Sask. Premier Moe Seeks US Help as Wildfires Rage Across Western Provinces

Tourists take their dogs out for a quick break under billowing wildfire smoke off Highway 97 north of Buckinghorse River, B.C., on May 30, 2025. The Canadian Press/Nasuna Stuart-Ulin

Out-of-control wildfires in Western Canada have forced some 17,000 Manitobans to evacuate while Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moes has asked for help from several U.S. states.

Both provinces have declared a state of emergency as hot and dry weather is expected to fuel the blazes in the coming days.