Governments to give financial aid to wildfire evacuees in Manitoba and Saskatchewan / The Toronto Star

Thursday, June 5, 2025, 4:21 am

In the midst of a severe wildfire crisis in Manitoba, federal and provincial authorities have rolled out a matching donation initiative with the Red Cross to support evacuees. As multiple forest fires force residents from their homes, governments are intervening to ease the humanitarian fallout while planning strategic measures for future fire management.

globalnews.ca / Manitoba to provide wildfire update Thursday afternoon

The Manitoba government is set to provide the latest update on the province's ongoing wildfire situation.

nationalobserver.com / Governments will give financial aid to wildfire evacuees in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

The federal and provincial governments have announced they will match Red Cross donations to help those affected by wildfires burning in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

citynews.ca / Governments to give financial aid to wildfire evacuees in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

The federal and provincial governments have announced they will match Red Cross donations to help those affected by wildfires burning in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Both provinces declared provincewide states of emergency last week to allow various levels of government to co-ordinate resources and…

thestar.com / Governments to give financial aid to wildfire evacuees in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

The federal and provincial governments have announced they will match Red Cross donations to help those affected by wildfires burning in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

winnipegfreepress.com / Planning for the next fires — they’re coming

As Manitobans flee from a dozen or more forest fires — some massive and others smaller, but threatening communities — we are in the midst of the largest mass evacuation […]

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