As a large swath of Manitoba deals with heavy wildfire smoke polluting the air, others in the province are starting the weekend amidst suffocating heat and humid conditions.

As wildfires plague Manitoba, the city’s leaders say they are happy to help but complain that Canada’s national government doesn’t consult them when contracting area hotels to provide emergency housing.

Manitoba officials say wildfires are picking up again in the province after a brief reprieve thanks to some wet weather. Kristin Hayward, assistant deputy minister, Conservation Officer Service and Manitoba Wildfire Service,

Smoke billowing from wildfires is leading to poor air quality and reducing visibility throughout Manitoba this weekend. Environment Canada issued a warning Saturday morning for much of Manitoba, including Winnipeg in the south,

Wildfire smoke in Manitoba could be even more toxic than usual and more research needs to be done on the pollutants being released into the air, according to scientists.

Canada-Ukraine Foundation and Ukrainian Canadian Congress donate $100,000 to the Canadian Red Cross in support of the Manitoba and Saskatchewan Wildfires Appeals

Precipitation that's in the forecast early this week could help crews fighting wildfires that have been threatening a northern Manitoba city after smoke that's blanketed much of the Prairies over the weekend kept some firefighting aircraft grounded and forced the cancellation of a number of weekend events.

More than 200 wildfires are blazing across central and western Canada, half of which are out of control because they’re so hard for crews to access, forcing 27,000 people to evacuate.