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Cranberry Portage evacuees return home to limited food access, medical care as Flin Flon remains empty
Residents from Cranberry Portage began returning to the northern Manitoba community on Saturday morning, two weeks after a ...
CityNews Winnipeg9h
Some evacuees can return home but wildfires still cover over 700,000 ha: Manitoba gov’t
Over 1700 evacuees can safely return home to Sherridon, Herb Lake Landing, Cranberry Portage, and Snow Lake, as mandatory ...
Delta Optimist13h
Canada's northern wildfires projected to slow global warming — at a high cost
Researchers at the University of Washington have found that increasing boreal forest fires may reduce global temperatures and ...
Fires break out on Manitoba Avenue and Century Street
The first fire was reported at 10:02 p.m. on Friday, June 13, in the 600 block of Manitoba Avenue. Fire crews arrived to find ...
Winnipeg Free Press15h
Crews extinguish fires on Century Street, Manitoba Avenue
The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service was called to a commercial building on the 400 block of Century Street for reports of a fire Saturday. When crews arrived around 4:13 a.m., firefighters launched ...
Calgary Herald on MSN15h
Wildfire updates: Sask. officials hunt arsonists | Air quality at low risk after rain | Rain and cooler weather slow wildfire growth in Alberta
Rain continues in much of northern Alberta, clearing wildfire smoke and helping firefighting efforts across the province.
Winnipeg Free Press22h
A burning question
Examples of fire-smart shrubs include Saskatoon serviceberry, false indigo, Aronia chokeberry, Redosier dogwood, beaked hazelnut, Cotinus smokebush, Philadelphus mock orange, potentilla, Nanking ...