Source Feed: Global News - Canada
Author: Globalnews Digital
Publication Date: June 1, 2025 - 08:58
As Manitoba wildfires rage, premier asks more people to evacuate
June 1, 2025
The roughly 600 residents of Cranberry Portage in northwestern Manitoba were placed under a mandatory evacuation order because fire had knocked out power to the community.
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Rain and cooler temperatures on the Prairies offered little to no respite from multiple wildfires burning in the region, as provinces opened thousands of hotel rooms for evacuees from Western Canada.More than 190 wildfires were active across the country Monday, with 97 deemed out of control. Hazardous smoke and thick fumes reached beyond the Canadian border, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which issued air-quality warnings from Minnesota to Florida.
June 2, 2025 - 21:31 | Temur Durrani, Matthew Konhauser | The Globe and Mail
There will be significant improvements in the Ottawa Redblacks' roster that opens the CFL season on Thursday in Saskatchewan against the Roughriders — a team some pick to finish atop the West Division standings and contend for the Grey Cup — and the one that was bounced from the playoffs last Nov. 2 in a 20-point loss to the defending champion Toronto Argos. Read More
June 2, 2025 - 21:14 | Don Brennan | Ottawa Citizen
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says the northern town of La Ronge has ordered an evacuation due to a wildfire that has breached the airport.It says the fire is fast moving and that people in the town, as well as anyone within 20 kilometres, including nearby Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, must leave immediately.
June 2, 2025 - 20:54 | | The Globe and Mail
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