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Island Lake First Nations under partial evacuation due to wildfire smoke
Some Manitoba First Nations evacuating vulnerable residents amid worsening air quality say finding accommodations has been ...
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Cross Lake elder turns 80 next month; going home her birthday wish
Nora McLeod turns 80 next month, and for her birthday, she hopes to be back home to celebrate in Cross Lake. “Hopefully,” she said, seated on a couch near the lobby of the Victoria Inn, her cellphone ...
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No-pet policy leaves some wildfire evacuees in tears
In a crowded Winnipeg hotel parking lot Tuesday afternoon, one sound cut through the noise: the cries of seven-year-old ...
These are the communities under mandatory and voluntary wildfire evacuations in Manitoba
Manitoba is experiencing the worst wildfire season in recent memory, with thousands forced out of multiple communities.
Wildfire live updates: Chipewyan Lake confirms 49 per cent structure loss | Wildfire smoke affecting air quality in U.S., Europe
The number of wildfires caused by humans vs. lightning strikes has varied over the years, but Natural Resources Canada ...
Fleeing wildfires, hundreds from Manitoba First Nations settle into Niagara Falls, Ont. hotels
As wildfires burn out of control near their communities, hundreds of Manitoba First Nations residents have been put up in ...
Chief calls on province to use emergency measures to free up Manitoba hotels
A First Nations chief is calling on the Manitoba government to use the Emergency Measures Act to free up hotel space in ...
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Wildfire updates: 25 Alberta blazes deemed out of control | Workers flee oilsands sites | More evacuations in Saskatchewan
A fire near Cold Lake is bearing down on oilsands operations and curtailing production in the region as employees are told to ...