Canada wildfires: 17,000 forced to evacuate as forest fires rage across Manitoba - Fires force complete evacuation of Flin Flon city near Saskatchewan border after winds shift and pushed flames danger

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Manitoba declared a state of emergency and urged thousands of people in northern and eastern parts of the province to evacuate on Wednesday, as wildfires spread in Central and Western Canada.

Thousands of First Nations people in northern Manitoba are being evacuated as the central Canadian province issued a state of emergency to battle fast-moving wildfires, officials said.