The Keewatin Tribal Council declared a regional state of emergency on Thursday afternoon to draw attention to the "dire" situations on the northern Manitoba communities and to urge immediate government action.
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) is sounding the alarm on fire safety, one week after multiple families were displaced and two people were injured during a fire in northern Manitoba.
A 17-year-old girl continues to recover after she helped save several children from a burning apartment complex on a northern Manitoba First Nation a week ago.
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