Hotel Spaces Freed up in Winnipeg for Wildfire Evacuees, Alberta Dealing With Winds

Wildfire smoke hangs in the air above Highway 97 north of Buckinghorse River, British Columbia, on May 30, 2025. Nasuna Stuart-Ulin/The Canadian Press via AP

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Monday hotels in Winnipeg are opening up to thousands of evacuees who have fled their homes due to raging wildfires.

More than 17,000 people have been displaced in the province since last week, including all 5,000 residents of Flin Flon. Emergency centres were set up as available hotel rooms in cities have been scarce.