Wildfires Impact Canada From Coast-to-Coast

Wildfires are burning across several Canadian provinces, forcing thousands of people from their homes and sending smoke into major cities across North America, The Canadian Press reported (7-17-26).

The provincial breakdown is as follows:

• In Ontario, dozens of forest fires continued to burn across the northern part of the province, with the most severe activity in the northwest. Flames have razed Namaygoosisagagun First Nation, also known as Collins First Nation, north of Thunder Bay. Officials reported 129 active fires in the northwest, including 62 burning out of control, along with 61 fires in the northeast.
• In BC, crews in Pemberton, north of Whistler, worked overnight to contain a wind-driven wildfire. Evacuation alerts and orders remained in effect, though officials said no structures were immediately at risk. Fires near Boston Bar in the southern Interior also prompted new evacuation orders, including for the townsite, as thunderstorms contributed to a second consecutive daily increase in active fires.
• In Nova Scotia, as many as 150 people were ordered to leave a rural area northeast of Halifax because of an out-of-control wildfire. The evacuation area included part of Mooseland Road south to Highway 7. The fire had grown to 17 square kilometers after burning since Wednesday.

Environment Canada issued air quality warnings across a broad swath of the country, including southern Ontario. Smoke also reached New York, Chicago, Detroit, and Boston.