4 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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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 Manitoba premier promotes more interprovincial trade, possible energy corridor

Kinew told the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce that his government is finalizing a memorandum with British Columbia to cut trade barriers between the two provinces.

Economics

1 week ago Lobbyists Blitz Senate to Save Billions in Energy Tax Credits

A coalition of clean energy trade groups are launching a lobbying blitz to convince the Senate to save billions of dollars in clean energy incentives set to be gutted by House-passed legislation.

Economics

2 w. ago Breakenridge: Alberta should not squander opportunity to remove own trade barriers

While there are other issues we’re trying to overcome with regard to energy development and export, strengthening free trade within Canada would be a huge win

Economics

2 w. ago As Manitoba wildfires rage, premier asks more people to evacuate

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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2 w. ago La Saskatchewan déclare aussi l’état d’urgence face aux feux de forêt dévastateurs

Le premier ministre du Manitoba a déclaré mercredi l’état d’urgence, à l’instar de plusieurs Premières Nations.

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2 w. ago Des milliers d’évacués dans les Prairies, où les feux de forêt font rage

Le premier ministre du Manitoba a déclaré mercredi l’état d’urgence, à l’instar de plusieurs Premières Nations.

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2 w. ago Thousands evacuated as wildfires continue burning in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says 17,000 people have been evacuated from several communities and First Nations as he placed his entire province under a state of emergency late Wednesday over crippling wildfires, mainly in the remote north. Evacuation orders include all 5,000 residents of the city of Flin Flon, 630 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, who […]

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2 w. ago Manitoba premier declares state of emergency over wildfires, says military aid coming

Wab Kinew says the fires have forced 17,000 people to flee in what he calls the largest such exodus in living memory in Manitoba

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2 w. ago Wildfires rage across Manitoba, city of Flin Flon on verge of evacuation

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says widespread wildfires have the city of Flin Flon on the verge of evacuation while officials work to find places to put thousands more possible evacuees. The city’s 5,000 residents were told Monday night to be ready to flee at a moment’s notice and hospital patients are being moved […]

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3 w. ago Manitoba ethics commissioner faults former premier for pushing mining project

Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson and two cabinet ministers violated the province's conflict-of-interest law and should be fined, the province's ethics commissioner ruled.

Society

3 w. ago Trade, Arctic security top of list as Western premiers meet in Yellowknife

Western Canadian premiers are set to meet in Yellowknife with trade, energy and Arctic security among the top topics expected to be discussed.

Economics