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Rain offers little reprieve as Manitoba asks travellers to free up hotel rooms
The Manitoba government is pleading with people to reconsider non-essential travel around the province, in a bid to keep hotel rooms available for wildfire evacuees. Even with some rain and cooler weather, officials expect they will need...
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Construction workers safe after sheltering from wildfire in shipping container
A 19-person crew, who had been working at a job site near Sandy Lake in northwestern Ontario, are safe after an out-of-control wildfire forced them to take shelter in a shipping container.
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2 people arrested, charged in relation to Saskatchewan wildfires, says premier
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says two individuals have been arrested and charged in relation to two wildfires at a press conference on Friday. So far, 24 wildfires remain active across the province, and Moe says many are caused by...
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Smoke from wildfires causing air quality issues for some provinces
Wildfire smoke is causing or expected to cause poor air quality and reduced visibility as fires continue to burn throughout the Prairies. Parts of the Greater Toronto Area, as well as surrounding communities, are under a special quality...
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'Improved' weather helps firefighters battle wildfires in Manitoba
Officials say cooler temperatures, moderate winds and rain in the forecast are allowing for 'good progress' on some wildfires, but not enough to put them out.
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Daily payments for Manitoba wildfire evacuees start flowing
Around 18,000 people in Manitoba have registered with the Canadian Red Cross as wildfire evacuees. People who have signed up will get their first daily stipend payments, of about $30 a day, within the next few days, the province says.
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Crews focus on defence as several Prairie wildfires merge
More than 30,000 people in Manitoba and Saskatchewan have now left their homes as out-of-control wildfires advance on multiple communities. On the border, several fires merged to nearly surround Flin Flon, Man., and Creighton, Sask.
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#TheMoment parents unexpectedly saw their son on The National
When Manitoba teen Justin Fung appeared on The National to explain his interactive website aiding wildfire victims, his surprised parents were elated to see him on screen – and he caught it all on video.
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Snow Lake, Man., put on evacuation alert as wildfire threatens town
Firefighters in the northwestern Manitoba city of Flin Flon are holding back the flames there, but a clearer picture of the devastation outside the city is emerging. Meanwhile, to the east of Flin Flon, the Town of Snow Lake has declared...
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Extreme urgency' for MMIWG alerts: report
The Manitoba team working on a provincewide Red Dress Alert system will meet with police, child welfare agencies and sports groups. The Red Dress Alert would prompt notifications to the public whenever an Indigenous woman, girl or...
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Northern Manitoba First Nations plead for more firefighting equipment
First Nations in northern Manitoba want more equipment in their fight against wildfires that helped trigger a provincewide state of emergency. Pukatawagan Chief Gordie Bear said people in his community resorted to fighting the fire with...
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Canada: Wildfires force 27,000 to evacuate
Wildfires raging in 3 Canadian provinces have forced massive evacuations. Most of the evacuated residents are from Manitoba — which declared a state of emergency last week. Watch in for more details!
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Hot, dry weather fuels Western Canada wildfires
Fires burned in the Canadian province of Manitoba as people evacuated the area. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre says that as of June 1, a total of 1.4 million hectares have burned so far across Canada. Last week, Manitoba...
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Finding space for wildfire evacuees a challenge as hotels fill up
Wildfires have forced thousands from their homes in Manitoba, but figuring out where to put everyone is a big challenge as hotels fill up, prompting calls for better coordination.
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Wildfire evacuees from northwest Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan arrive in Niagara Falls
Thousands of Indigenous people from northwest Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan have been forced to evacuate their homes and are being relocated to southern Ontario due to wildfires raging across the regions. CBC’s Greg Ross spoke with...
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Wildfire smoke raising air quality, health concerns for Canadians
Heavy smoke has become a major health concern as wildfires continue to sweep across Western Canada — and even parts of the United States. Locations most affected have been issued air quality alerts, and those with underlying health
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Federal government is matching donations to Red Cross for wildfire relief
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski announced that the federal government will match donations to the Canadian Red Cross to help wildfire relief and recovery efforts in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, along with those provincial...
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Manitoba Progressive Conservatives did not attend Winnipeg Pride parade
The head of Pride Winnipeg says he's disappointed that Manitoba's Progressive Conservative Party did not officially attend this year's Pride parade. New PC Leader Obby Khan says he was not invited.
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#TheMoment a Manitoba town opened its doors to wildfire evacuees
After a wildfire emergency displaced residents of northern Manitoba, the community of Swan River opened its doors to help those in need.
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Many Manitoba fire evacuees sent to other provinces
With thousands of people evacuated from Manitoba communities threatened by wildfire, many have ended up in Saskatchewan and Ontario because of the lack of beds available in their home province.
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Military steps in to help airlift some Pukatawagan residents out of harm's way
Since an evacuation order was issued on Wednesday due to a wildfire affecting the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation, also known as Pukatawagan, thousands of people have been waiting to be flown out. Military aircraft flew residents out over the...
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Calls to free up hotel space in Manitoba come as evacuees flee wildfires
First Nations leaders are calling on all levels of government to find ways to free up hotel space in Manitoba as evacuees arrive from northern communities in the province. Manitoba's premier says some evacuees will be sent to hotels in...
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Mathias Colomb Cree Nation chief says more support is needed for evacuees
Helicopters safely brought hundreds of people from Mathias Colomb Cree Nation— also known as Pukatawagan— to The Pas on Saturday, but hundreds remained in the community as of Saturday evening.
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Local Manitoba organizations collect donations to help fire victims
The wildfire emergency is forcing thousands of people out of their homes. Many of those people only had time to pack a small bag of their belongings before they fled. Now some Manitoba organizations are stepping in to help by collecting...