25,000 Residents Evacuated as Wildfires Rage in 5 Provinces

25,000 Residents Evacuated as Wildfires Rage in 5 Provinces
A water bomber aircraft battles a wildfire in southeast Manitoba as shown in this handout photo provided by the Manitoba government on May 27, 2025. Manitoba government via The Canadian Press via AP
Jennifer Cowan
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More than 25,000 residents in Canada’s prairie provinces have been forced to evacuate as dozens of wildfires remain active today, while states of emergency persist in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Many of the evacuated residents are from Manitoba, which declared a state of emergency last week, while some Saskatchewan and Alberta residents have also been told to leave their homes. Fires are also burning in Northern Ontario and British Columbia.