 10, 2016 - 8:21am Updated: December 10, 2016 - 10:33amIt's the perfect weekend to get some things done around the house. A ridge of arctic pressure is moving through the province bringing cold temperatures and extreme wind chills...
Cold air gripping Saskatchewan here to stay
December 8, 2016 - 3:35pm Updated: December 8, 2016 - 3:45pmThis toque-wearing, scarf donning, plug-in-the-car weather in Saskatchewan has some staying power.
"Cold air is, you know, it's hard to get rid of it. It's sort of like...
Winter in Saskatchewan set to be colder, last longer
October 19, 2016 - 8:16am Updated: October 19, 2016 - 8:30amGet ready to bundle up for the long haul this winter.
AccuWeather is forecasting temperatures in Saskatchewan will be colder this winter than the 30-year average.
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La Ronge death points to greater need to support homeless
March 1, 2016 - 7:42am Updated: March 4, 2016 - 10:56amThe death of a homeless Montreal Lake woman in La Ronge is raising questions about support services in the northern community.
Nicole “Tracey” Bird was found dead...
City of Saskatoon acknowledges cold-weather issue with new pay stations
January 22, 2016 - 6:41am Updated: January 22, 2016 - 11:17amThe City of Saskatoon is pleading for patience with its new parking pay stations.
With the first blast of winter hitting this week driving temperatures below -30 C,...
Regina's homeless population seeks shelter from the cold
January 18, 2016 - 6:35pm Updated: January 19, 2016 - 6:48amWhen the weather gets really cold on the streets of Regina, Carmichael Outreach keeps doors open to people with nowhere else to go.
Tyler Gray works at Carmichael and he...
Outdoor workers bundle up for frigid temperatures in Regina
January 18, 2016 - 4:13pm Updated: January 18, 2016 - 4:13pmOn days where temperatures dip to extremely cold levels, many people are likely thankful they aren't outside working in the frigid air, but others aren't so fortunate.
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Saskatoon shelters desperate for mittens and gloves
January 18, 2016 - 11:42am Updated: January 18, 2016 - 1:12pmShelters are in dire need of mittens as gloves as Saskatoon remains blanketed in winter. "We're very desperate," Friendship Inn director Sandra Stack said. "We have no gloves...
Extreme Cold Warning in effect for Saskatchewan
January 16, 2016 - 7:55am Updated: January 16, 2016 - 9:38amEnvironment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for a large swath of the Prairies. Cold arctic air is once again sweeping into Saskatchewan as a ridge of high pressure...
Don't be left in the cold: check your furnace once a year
January 15, 2016 - 5:40pm Updated: January 18, 2016 - 8:02amIt is the last thing you want to happen at 2 a.m. when it's -30 C outside - suddenly your furnace stops running.
There is a chance that could happen if you have not...