Ontario’s  Ministry of Natural Resources says that the 2025 wildfires destroyed 5976 km^2 in 643 fires.

https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/wildfires-burned-nearly-6-000-square-kilometres-in-ontario-this-year-ministry/article_b0e6bd9b-207f-560a-91a0-d42a4efd7f4e.html
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Le ministère des Ressources naturelles de l’Ontario  dit que les feux de forêt de 2025 ont détruit 5976 km^2 en 643 incendies.

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Wildfires burned nearly 6,000 square kilometres in Ontario this year: ministry

The Ministry of Natural Resources says nearly 6,000 square kilometres burned in Ontario this wildfire season, much more than last year and well above the province's 10-year average.

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A wildfire near Ompah, Ontario  north of Kingston has triggered evacuations

https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/10/20/wildfire-forced-home-evacuations-north-of-kingston/
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Un feu de forêt près d’Ompah, Ontario  au nord de Kingston a entraîné des évacuations

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Wildfire forced home evacuations north of Kingston

Emergency responders are still monitoring a wildfire that quickly popped up and spread out of control on Sunday north of Kingston. The blaze is along Road 509 near Ompah, Ont., in Frontenac County. Crews from the surrounding fire departments attended at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday and could not determine the size of the fire. A […]

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Ontario  wildland firefighters being overworked due to lack of resources

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/wildland-firefighters-budget-1.7576491?cmp=mastodon
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Les pompiers de brousse de l'Ontario sont surchargés à cause d'un manque de ressources

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Call for more resources for Ontario wildland firefighters being overworked amid 'more intense' season | CBC News

The union for Ontario's wildland firefighters is calling for a funding increase as they struggle with a lack of resources during a particularly trying season. "As summers go on and fires get more intense with the heat, so too does our fatigue," says a wildfire crew leader who's VP of the local OPSEU union.

CBC

ᐊᑎᑯ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Deer Lake) residents are progressively allowed to return home, starting with essential workers today.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/deer-lake-wildfire-evacuation-update-1.7572969?cmp=mastodon
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Les résidents de ᐊᑎᑯ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Deer Lake) seront progressivement autorisés à retourner à la maison, en commençant par le personnel essentiel aujourd'hui.

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'Everybody wants to go home': Hundreds in Toronto due to wildfires returning to Deer Lake First Nation | CBC News

After a month in Toronto, more than 800 wildfire evacuees from Deer Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario are starting to return home on flights. Here's what community leaders have learned from the experience as rainfall brings some reprieve to the region during this severe wildfire season.

CBC

19 construction workers survived a wildfire near Sandy Lake in northwestern Ontario  by hiding in a shipping container for a while.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/construction-crew-trapped-sandy-lake-wildfire-1.7555567
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19 travailleurs de la construction ont survécu à un feu de forêt près de Sandy Lake, dans le nord-ouest de l'Ontario  en se cachant dans un conteneur pendant un certain temps.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/breve/13118/sandy-lake-evacuation-conteneur-construction

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Construction workers safe after huddling in shipping container as wildfire raged around them | CBC News

A crew of Manitoba construction workers were being flown home to Winnipeg on Saturday night after a harrowing day of being trapped by wildfire and taking shelter in a shipping container on a work site in northern Ontario.

CBC

Just seen on TV news.

An evacuation notice has been issued near Kenora, Ontario  due to spreading Manitoba  wildfire.
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Un avis d’évacuation a été émis près de Kenora, Ontario  à cause de la propagation du feu de forêt au Manitoba 

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