Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Temur Durrani, Matthew Konhauser, Mike Hager
Publication Date: May 30, 2025 - 21:36
Wildfires force thousands to flee homes in Western Canada
May 30, 2025
Wildfires across Western Canada have forced thousands of people from their homes, as dry, warm and windy temperatures intensified new flares Friday, causing Manitoba to ask for international help. Manitoba and Saskatchewan are under provincewide states of emergency for the next month, while evacuations have also been ordered in large parts of Alberta and British Columbia.
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The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says the exclusion of Saskatchewan First Nations from the first ministers meeting represents a breach of constitutional obligations.
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