Cousins survive using trapping skills, body spray after being stranded in northern Saskatchewan
Global News
Three cousins used their trapping skills to survive after their snowmobiles became bogged down in slush on a northern Saskatchewan lake.
Thomas Barnett looked to the dark sky and prayed. He prayed for wood and to stay awake despite signs of hypothermia creeping through his body.
He prayed to see the morning sun and feel its heat. He prayed for a snowmobile or helicopter to rescue him and his two cousins stranded on a northern Saskatchewan lake.
“I prayed more that night than I probably did since I was 10 years old,” Barnett told The Canadian Press.
About two days earlier, Barnett, a 33-year-old lawyer based in Prince Rupert, B.C., had flown to Saskatchewan to visit his family’s traditional trapline with his cousins. He is from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band.
Ron Hyggen, 43, lives in Saskatoon but grew up learning to live on the land at a cabin on the northern end of Triveet Lake, north of La Ronge. Julian Herman, 33, who lives in Prince Albert, Sask., completed the trio.
The three cousins had the right gear to stay warm and fed for the long weekend in February. They had a satellite communication device to call for help in case of danger.
They left another cousin’s Henry Ratt’s cabin early on the Friday. The lake ice was thick as Hyggen led the way on one snowmobile and Barnett and Herman followed on another.
Hyggen noticed the change in the snow first. It was turning into deep slush. He sped up and barely made it through.
Run 3 Space | Play Space Running Game
Traffic Jam 3D | Online Racing Game
Duck Hunt | Play Old Classic Game
Sylvain Charlebois told Global News that what Urban Grocer is doing points to a broader movement against American products at the grocery store.
Some Manitoba researchers are looking into the potential impact and overlap of wildfires with polar bear denning habitat.
Several businesses along Stephen Avenue are relieved the City of Calgary paused construction over concerns the project would impact bottom lines during tourist season.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre responded to Global News to clarify last month's comments on the risks of Canada's rate of population growth.
A man with ties to al-Qaida is expected to plead guilty to terrorism charges in Montreal, their lawyer said, after uttering threats including building and detonating bombs.
Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre is being outspoken in saying Prime Minister Mark Carney should do more to clear him of any conflicts of interest.
Starbucks is requiring some remote workers to return to its headquarters and increasing the number of days that corporate employees are required to work in an office.
The federal government is launching consultations to get Canadians' feedback on national security and the economy ahead of a fall budget.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to ministers on Monday asking them to find savings of 7.5 per cent in their budgets starting next spring.
Risk designations can change regularly in the same community, Environment Canada says, so it's important to keep checking the air quality forecast.
Emergency responders were called in the afternoon to Pointe-des-Cascades, where the man went into the water in an area between two dams.
The disclosure states that Carney and the commissioner have agreed to a conflict of interest screen "aimed at preventing any opportunity" to further Carney's interests.
The research looked at obesity rates over a 15-year period based on the body mass index of almost 750,000 people who were 18 and older.