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There's no timeline to contain the forest fires still burning in Canada, causing dangerous air conditions in Minnesota, said Adrian Cheung, a reporter for CBC News.


Cheung has been covering the fires in Saskatchewan and spoke to 


Roughly 13,000 people in the province have been evacuated in this unprecedented event, some being bused more than five hours from their homes, Cheung said.


Forest fires are common in Canada, but since January, Saskatchewan has seen 10 times more wildfires than typically occur in an entire year, he said.


Rescue crews are "desperately trying to save as many communities as they can, primarily big infrastructure like transmitters for telecommunications," Cheung said. "There are over 100 fires and well over 20 of those are uncontained, which means they can spread really easily."


The smoke from the fires caused Minnesota to see some of the lowest levels of air quality ever measured, said Frank Kohlasch, manager of air assessment for the agency.

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Saskatchewan has seen 10 times more wildfires since January than it typically sees in an entire year, said Adrian Cheung, a reporter for CBC News.

CBC reporter: More than 100 forest fires still burning in Canada

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