The Minnesotans helping keep Canada's wildfires at bay
Aug 04, 2023 10:00AM ● By Content Editor
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By Jonah Kaplan - CBS Minnesota News - August 4, 2023
By Jonah Kaplan - CBS Minnesota News - August 4, 2023
Dozens of Minnesotans are heading to Canada to help contain the historic wildfire season, which of course is also affecting Minnesotans.
Canada cannot do this alone – no country can. More than 5,000 wildfires have raged in three months, with a combined 30 million acres burned. That's more than half the size of Minnesota.
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