Canada’s senior climatologist says the mild January weather in southern Saskatchewan will change drastically near the end of the week. David Phillips says cold Arctic air will push south as early as Friday. Phillips says the temperatures will not be as bitter as early December and will moderate after about 10 days. He says spring […]
Sunwing has issued an apology to passengers left stranded after winter storms upended operations but says “most of our customers enjoyed their holidays with minimal disruption.” In a joint statement on Thursday, Sunwing Travel Group CEO Stephen Hunter and Sunwing Airlines president Len Corrado said they are “incredibly sorry for letting our customers down.” “We […]
2022 weather stats show a colder than normal and drier than usual year for most of the Saskatchewan grainbelt. Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang says Regina, Estevan and Yorkton had temperatures about one degree colder than usual. For moisture, Regina precipitation was 29 percent below normal. She says the eastern grainbelt, notably Estevan, had 9 […]
The City of Regina kicked off its Residental Road Snow Plow on Monday after receiving around 14 centimetres of snow over the past week. City crews will plow every residential street between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. every day until complete until January 16. With over 500 kilometres of residential roads to plow, Bien says […]
Sunwing is getting shade from some travelers in Saskatchewan who claim the airline is leaving them stranded at airports in other provinces.Sunwing has been scrambling to bring hundreds of passengers home from sunny destinations after winter storms disrupted its operations over the holiday. On Friday, Sunwing Vacations announced it was suspending its flights from the Saskatoon […]
Sunwing Vacations Inc. says it is sending out dozens of recovery flights this week to bring home thousands of passengers stranded in Mexico after winter storms disrupted its operations. “We continue to navigate unprecedented operational challenges, resulting in a number of ongoing flight delays,” said airline president Len Corrado in a statement. “We deeply apologize […]
One person is dead and nine others have been injured after more than a dozen vehicles crashed in poor weather conditions north of Calgary. RCMP say they responded Tuesday night to reports of a collision involving several vehicles. A preliminary investigation has found five sedans, four pickups, three SUVs, a van and a commercial vehicle […]
The city is hoping to do another curb to curb plow of major streets, as the snow routes have been activated. The snow routes will be in effect from 6:00 am Monday (Boxing Day) morning until 6:00 am Tuesday Morning. Snow routes are major streets in Regina, and are identified by blue signs with a […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday to ride out the winter storm that has killed at least 25 people across the United States and is expected to claim more lives after trapping some residents inside houses with heaping snow drifts and knocking out power to several hundred […]
Weather warnings blanket much of the country today as many Canadians prepare to travel for the holidays in an effort to connect with family during the festive season. Environment Canada says heavy snow, strong winds and freezing rain are expected in some areas of Ontario, Quebec and B-C, with extreme cold warnings for Western Canada […]
