Calls to free up hotel space in Manitoba come as evacuees flee wildfires
First Nations leaders are calling on all levels of government to find ways to free up hotel space in Manitoba as evacuees arrive from northern communities in the province. Manitoba's premier says some evacuees will be sent to hotels in southern Ontario.
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