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Manitoba needs more fire rangers to keep communities safe from future risks, chief says
More firefighters will be needed in fire seasons to come, says a grand chief in northern Manitoba — but with our province's ...
Saskatchewan, Manitoba face more air quality warnings from wildfire smoke
There were 118 active wildfires burning across Manitoba as of Thursday, with Saskatchewan reporting 48 active wildfires as ...
Manitoba wildfire risk remains elevated as state of emergency continues
The Manitoba Wildfire Service reports the province remains at a moderate to high fire danger level, with only limited areas ...
Wildfire smoke prompts air-quality warnings for much of Central Canada and Manitoba
Western winds have pushed smoke plumes from Prairie wildfires toward Quebec and Ontario, including Toronto and the GTA ...
Stretch of rainy, cooler days may end in parts of Manitoba fighting wildfires
With recent cooler weather — accompanied by rain in some areas — there was no word of additional evacuations as of Tuesday ...
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Wildfire risk increases, more evacuations scheduled
A handful of people will be evacuated from Stevenson Island on Thursday and Friday because of wildfires. Manitoba government ...
Manitoba prepares to house thousands of evacuees as wildfires burn out of control
Public spaces including soccer fields and indoor arenas are being converted into makeshift shelters, expecting many arrivals ...
St. Marys’ Gillian Martinez returns home after helping displaced residents during Manitoba wildfires
As wildfires continue to force the evacuation of residents of northern, eastern and western Manitoba to southern cities like ...