Manitoba premier tells Flin Flon to prepare for evacuation due to wildfires
Premier Wab Kinew and assistant deputy minister Kristin Hayward give an update on the Manitoba wildfires.
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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is telling residents of Flin Flon to prepare for evacuation due to a large wildfire in the area.
A wildfire burning in Creighton, Sask., jumped the border into Manitoba, putting Flin Flon into an evacuation alert on Tuesday night. On Wednesday, the province said the fire continues to grow.
'If the order comes, we're asking you to listen,' Kinew said.
There are 18 active wildfires in Manitoba as of Tuesday, according to Kristin Hayward, assistant deputy minister with Manitoba Wildfire Service. There have been 96 wildfires reported in Manitoba in 2025, with Hayward noting that in normal years the average would be 77.
All but four of the wildfires in Manitoba are believed to be human-caused, Hayward said.
'This is an abnormal level of fire activity for the province at this time of year,' she said, citing low humidity, lack of precipitation and abundance of fire fuel.
This is a developing story. More details to come.
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