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Wildfires have now burned 10M hectares of Canadian landThe stark milestone comes as the nation deals with its worst wildfire season on record, which historically runs between April and September.CanadaJul 16, 2023
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Cottage country, eastern Ontario blanketed in forest fire smoke: Environment CanadaSpecial air quality statements were issued in Ontario Sunday for areas including Georgian Bay as smoke from wildfires in Quebec and northeastern Ontario add to air pollution.FireJun 25, 2023
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What does it take to put out a wildfire? Here’s how Canada is fighting themAs of midday Thursday, there were 430 fires burning across Canada, including 235 that were out of control, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.CanadaJun 9, 2023
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Canadian wildfire smoke crossing ocean, expected to reach NorwayThe smoke has moved over Greenland and Iceland since June 1, and observations in southern Norway have recorded increasing concentrations of aerosolized particles.WorldJun 8, 2023
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Environment Canada warns air quality could worsen in Simcoe CountyForest fire smoke will continue to blanket Simcoe County until at least Saturday, meteorologists say. People are advised to minimize risks from exposure until conditions improve.EnvironmentJun 7, 2023
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Canada is burning. A look at the wildfires blazing across the nationSince early May, more than 100,000 Canadians have been forced to flee their homes in nine provinces and territories due to forest fires, federal officials said Monday.CanadaJun 7, 2023
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Some residents near Centennial Lake evacuate as Ontario wildfires burn: townshipA township in eastern Ontario says it's working with provincial police to evacuate some residents near a wildfire around Centennial Lake.CanadaJun 5, 2023
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Ontario sends crews to help wildfire-besieged AlbertaWildland fighters from Ontario are being scrambled to Alberta to help crews there as the western province battles a number of out-of-control wildfires.FireMay 7, 2023
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Recruitment, retention issues plague Ontario wildfire program'Mark my friggin words, somebody is going to get severely hurt,' Daniel Speckert, an Ontario forest firefighter with 11 seasons of experience, told Global News.EnvironmentOct 13, 2022
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Ontario details resources for wildfire season beginning April 1Ontario says it has 800 fire rangers and dozens of aircraft prepared to respond to this year's wildfire season.EnvironmentApr 1, 2022
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