Europe EditionFlames Force 1,000 More Canadians From Homes
- Mass evacuations and thousands of displaced residents are ongoing due to widespread wildfires across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia in June 2025.
- These fires result from extreme weather, prolonged drought, rising temperatures, and human causes, with states of emergency declared in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
- Over 14,300 evacuees, including about 17,500 First Nations members, have fled homes, with many relocated to Ontario cities like Niagara Falls under coordinated federal and provincial support.
- More than 50 wildfires burned in Alberta alone by June 4, with over 1.2 million acres consumed nationwide in 2025, leading to emergency exemptions and operational halts in key industries.
- The situation emphasizes urgent needs for enhanced fire safety standards, community coordination, and research-driven frameworks to protect people and properties amid increasing wildfire risks.
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We design cities and buildings for earthquakes and floods—we need to do the same for wildfires
We live in an age of increasing wildfire disasters because more of us are living in places where wildfires and human development collide. Right now, fast-moving wildfires are forcing mass evacuations and destroying homes across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia, where entire communities are under threat.
NiagaraFallsReview.ca
St Catharines StandardWildfire evacuees from Manitoba First Nations find refuge in Niagara Falls: ‘It is truly remarkable in a time of need that we can pull together’
About 2,400 citizens of Pimicikamak Cree Nation are already staying in five hotels; the mayor says the city wants to do its part but is concerned how the situation may impact the busy summer tourism season.
Construction workers safe after huddling in shipping container as wildfire raged around them
A crew of Manitoba construction workers were being flown home to Winnipeg on Saturday night after a harrowing day of being trapped by wildfire and taking shelter in a shipping container on a work site in northern Ontario.
The Conversation
canadianunderwriter.caWe design cities and buildings for earthquakes and floods — we need to do the same for wildfires
We live in an age of increasing wildfire disasters because more of us are living in places where wildfires and human development collide. Right now, fast-moving wildfires are forcing mass evacuations and destroying homes across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia, where entire communities are under threat. Despite the growing impacts of extreme weather events, including prolonged droughts and increasing temperatures, we continue building…
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