2 h. ago Wildfire evacuees continue returning home in Manitoba, Saskatchewan

Residents in Flin Flon, one of the largest communities evacuated, were still waiting for the fire threat to diminish before they could be allowed to return.

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30 h. ago Animal Alliance of Canada Urges an Immediate Suspension of Manitoba’s Spring Bear Hunt in Response to Rampant Wildfires

TORONTO, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — National animal protection organization Animal Alliance of Canada is calling on the government of Manitoba to order an immediate suspension of the current black bear hunt in light of continuing active wildfires. At least 21 fires, including eight deemed to be out of control and scattered throughout the […]

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30 h. ago Fire evacuees begin returning home to Manitoba First Nation after cool, wet weather

A First Nation in Manitoba is welcoming residents back, almost three weeks after the community of more than 6,000 people was evacuated due to wildfires.

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4 d. ago Manitoba communities prepare to return home after wildfires displaced thousands

Two First Nations organizations are teaming up to provide services for northern Manitoba wildfire evacuees, while some affected communities are getting set to return home.

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4 d. ago Manitoba hotel owners should step up for wildfire evacuees, Kinew says

About 21,000 people in Manitoba have had to evacuate including from Flin Flon, Pimicikamak Cree Nation and other areas

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4 d. ago Kinew says Manitoba hotel owners should step up for wildfire evacuees

Kinew said while a large majority of hotel operators have been great, some need to open up rooms as there are evacuees still sleeping in cots in emergency shelters.

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5 d. ago Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew tours wildfire zones by air as 21,000 remain out of homes

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew took to the air Thursday, touring and meeting with those dealing with scores of wildfires in his province.

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7 d. ago Smoke free summers a thing of the past as Alberta gets hit with wildfire smoke from all sides

Wildfires burning across western Canada are having a major impact on the air quality in most of Alberta. Smoke from wildfires burning in British Columbia, northern Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan are cumulatively worsening the air quality across municipalities in the province and experts are saying smoke-free summers are becoming a thing of the past. Environment […]

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8 d. ago Manitoba government urges tourists not to visit as 21,000 people flee wildfires

WINNIPEG — Manitoba is urging tourists to reconsider visiting as it works to find shelter for a flood of wildfire evacuees now reaching 21,000. “This is one of the largest evacuations in our province’s history,” Lisa Naylor, the Manitoba minister in charge of emergency management, said Monday. “The government anticipates there may be a need […]

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8 d. ago ‘It’s tough for all of them’: Waiting game continues for evacuees as Manitoba fights wildfires

The cooler temperatures in recent days are helping firefighters in the west-central part of Manitoba get the upperhand.

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1 week ago Province of Manitoba providing financial support for wildfire evacuees

The province says wildfire evacuees can now apply for financial support through a new program.

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1 week ago Steelworkers Humanity Fund donates $20,000 to support wildfire relief efforts in Saskatchewan

TORONTO, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) is donating $20,000 to support people and communities evacuated due to recent wildfires in Saskatchewan. Following a worsening of weather conditions in Northern Saskatchewan the SHF is partnering again with the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) by answering its emergency wildfire relief appeal. This […]

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1 week ago Manitoba plays the waiting game to get wildfire evacuees into hotels: Kinew

Officials say a trio of fires in northern Manitoba, including near the city of Flin Flon, have merged into a single massive fire just shy of 300 square kilometres in size.

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1 week ago Manitoba plays the waiting game to get wildfire evacuees into hotels: Premier Wab Kinew

The City of Flin Flon on social media says no structures have been lost in the city or in nearby Creighton, Sask

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1 week ago Toronto is choking on wildfire smoke with some of the worst air quality in world

Much of Ontario remains under a special air quality statement on Friday morning as a haze of wildfire smoke chokes out the province. Smoke from massive wildfires in Northern Ontario, Manitoba and further west has affected air quality in Southern Ontario this week, and — in case you haven't been outside in a while — conditions worsened on Thursday evening.A thick layer of smoke has now engulfed portions of the province, including Toronto, which ranks as the third-worst city in the world in terms of air quality as of Friday.By Friday morning at 9 a.m., Toronto ranked third-worst on IQAir's Air Quality Index for major cities, behind Tashkent, Uzbekistan and Montreal — the latter affected by the same wildfires filling Ontario skies with soot particles.T.O. had held the #2 position just a few hours earlier.Due to smoke from wildfires thousands of kilometers away, according to @IQAir Toronto and Montreal are experiencing some of the worst...

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1 week ago Manitoba residents fleeing scorching wildfires take refuge in Niagara Falls, Ont.

More than 18,000 people have been displaced due to the wildfires in Manitoba since last week, including 5,000 residents of Flin Flon.

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1 week ago Manitoba residents fleeing scorching wildfires take refuge in Niagara Falls

'What I'm worried about is when we go back, I'm hoping that we still have a roof,' Graham Colomb, from Mathias Colomb Cree Nation, said

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1 week ago Smoke covering parts of U.S. as wildfires continue to rage in Saskatchewan, Manitoba

Swaths of smoke from wildfires that have torched buildings and forced thousands from their homes in Western Canada have drifted as far as Newfoundland and Labrador in the east and Texas in the south. People in the northern and heavily populated southern areas of Manitoba and Saskatchewan are feeling it the worst, as that’s where […]

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1 week ago ‘Dangerous time’: Some Manitobans return home, others flee flames as wildfires continue

The province said there are 27 active fires across Manitoba, putting the year's total so far -- 111 -- well above the average of 88 at this time of year.

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1 week ago Wildfires force Hudbay Minerals to suspend work at Snow Lake mine in Manitoba

Hudbay Minerals Inc. says wildfires burning in northern Manitoba have forced it to suspend work at its Snow Lake mine. 

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