Wildfire evacuees continue returning home in Manitoba, Saskatchewan

Residents told to prepare to flee central Newfoundland town as wildfire burns nearby

The town council of Badger, N.L., is warning residents to be prepared to flee as a wildfire burns nearby. In a post on the community's Facebook page, officials say the town of about 685 people in central Newfoundland is under an evacuation alert. The provincial government says the fire has an area o...

Wildfire evacuees continue returning home in Manitoba, Saskatchewan

Out-of-control fire covering roughly 3,700 square kilometres continues to burn northeast of Flin Flon

Flin Flon evacuees stay put, some Manitoba residents given all-clear to go home after wildfire evacuation orders lifted

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Provincewide fire ban lifted in Saskatchewan, some Manitoba evacuees return home

REGINA — A provincewide fire ban in Saskatchewan is set to be lifted today after rain and cooler weather offered some reprieve to those battling large-scale wildfires.

Wildfire threat persists as evacuees begin to head home

— Lori Penner is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of the Winnipeg Sun. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.

Fire evacuees begin returning to some Manitoba communities after wet weather

WINNIPEG — Cool, wet weather has allowed fire crews to get an upper hand in parts of northern Manitoba to clear the way for some of the 21,000 or more evacuees to start returning home.