Ottawa, May 28, 2025 (AFP) - 17,000 evacuating as Canada's Manitoba province declares wildfire emergency

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More than 17,000 people in Canada's Manitoba province were being evacuated on Wednesday as the region experienced its worst start to a wildfire season in years. "The Manitoba government has declared a province-wide state of emergency due to the wildfire situation," Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew told a news conference. "This is the largest evacuation Manitoba will have seen in most people's living memory." amc/aha ...

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