16 h. ago Northern Manitoba town orders evacuation as wildfire threatens power

LYNN LAKE — The northern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake has issued a mandatory evacuation order as a nearby wildfire threatens to cause an imminent loss of power to the community. The evacuation begins Friday, though officials haven’t provided a time for when residents must be out of their homes. The town says that if […]

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8 d. ago Manitoba doctors warn of rural and northern emergency room disruptions this summer

The group representing Manitoba physicians says people in northern and rural areas can expect reduced hours and periodic closures in emergency rooms this summer.

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8 d. ago Mining Sector Unites to Support Manitoba Wildfire Relief with C$1.25 Million Donation to the Canadian Red Cross

TORONTO, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In response to the devastating wildfires impacting communities across northern Manitoba, three leading mining companies that operate in the region—Hudbay Minerals Inc., Vale Base Metals and Alamos Gold Inc.—have collectively donated C$1.25 million to the Canadian Red Cross to support emergency relief and rebuilding efforts. This contribution will help the residents […]

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9 d. ago Heat Wave Threatens Power Output and Wildfires Across Europe

Europe’s heat wave is intensifying, fueling wildfires across the Mediterranean and threatening to curb electricity generation from both nuclear and hydropower plants.

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2 w. ago More evacuation orders to be lifted in parts of northwestern Manitoba after fires

LYNN LAKE — Thousands more wildfire evacuees in Manitoba will start making the trek home in the coming days as officials in two northwestern communities lift their evacuation orders. The roughly 600 residents of the town of Lynn Lake will be allowed to return to the community 775 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg starting at 8 […]

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2 w. ago Charges laid as Manitoba woman accused of trying to steal food from nine

THOMPSON — A young woman in northern Manitoba is facing charges after police allege she tried to steal food from a nine-year-old girl. RCMP say they were called Wednesday to a robbery in Thompson, 700 kilometres north of Winnipeg, where a woman went up to a girl riding a bike and asked for the bag […]

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2 w. ago Manitoba to close wildfire evacuation centres as some communities return home

WINNIPEG — Some wildfire evacuees staying at a shelter in northern Manitoba may be moved elsewhere as more communities return home and the government closes temporary evacuation centres. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor said roughly 114 people have been staying at the shelter in Thompson for the past three weeks due to a shortage […]

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Suspect charged in separate shooting, machete attack in northern Manitoba: RCMP

The homeowner told police he wasn't injured in the incident, but was shot at by fleeing suspects when he went outside to see what was going on.

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3 w. ago B.C. wildfire update: Wildfire threatening Squamish more than doubles in size | B.C.’s biggest wildfire continues to spread

Wildfire season is underway in B.C. amid hot weather and prolonged drought conditions in parts of the province.

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3 w. ago B.C. wildfire update: Wildfire threatening Squamish quadruples in size | B.C.’s biggest wildfire continues to spread

Wildfire season is underway in B.C. amid hot weather and prolonged drought conditions in parts of the province.

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Hundreds airlifted by Hercules aircraft as wildfire threatens northern Ontario First Nation

As a major wildfire threatens a First Nation in northwestern Ontario, one evacuee is recounting her "surreal" experience escaping the blaze on a military aircraft.

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3 w. ago Evacuee recalls ’surreal’ escape as northern Ontario wildfire threatens First Nation

As a major wildfire threatens a First Nation in northwestern Ontario, one evacuee is recounting her “surreal” experience escaping the blaze on a military aircraft. Destiny Rae says she and her family were among hundreds of people who left Sandy Lake First Nation as the 1,500-square kilometre, out-of-control wildfire burns through the area. National Defence […]

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3 w. ago 700 people evacuated by military as northern Ontario wildfire threatens First Nation

Officials say the Canadian military has evacuated more than 700 people from northern Ontario where a major wildfire is threatening a First Nation. National Defence says a CC-130 Hercules aircraft has been airlifting people out of Sandy Lake First Nation. It’s unclear how many residents are still waiting to be evacuated from the community of […]

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4 w. 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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4 w. ago Toronto's unemployment rate is getting completely out of hand

Looking for a job in Toronto? Join the queue, because as of this month, the city's unemployment rate has surged to a jaw-dropping 8.8 per cent, up from 8.6 per cent just one month earlier.Statistics Canada's latest report on the labour force from coast to coast shows that the nation's largest city is faring the worst of any provincial capital, and of almost any Canadian city, period.Only the census metropolitan areas of Oshawa and Windsor had higher rates of joblessness, of a shocking 9.1 per cent and 10.8 per cent, respectively. (Windsor, as many know, is one of the top three cities in Canada that are most impacted by U.S. tariffs due to its substantial auto manufacturing sector.)The numbers in some rural locales, though, are even more dire.One chart from the government agency shows that an astounding 27.2 per cent of the working-age population in Northern Manitoba is now said to be unemployed, 13.4 per cent in Northern Saskatchewan, 13.1 per cent in...

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4 w. 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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