Wildfires prompt state of emergency in Northeast Saskatchewan communities

A state of emergency has been declared for Pelican Narrows and nearby Birch Portage in northeastern Saskatchewan, as dry, windy conditions have closed Highways 106 and 135, prompting Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation leaders to urge all residents to leave.
Convoys of private vehicles and buses carried 690 evacuees to Saskatoon on Tuesday night and more are expected to be led out by provincial highways pilot vehicles when cooler evening and early morning conditions allow, reporters were told in a tele