Red Sucker Lake First Nation evacuees to return home, other evacuees remain in hotels: Red Cross
Some evacuees from the Red Sucker Lake First Nation are starting to return home after fires forced them from their community, but there is no word yet on when evacuees from other communities will be able to head back.
The Canadian Red Cross said more than 100 evacuees from Red Sucker Lake who had been staying in Brandon were set to fly back to their home on Monday. Another group of more than 100 residents who had been staying in Winnipeg is scheduled to fly back on Tuesday.
"The Red Cross is coordinating all flights back to the community," a statement from the Canadian Red Cross reads. "The evacuated people from Red Sucker Lake were all individuals with health concerns and their supports."
More than 2,500 people from five different First Nations in Manitoba had been evacuated due to the wildfires and smoke.
As of Monday, the Manitoba Wildfire Service reported 128 fires are burning across the province.
The Canadian Red Cross said as of Monday, evacuees from Pauingassi First Nation, Little Grand Rapids First Nation, Bloodvein First Nation, and Berens River First Nation are still staying in hotels in Winnipeg and Brandon.
There is no timeline for when they will be able to return.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Indian envoy warns of 'big red line,' days after charges laid in Nijjar case
India's envoy to Canada insists relations between the two countries are positive overall, despite what he describes as 'a lot of noise.'
Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial
With Donald Trump sitting just feet away, Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday at the former president's hush money trial about a sexual encounter the porn actor says they had in 2006 that resulted in her being paid to keep silent during the presidential race 10 years later.
U.S. paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion, official says
The U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that Israel was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah against the wishes of the U.S.
Former homicide detective explains how police will investigate shooting outside Drake's Bridle Path mansion
Footage from dozens of security cameras in the area of Drake’s Bridle Path mansion could be the key to identifying the suspect responsible for shooting and seriously injuring a security guard outside the rapper’s sprawling home early Tuesday morning, a former Toronto homicide detective says.
Northern Ont. woman makes 'eggstraordinary' find
A chicken farmer near Mattawa made an 'eggstraordinary' find Friday morning when she discovered one of her hens laid an egg close to three times the size of an average large chicken egg.
Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in 'Grease,' dead at 72
Susan Buckner, best known for playing peppy Rydell High School cheerleader Patty Simcox in the 1978 classic movie musical 'Grease,' has died. She was 72.
Jeremy Skibicki has 'uphill battle' to prove he's not criminally responsible in Winnipeg killings: legal analysts
Accused killer Jeremy Skibicki could have a challenging time convincing a judge that he is not criminally responsible for the deaths of four Indigenous women, a legal analyst says.
Bye-bye bag fee: Calgary repeals single-use bylaw
A Calgary bylaw requiring businesses to charge a minimum bag fee and only provide single-use items when requested has officially been tossed.
Alcohol believed to be a factor in boating incident after 2 men die: N.S. RCMP
Two Nova Scotia men are dead after a boat they were travelling in sank in the Annapolis River in Granville Centre, N.S., on Monday.