What to know about the Canadian and US wildfires and their impact
Many of the blazes are burning out of control, with some causing evacuations and damage. The blazes left one tribal community completely decimated in northern Ontario, ripping through the Namaygoosisagagun First Nation with little warning.In the US and across parts of Canada, a blanket of thick smoke has remained due to the fires, hiding prominent city skylines and causing many to don facemasks. On Friday, Detroit, Chicago, Washington DC, and New York topped the list for the worst air quality in the world, drawing warnings from local officials to limit time outdoors due to potential health impacts of inhaling the fumes.
- ▪Many of the blazes are burning out of control, with some causing evacuations and damage.
- ▪The blazes left one tribal community completely decimated in northern Ontario, ripping through the Namaygoosisagagun First Nation with little warning.In the US and across parts of Canada, a blanket of thick smoke has remained due to the fir
- ▪On Friday, Detroit, Chicago, Washington DC, and New York topped the list for the worst air quality in the world, drawing warnings from local officials to limit time outdoors due to potential health impacts of inhaling the fumes.
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What to know about the Canadian and US wildfires and their impactImage source, Cole Burston/ AFP/Getty ImagesImage caption, Wildfire smoke is expected to continue affecting air quality in Toronto and US cities throughout the weekByEsme Stallard, Senior climate and science reporter, Erwan Rivault, Senior data designer and Pilar Tomas, Senior visual journalistPublished16 July 2026Updated 11 minutes agoCities across north-eastern Canada and the US are suffering from intense smoke brought on by hundreds of wildfires burning across Canada. Many of the blazes are burning out of control, with some causing evacuations and damage.
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