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Canada wildfires: 17,000 forced to evacuate as forest fires rage across Manitoba

Thousands of people are fleeing their homes in the Canadian province of Manitoba as fast-moving wildfires burn through parched forests, prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency and ...
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Wildfires burning across central Canada force more people to evacuate

FLIN FLON, Manitoba (AP) — Roughly 17,000 residents in the Canadian province of Manitoba have been evacuated because of nearly two dozen active wildfires, officials said Saturday. More than 5,000 of ...
CNN

Canadian province of Manitoba declares a state of emergency over wildfires as thousands flee

The Canadian province of Manitoba has declared a state of emergency over a series of wildfires, and Prime Minister Mark Carney has agreed to send in the military to help. “This is the largest ...
The New York Times

Vast Wildfires Force Manitoba to Declare Second Emergency This Year

The amount of land burned this year is on pace to be the most since 1994, as 100 blazes roared on Friday across the central Canadian province. By Francesca Regalado Wildfires in Manitoba are on pace ...