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Emergency Declared as Cree Nation Faces Power Crisis

1/1/2026

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Chief David Monias of the Pimicikamak Cree Nation declared a state of emergency after a snapped power line caused a prolonged outage.
Temperatures fell to minus 31 degrees Celsius, leaving homes without heat or electricity.
Monias has asked the federal government to deploy armed forces for evacuation and urgent support.
Many residents have been evacuated to nearby municipalities, but hotel capacity is strained and shelters are crowded.

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Chief David Monias of the Pimicikamak Cree Nation declared a state of emergency after a snapped power line caused a prolonged outage.
Temperatures fell to minus 31 degrees Celsius, leaving homes without heat or electricity.
Monias has asked the federal government to deploy armed forces for evacuation and urgent support.
Many residents have been evacuated to nearby municipalities, but hotel capacity is strained and shelters are crowded.