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He says firefighters from other parts of Canada, Australia and Mexico continue to fight the fires, and roughly 300 ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥ military members are helping.

Fires over the long weekend forced residents of the village of La Loche, about 600 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon — as well as 12 other communities — to leave, bringing the total number of scattered evacuees to roughly 3,000.

Officials say the fire near La Loche is 40 per cent contained and, while mitigation efforts are going well, residents can expect to be out of their homes until the western side of the fire is contained.

Saskatchewan is reporting 81 active wildfires, including 14 that are not contained.

This report by ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥was first published Aug. 6, 2025.