Thousands Evacuated In 3 Provinces As Canadian Wildfires Threaten Air Quality Into Some US States

MANITOBA, CANADA – MAY 30: (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT – ‘GOVERNMENT OF MANITOBA IN CANADA / HANDOUT’ – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—-) Smoke rises from wildfire in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada May 27, 2025. A wildfire emergency in western Canada has spread to another province as thousands of people flee their homes. (Photo by Government of Manitoba / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

FLIN FLON, Manitoba (AP) — More than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated as dozens of wildfires remained active Sunday and diminished air quality in parts of Canada and the U.S. Most of the evacuated residents were from Manitoba, which declared a state of emergency last week. About 17,000 there were evacuated by Saturday along with 1,300 in Alberta. About 8,000 people in Saskatchewan had been relocated but leaders there warned the number could climb in the coming days. Smoke was worsening air quality and reducing visibility in Canada and into some U.S. states along the border.