Saskatchewan charges two in wildfires while Manitoba blazes force 1,000 more to evacuate

People stop along a highway as a large active wildfire fills the sky with smoke in the background in the La Ronge, Sask., area. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Friday that one person had been charged in relation to the La Ronge fire.

Prairie wildfires developed on two fronts Friday as 1,000 more Manitoba residents were forced to flee their homes, while Saskatchewan’s RCMP laid charges against alleged fire-starters.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe told a news conference that two people have been charged with setting wildfires.

He said one of them was charged in relation to a fire around La Ronge, which has forced 7,000 people to flee their homes.

“The RCMP have informed us that they have now c

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