Weather tracker: More than 900 wildfires rage across Canada
Photograph: Chris Young/The Canadian Press/APView image in fullscreenWildfire devastation in Ontario. As of Wednesday, more than 900 were burning, scorching about 3m hectares of land. While fires have broken out in several provinces, the greatest concern is in the Northwest Territories and Ontario, where several remain out of control.Poor air quality has been reported across affected regions, with wildfire smoke carried by winds into the US and even across the Atlantic to northern Europe.
- ▪Photograph: Chris Young/The Canadian Press/APView image in fullscreenWildfire devastation in Ontario.
- ▪As of Wednesday, more than 900 were burning, scorching about 3m hectares of land.
- ▪While fires have broken out in several provinces, the greatest concern is in the Northwest Territories and Ontario, where several remain out of control.Poor air quality has been reported across affected regions, with wildfire smoke carried
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Wildfire devastation in Ontario. Photograph: Chris Young/The Canadian Press/APView image in fullscreenWildfire devastation in Ontario. Photograph: Chris Young/The Canadian Press/APWeather trackerEnvironmentAnalysisWeather tracker: more than 900 wildfires rage across CanadaJames Michelin for MetDeskFires remain out of control in Northwest Territories and Ontario, while Argentina endures record night-time heatFri 24 Jul 2026 04.11 EDTLast modified on Fri 24 Jul 2026 04.13 EDTShareRecent hot, dry weather in Canada has triggered hundreds of wildfires across the country. As of Wednesday, more than 900 were burning, scorching about 3m hectares of land.
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