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Husky oil spill: provincial update for Tuesday, Aug. 2

The Saskatchewan government is providing the latest information on the Husky oil spill, including communities in local states of emergency, efforts to provide drinking water and the state of the cleanup.

Efforts to deal with the 250K-litre spill into the North Saskatchewan River continue

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A series of booms were deployed this summer, to handle Husky's broken pipeline which leaked more than 200,000 litres of oil diluent into the North Saskatchewan River. The company called the break a "sudden, one-time event" caused in part by heavy rain along the south riverbank. (Jason Franson/Canadian Press)

The Saskatchewan government is providing the latest information on the Husky oil spill, including communities in local states of emergency, efforts to provide drinking water and the state of the cleanup.

The CBC's David Shield is reporting live from the briefing.

His tweets can be followed here.

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