MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The wildfire is one of the two forest fires burning along the border, officials with the Manitoba government’s wildfire program said as cited by CBC on Friday afternoon.
Winds are pushing the flames from both of the fires east into Ontario, the officials said.
On Wednesday, Alberta declared a state of emergency as the number of evacuees surpassed 80,000.
Alberta’s government declared on Thursday that 49 wildfires continue to burn in the province.
Russia's Minister of Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief Vladimir Puchkov said on Thursday that Russia was ready to send firefighting aircraft to Canada to help deal with the Alberta wildfire.
Public Safety Canada spokesperson Mylene Croteau told RIA Novosti on Friday that Ottawa was reviewing Russia’s offer.