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Flin Flon mayor says wildfire now threatening community from all 4 sides
A wildfire along Manitoba’s western border is now threatening the city of Flin Flon, with flames coming from all four sides, ...
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The smoke from Canada’s wildfires may be even more toxic than usual
The country's legacy of mining means that toxic metals could be carried along plumes of smoke, endangering people in its path ...
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Massive blaze reaches Flin Flon’s doorstep
WINNIPEG — Manitoba bolstered the front lines against northern wildfires Thursday to help protect communities — including ...
Wildfires burning across central Canada force more people to evacuate
About 17,000 residents of Manitoba in central Canada have been evacuated because of nearly two dozen active wildfires.
A Canadian prairie city virtually deserted as fires rage and thousands more evacuees expected
Manitoba's premier says the Canadian prairie city of Flin Flon hasbeen virtually deserted and more evacuees were expected as ...
Thousands evacuated in Canada as wildfires threaten air quality in parts of the U.S.
Air quality reached "unhealthy" levels in North Dakota and small swaths of Montana, Minnesota and South Dakota, according to ...
Canada wildfires force 17,000 to evacuate, with smoke blowing toward U.S.
Authorities in Manitoba, which shares a border with the U.S., issued a state of emergency. Winds will likely blow wildfire ...
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 ...
Flin Flon wildfire situation 'a timebomb' but so far no structures lost, mayor says
The wildfire gnawing at the edge of Flin Flon is being fought by some 200 firefighters, but the battle is really in the hands of Mother Nature, the mayor says.
The Canadian Press on MSN4d
Cool temperatures, chance of rain as crews battle wildfires near Flin Flon, Man.
Cooler temperatures and a chance of rain this week is forecast in a northwestern Manitoba city that's had to evacuate ...
Wildfires greater than the size of Atlanta send smoke, hazy skies south to Georgia
The smoke has been brought south by jet stream winds and continues to filter through the skies across the southeast. This has ...
Thousands flee wildfires sweeping through Canada
Ferocious wildfires in western Canada have forced thousands of people to flee their homes in Manitoba. Some 17,000 Canadians ...