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Wildfire risk downgraded in Manitoba as rain and residents return to northern communities

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Posted this 2025-08-22 12:24 PM CDT

'I just hope all the residents take the time to thank a firefighter': Snow Lake Mayor Ron Scott

CBC NewsDarren Bernhardt

More evacuees are returning home Friday and the danger around northern Manitoba has started to subside in what is now the worst wildfire season in three decades in Manitoba.

The province, however, isn't saying yet if the three-month state of emergency will be lifted.

Manitoba first declared a state of emergency on May 28 and then extended it earlier this month to Aug. 22. Asked Friday morning about the ban's expiry date, a government spokesperson said any changes would be communicated broadly.

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