Massive wildfires burning in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are forcing thousands to flee their homes while sending hazardous smoke hundreds of miles south into the United States. More than 21,000 people have been evacuated as Manitoba declared a province-wide state of emergency on May 29. Premier Wab Kinew called it “the largest evacuation Manitoba will have seen in most people’s living memory.” “This is not a fire in one region, we have fires in every region. That is a sign of a changing climate that we are going to have to adapt to,” Kinew said. As of May 30, approximately 1,377 … Continue reading Canada Wildfires: 21,000 Evacuated, Smoke Triggers U.S. Air Quality Alerts