Manitoba Declares State of Emergency in Provincial Park Due to Fires

Manitoba Declares State of Emergency in Provincial Park Due to Fires
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks at a press conference before signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Ontario Premier Doug Ford at Queen’s Park in Toronto on May 14, 2025. The Canadian Press/Laura Proctor
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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew declared a state of emergency Thursday to aid the evacuation of a provincial park due to wildfires, one day after the bodies of two people were discovered.

He did not provide more details about the man and woman who died in the fire in the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet.