Wildfire Crisis in Manitoba Spurs Aid and Evacuations
Sunday, June 1, 2025, 12:21 pm
Escalating wildfires in Manitoba, with spillover effects in Alberta, have forced mandatory evacuations as provincial authorities struggle to contain the blaze. Emergency aid has been dispatched in a race against time, highlighting the volatile intersection of climate challenges and community safety measures.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says that his province is expecting to receive ‘hundreds, or even thousands’ of Manitobans in the coming days
Saskatchewan issues evacuation alert for residents of tiny Timber Bay northern hamlet
Fire crews in northern Manitoba have so far been able to contain a wildfire that forced thousands from their homes, while more residents in Saskatchewan have been told to leave.
Emergency service for northeastern B.C. wildfire evacuees has been extended
FLIN FLON - Fire crews in northern Manitoba have so far been able to contain an encroaching wildfire that forced thousands of residents from their homes.
Le Québec vient en aide aux provinces affectées par des incendies de forêt.
The roughly 600 residents of Cranberry Portage in northwestern Manitoba were placed under a mandatory evacuation order because fire had knocked out power to the community.
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