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WINNIPEG — Two First Nations organizations are teaming up to provide services for northern Manitoba wildfire evacuees, while some affected communities are getting set to return home.

A provincial legislator says a massive wildfire that has forced the evacuation of two northern Ontario First Nations is like a "sleeping giant" at the moment.

WINNIPEG — If someone had told Matthew Peterson he'd carry the ball for 130 yards and a touchdown in his CFL debut, the Blue Bombers running back was candid in what his response would have been. “I'm confident, you know.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew took to the air Thursday, touring areas hit by wildfire, meeting with firefighters and community leaders, and issuing a warning to hotel owners to free up more rooms for evacuees. "We have emergency powers.

WINNIPEG — Police in Manitoba have seized 30 firearms, along with cocaine and opioids, after executing search warrants in Winnipeg and an area north of the city.

TORONTO — Jeremaine Copeland and Nik Lewis will soon be together again.

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SQUAMISH — Drivers on British Columbia's Sea To Sky Highway could see the smoke billowing from the forested hills above ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵappon Wednesday. But that didn't show how close the Dryden Creek wildfire got to homes overnight.

SASKATOON — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, facing criticism that his government is failing to provide timely help to those fleeing wildfires, promised Wednesday a $500 payout for each evacuee.

WINNIPEG — Dalton Schoen doesn't care who throws him the ball, he just wants to make a meaningful catch. The Blue Bombers' talented receiver will get that chance when he returns from a season-ending injury to face the B.C.