Manitoba state of emergency extended 2 more weeks as wildfires continue

The Manitoba government has extended the provincewide state of emergency as a result of ongoing wildfires.

The province announced Thursday that the state of emergency will be kept in place for two more weeks, until Aug. 22.

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The state of emergency was originally declared on July 10.

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