Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Andrea Woo, Jill Mahoney, Brent Jang
Publication Date: June 1, 2025 - 21:35
Shelter shortage sends Manitoba wildfire evacuees across provinces
June 1, 2025
Volunteers working with thousands of Manitobans forced from their homes owing to encroaching wildfires are scrambling to find accommodations for evacuees, with some leaving the province for the first time to shelter as far away as Niagara Falls, Ont.First Nations leaders say that lodging is severely limited in Winnipeg, leaving those without other options to sleep on cots in converted arenas and stadiums – inadequate arrangements for elders and those with serious medical conditions.
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June 9, 2025 - 18:58 | Sadeen Mohsen | Ottawa Citizen
Since wildfires began ravaging Manitoba last month, Chantelle Senyk has felt on edge as she repeatedly refreshes Facebook and scrolls through alarming photos and videos of forests engulfed in flames and smoky skies. Although checking the social-media platform on her phone gives her anxiety, for Ms. Senyk, who lives in the northern small town of The Pas, Facebook is also a lifeline.
June 9, 2025 - 18:38 | Samantha Edwards | The Globe and Mail
Canada’s plan to add more than $9 billion to defence spending this year was praised by military watchers Monday, but they cautioned that the country is shooting at a moving target.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
announced the country would meet its commitment
in this fiscal year of hitting the two per cent of gross domestic product mark that was agreed upon by NATO countries more than a decade back.
“It’s very encouraging that the prime minister has come out...
June 9, 2025 - 18:36 | Chris Lambie | National Post
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