Wildfires have erupted in Minnesota and in southern Canada over recent days, including a handful of major blazes on both sides of the international border. Updated May 14, 2025 5 min ...

Over the past three months, more than 5,000 wildfires have burned across Canada, scorching more than 27 million acres. Some Minnesotans have been on the front line of fighting the flames.

Across Canada, however, there are more than 2,100 American firefighters, with most being dispatched at the federal level from the U.S. Forest Service and National Interagency Fire Center in Boise.

As of Tuesday, 5,106,234 hectares (12,617,779 acres) had burned in wildfires across Canada this year, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center. Advertisement ...

FLIN FLON, Manitoba — More than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated as dozens of wildfires remained active Sunday and diminished air quality in parts of Canada and the U.S ...

Here’s the outlook for Minnesota’s air quality this summer 02:09. A round of smoke will roll through Minnesota on Friday after several wildfires developed in Canada.

In Minnesota, a typical year brings an average of 1,200 wildfires that burn through 12,600 acres, according to state data. Since the beginning of this year, more than 1,000 wildfires have already ...

Minnesota sends crew to help Canada rein in out-of-control wildfires Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced 17 wildland firefighters were sent to Manitoba after a request for mutual aid.

The image was captured by a NASA satellite camera located a million miles from the Earth's surface, around four times farther than the orbit of the moon.

Canada’s worst wildfire season on record was 2023, killing eight firefighters. ... Minnesota, she graduated from University of Minnesota Crookston with her B.S. in Communication in May 2024.

The largest fires in Minnesota are the Camp House at 11,778 acres, Jenkins Creek at 20,593 acres and Munger Shaw at 1,300 acres, all burning in St Louis County, about 25 to 45 miles north of Duluth.