The Canadian Press   More than 1,000 vulnerable residents in northern Manitoba have been sent south as wildfire smoke encroaches on some First Nations communities. Smoke from an out-of-control fire in northeastern Manitoba has created issues in Red Sucker Lake, Wasagamack and God’s Lake First Nations. The province said fire is not threatening the communities, but smoke is a health risk for the elderly, young children and people with respiratory issues. “The direction of the wind and the humidity could allow the smoke to stay closer to the ground and be trapped in some of those communities,” said Earl Simmons, the provincial wildfire service director. “We’re sending water bombers, and our crews are out there trying to prevent that fire from reaching any of those communities and the hydro line.”

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