More than 800 wildfires in Canada burn as air quality alerts spread to US0

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• July 16, 2026

According to the Canadian Wildfire Information System, the vast majority of wildfires are out of control. The large group of fires affecting western areas of Ontario are responsible for sending thick plumes of smoke and poor air quality across Thunder Bay and Toronto, with lower concentrations of smoke high in the atmosphere hanging over the