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Winnipeg hotels were opening up Monday to evacuees who fled their homes due to raging wildfires, while to the west in Saskatchewan thousands more were ordered to flee.

Wildfire is moving fast and communities urged to evacuate immediately.

Over the weekend, residents said there was a severe lack of manpower and equipment on the Saskatchewan side.

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Northeast Sask. fire crews, including Humboldt Fire Department, are aiding northern wildfire efforts, sending rotating teams to protect structures near Weyakwin.

SaskTel will credit customers for their SaskTel Internet, maxTV Stream, and Home Phone services for the duration of their evacuation.

Flin Flon and Creighton are still unscathed from a nearby forest fire as of Sunday, but cabin country may be a different story.

Saskatchewan has declared a state of emergency as wildfires force evacuations in the north, with families fleeing and communities offering support.

As emergency officials work to find hotel space for wildfire evacuees on the Prairies, a Manitoba Indigenous group says it has welcomed residents from the Pimicikamak Cree Nation at a hotel in Niagara Falls, Ont.

About 8,000 people have been evacuated due to fires, with two more communities added today.