Manitoba officials to give wildfire update Thursday at 12:45 p.m. CT

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Officials in Manitoba will give an update on the wildfires burning across the province on Thursday.
Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor is scheduled to speak alongside Kristin Hayward, assistant deputy minister of the Conservation Officer Service and the Manitoba Wildfire Service, and Christine Stevens, assistant deputy minister of the Manitoba Emergency Management Organization.
CBC News will livestream the news conference here at 12:45 p.m. CT.
As of the province's latest update on Wednesday, there were 21 wildfires burning across Manitoba, several of which were out of control.
The out-of-control fires include one near the northwestern city of Flin Flon, which is about 370,780 hectares, and one in the eastern area of Nopiming Provincial Park, which is about 218,700 hectares, the province said Wednesday.