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News Canada » Ontario: This is Ontario's worst wildfire season, early estimates suggest. It's not over yet.

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/this-is-ontarios-worst-wildfire-season-early-estimates-suggest-its-not-over-yet/ar-AA28lX5x
Published on: Tuesday 21 July 2026

Wildfires across northern Ontario have torched more of the province's forest than during any previous year on record, early estimates suggest, with a recent burst of fast-moving wildfires responsible ...

News Canada » Ontario: Evacuees of Ontario’s Wildfires Wait and Worry

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/world/canada/ontario-wildfire-evacuations-thunder-bay.html
Published on: Sunday 19 July 2026

Flames crept, and then sprinted, toward unsuspecting residents who fled remote parts of northwestern Ontario. Now they want to know why officials weren’t prepared.

News Canada » Ontario: 'Looks like Mars': The latest on active fires, evacuations and air quality in Ontario

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/live/looks-like-mars-the-latest-on-active-fires-evacuations-and-air-quality-in-ontario-163929468.html
Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026

Strong winds threatening to fan dozens of out-of-control wildfires are putting northern Ontario on edge Thursday, as crews race to protect communities already devastated by fast-moving flames.

News Canada » Ontario: Where are wildfires in Canada? See tracker, smoke and air quality maps

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/where-are-wildfires-in-canada-see-tracker-smoke-and-air-quality-maps/ar-AA27YJXv
Published on: Wednesday 15 July 2026

More than 830 wildfires are burning across Canada, with over 100 considered out of control.

News Canada » Ontario: Ontario Wildfires Rage On, Forcing Rescues and Evacuations

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/world/canada/ontario-wildfires-smoke-thunder-bay-canada.html
Published on: Saturday 18 July 2026

Nearly 200 fires continued to devastate swaths of the province as smoke continued to drift across parts of Canada and the United States.

News Canada » Ontario: Canada to evacuate Ontario community as wildfire smoke chokes U.S.

News channel or source: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2026/07/18/canada-evacuate-wildfires-ontario-aircraft/90965642007/
Published on: Saturday 18 July 2026

The military will use aircraft to evacuate the inhabitants of Fort Hope in sparsely populated northwestern Ontario.

News Canada » Ontario: Ontario seeks federal support for evacuations as wildfires devastate remote Canadian towns

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ontario-seeks-federal-support-for-evacuations-as-wildfires-devastate-remote-canadian-towns/ar-AA284w4F
Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026

TORONTO, July 16 (Reuters) - Ontario requested federal assistance to evacuate people from remote northern Canadian communities ravaged by wildfires on Thursday, as smoke brought poor air quality to ...

News Canada » Ontario: Canada is in for a scorching summer. Here’s where higher-than-normal temperatures are most likely — and why Ontario could get its first heat wave soon

News channel or source: https://www.insidehalton.com/news/hot-summer-canada-ontario/article_7009206a-1e0b-5266-8e2f-164fa7f3dbc0.html
Published on: Thursday 12 June 2025

It’s likely going to be hot, hot, hot across most of Canada this summer. In its recently released seasonal outlook, Environment and Climate Change Canada is forecasting higher-than-normal temperatures ...

News Canada » Ontario: Canada: train crew escapes flames near Armstrong, Ontario

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/canada-train-crew-escapes-flames-090228511.html
Published on: Wednesday 15 July 2026

A train crew was surrounded by wildfire flames near Armstrong, Ontario, Canada, on 13 July 2026. The Canadian National Railway crew escaped safely as more than 160 fires burned across the region.

News Canada » Ontario: For decades, Attawapiskat First Nation has endured diesel contamination. Now it’s taking Canada and Ontario to court

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/for-decades-attawapiskat-first-nation-has-endured-diesel-contamination-now-it-s-taking-canada-and-ontario-to-court/ar-AA28iNT7
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

‘There comes a time when you say enough is enough’: First Nation files lawsuit over contamination at the core of the community ...

News Canada » Ontario: Ontario and Canada Investing More Than $228 Million to Protect Workers and Key Industries

News channel or source: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1007136/ontario_and_canada_investing_more_than_228_million_to_protect_workers_and_key_industries
Published on: Monday 09 March 2026

OTTAWA — The Ontario government is taking further action to protect Ontario workers by expanding training and employment supports for those impacted by tariffs and global trade disruptions. Through a ...