COVID-19 cases confirmed at Wascana Rehab, other businesses in Sask.


		WEATHER WARNING	ISSUED BY: ENVIRONMENT CANADA START DATE: WEDNESDAY APR 15, 2026 4:40 AM END DATE: WEDNESDAY APR 15, 2026 8:40 PM
		A LATE SEASON WINTER STORM IS POISED TO IMPACT SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN BEGINNING OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH WEDNESDAY DURING THE DAY WILL SEE MANY LOCATIONS THROUGH SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN EXPERIENCING PLEASANT SPRING WEATHER WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID TEENS, BEGINNING OVERNIGHT, THE WEATHER WILL SEE A STARK SHIFT WITH A WINTERY MIX IMPULSE PASSING THROUGH. GENERALLY, WHEN THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS OVERNIGHT, IT WILL BE SNOW FOR MOST PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN, HOWEVER IN SOME PLACES, IT MAY FALL AS RAIN BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW. THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY VARY CONSIDERABLY AND THERE IS A HIGH AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR. AMOUNTS IN THE FORECAST MAY INCREASE AS THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS. ALSO OF NOTE, FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER TO THE TRANSCANADA HIGHWAY, THERE WILL BE A RISK OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TURNS TO SNOW IN THE MORNING. THIS STATEMENT MAY BE EXPANDED OR UPGRADED TO WARNINGS AS THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO SKSTORM@EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING #SKSTORM.


		SNOWFALL WARNING	ISSUED BY: ENVIRONMENT CANADA START DATE: WEDNESDAY APR 15, 2026 3:28 PM END DATE: THURSDAY APR 16, 2026 7:28 AM
		SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 25 CM IS EXPECTED. A SWATH OF HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN BEGINNING OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN USA. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS RAIN WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW. 15 TO 25 CM OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIEST BAND, WITH 10 TO 15 CM EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION MAY VARY CONSIDERABLY ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AS THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST BAND OF SNOW WILL OCCUR. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. TRAVEL MAY BE CHALLENGING, PARTICULARLY ALONG THE TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY FROM THE ALBERTA BORDER TO REGINA, AND ALONG HIGHWAY 11 FROM REGINA TO SASKATOON. THE SNOWFALL WILL EASE FROM WEST TO EAST BEGINNING THURSDAY EVENING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. THERE MAY BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO SKSTORM@EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING #SKSTORM.