Thousands face evacuations as Manitoba calls state of emergency after snowstorm downs power lines

As many as 5,000 people may be evacuated from First Nations communities as Manitoba reels from a snowstorm that left tens of thousands of people without power at a time — including the entire city of Portage la Prairie — and forced the province and capital city to declare states of emergencies.

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