Ontario Wildfires
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Ontario government will communicate better on wildfires, minister pledgesAbout 200 fires raged in northern Ontario in July, leading to the evacuation of more than a dozen communities, many of them remote First Nations.CanadaSep 14
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Ontario begins to repatriate communities as wildfire suppression continuesThere are currently 152 active fires across Ontario, with 12 considered 'out of control,' according to provincial data.FireAug 11
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Ontario wildfire situation moving in ‘reassuring direction’ despite heatThe Ontario government says the wildfire situation is currently moving in a 'reassuring direction' with 80 fires extinguished in the past two weeks.FireJul 30
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Northern Ontario couple could face fines for attempting to save lodge from wildfiresJenny and Kevin VanderHooft face charges for flying their drone within an active fire zone and returning to an area under an evacuation order.FireJul 22
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Doug Ford visits Thunder Bay as northern Ontario fires force evacuationsThere are nearly 200 wildfires burning in the province, sending thick smoke across Ontario and into parts of the United States.CanadaJul 18
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As Ontario wildfires rage, Canadian Forces on ‘standby’ to help: ministerCurrently, the province and the emergency preparedness department are 'apparently capable to handle the situation,' Defence Minister David McGuinty said.CanadaJul 17
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‘It was far away until it wasn’t’: Lodge owner details harrowing northern Ontario firesRylie Isaacs Laforge watched as a northern Ontario forest fire encroached on her lodge, burning a few campers before her and her family were forced to evacuate.FireJul 16
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CN Rail crew evacuated as video shows Ontario wildfire surrounding trainThe train was stopped in Armstrong, Ont., which is north of Thunder Bay. A CN Rail spokesperson told Global News all employees in the area were evacuated overnight Monday.CanadaJul 15
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Ontario wildfires burned almost 6,000 square kilometres this yearThe Ontario government says 643 wildfires were recorded between April and October, with almost 6,000 square kilometres burned in 2025.CanadaNov 3, 2025
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Military deploys to support northern Ontario wildfire evacuationsPrime Minister Mark Carney says Armed Forces personnel have been deployed to assist wildfire evacuations in northern Ontario as over 30,000 flee blazes across the Prairies.FireJun 8, 2025
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