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SOMERVILLE — A Winnipeg man has admitted to strangling a New Jersey woman nearly three decades ago after he was arrested last year.

LAC DU BONNET — An evacuation order for the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet in eastern Manitoba has been partially lifted as officials say crews continue to make good progress battling a wildfire that forced close to 1,000 people from their homes

Wildfires have forced more than 800 residents to evacuate their northwestern Ontario First Nation.

TORONTO — Scott Laughton has crossed paths with Mark Scheifele through the years. As hockey players of the same Ontario vintage, they run in similar circles from time to time.

DALLAS — As the horn blared throughout American Airlines Center on Saturday night, an emotionally drained Mark Scheifele turned to his teammates for support.

LAC DU BONNET — Evacuation orders remain in place for the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet as crews continue to battle wildfires in eastern Manitoba.

The operator of a bear rescue organization in Manitoba delivered sad news on Saturday about a tiny, seven-pound black bear cub that had been rescued with burns to her paws, nose and lips from a forest fire.

WINNIPEG — For many familiar with Canada's powwow scene, Maggie White is known as the first lady of the jingle dress.

VICTORIA — British Columbia Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the province is sending almost 100 wildland firefighters to Ontario, where fires have been threatening several communities near the Manitoba border.

LAC DU BONNET — Rain offered some help in the battle against forest fires in eastern Manitoba on Friday, but the effort remained far from over.