Manitoba state of emergency extended 2 more weeks as wildfires continue
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The Manitoba government has extended the provincewide state of emergency as a result of ongoing wildfires.
The province announced Thursday that the state of emergency will be kept in place for two more weeks, until Aug. 22.
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The state of emergency was originally declared on July 10.
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