Wab Kinew

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the provincewide state of emergency has been lifted as the danger from wildfires recedes. He announced Monday that while the emergency rules are no longer needed, crews remain vigilant as fires rage. His government also says pressure remains on hotel room space for evacuees as Manitoba deals with one of its worst fire seasons in years. States of emergency allow for law changes and freedom restrictions so that various levels of government can work quickly and work together to respond to disaster situations. Kinew told a news conference that emergency powers should be invoked and renewed only when absolutely necessary. He said Manitobans need only look to the United States to see what happens when such powers are used recklessly. …Saskatchewan also has been battling one of its worst fire seasons in recent memory. …The province remains under a state of emergency.