Canada: Smoke Blankets Prairies as Wildfires Continue to Rage 2

Massive wildfires continue to rage across Manitoba and Saskatchewan, forcing thousands to evacuate and prompting both provinces to declare a state of emergency. Thick plumes of smoke from these blazes have blanketed the region and spread to the upper Midwest of the U.S., where Minnesota’s Pollution Control Agency warned they are expected to last through the first few days of June.

Justin Trudeau Participates National Day For Truth And Reconciliation

Justin Trudeau Participates National Day For Truth And Reconciliation

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson, right, wave at spectators during an awareness march on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in La Ronge, Sask, Canada, on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Photo by Heywood Yu/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Justin Trudeau Participates National Day For Truth And Reconciliation

Justin Trudeau Participates National Day For Truth And Reconciliation

Aileen Searson, left to right, her mother Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and his son Hadrien Trudeau, walk out of a gravesite on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in La Ronge, Sask, Canada, on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Photo by Heywood Yu/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Justin Trudeau Participates National Day For Truth And Reconciliation

Justin Trudeau Participates National Day For Truth And Reconciliation

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson, right, hold onto a grave marker on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in La Ronge, Sask, Canada, on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Photo by Heywood Yu/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Justin Trudeau Participates National Day For Truth And Reconciliation

Justin Trudeau Participates National Day For Truth And Reconciliation

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participates in an awareness march on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in La Ronge, Sask, Canada, on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Photo by Heywood Yu/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Justin Trudeau Participates National Day For Truth And Reconciliation

Justin Trudeau Participates National Day For Truth And Reconciliation

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, salutes Montreal Lake Cree Nation Chief Joyce McLeod, right, on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in La Ronge, Sask, Canada, on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Photo by Heywood Yu/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Justin Trudeau Participates National Day For Truth And Reconciliation

Justin Trudeau Participates National Day For Truth And Reconciliation

Aileen Searson, left to right, her mother Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and his son Hadrien Trudeau, walk out of a gravesite on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in La Ronge, Sask, Canada, on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Photo by Heywood Yu/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM