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Toxic Canada wildfire smoke prompts ground delay at Boston's Logan airport

Hundreds of wildfires still burning in Canada are expected to undermine air quality across the Upper Midwest and Northeast into Tuesday.

Gizmodo · 2d

Wildfire Smoke Chokes Canada and U.S., Triggering Air Quality Alerts

Canada is battling more than 700 active wildfires across the country, roughly two-thirds of which are burning out of control, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center (CIFFC). Smoke billowing from the blazes has blanketed central Canada and the northern U.S., prompting widespread air quality alerts.

FOX 2 Detroit on MSN · 11h

Michigan air quality: State politicians call for Canada to better combat wildfires

For many, it has started to feel like the bad air quality in Michigan from the Canadian wildfires is becoming the new summer normal. Now, state leaders and politicians are saying the recent batch of smoke is the last straw.

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Deseret News on MSN · 22h

A look at the hundreds of wildfires burning across the U.S. and Canada

The largest fire currently burning in the U.S. is the Dragon Bravo Fire, which has destroyed over 100,000 acres.

U.S. News & World Report · 4h

California Wildfires May Have Caused Hundreds More Deaths

Wildfires that tore through Los Angeles early this year may have caused hundreds more deaths than official reports show, new research suggests. While the fires were said to have taken 31 lives, a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association estimates that about 440 more deaths may be linked to the disaster.

Caters Clips on MSN · 7h

California’s Largest Wildfire of 2025 Scorches 83,000 Acres

A fast-moving wildfire known as the Gifford Fire has grown to 83,000 acres, making it the largest blaze in California this year. Captured by UC San Diego’s ALERTCalifornia cameras, the fire is rapidly spreading through the La Panza range.

Bird Sparks Canadian Brush Fire

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Bird blamed for dropping fish on power line, sparking "heavy fire" in Canada

The nearest river is about two miles away, but investigators determined the fish was scooped up by an osprey, which then dropped it onto a power line midflight.

HuffPost · 1d

Bird Sparks Canadian Brush Fire After Dropping A Fish On Power Lines

A British Columbia fire rescue service's social media post joked that the osprey allegedly responsible for the blaze was "tired of raw fish and wanted to give cooked a try.”

UPI News on MSN · 2d

Look: Fish dropped by osprey causes brush fire, power outage

Firefighters in British Columbia determined a power outage and small brush fire were caused by an osprey dropping a fish on a power line in the Ashcroft area.

AFP on MSN1h

Canada sends troops to eastern province as fire damage grows

Canada is sending troops and coast guard personnel to its easternmost province on Thursday to confront wildfires that have ...

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Great news possible on Canadian wildfire smoke for Great Lakes, New England

The wildfire areas of Manitoba and Saskatchewan are projected to receive 50 millimeters to 100 millimeters of rain this ...

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Free-falling fish started a brush fire in Canada, firefighters say

An osprey caught a fish but got tired in the heat and dropped it onto power lines, sparking a brush fire in western Canada — ...

La Cañada Flintridge enlists goats, sheep for wildfire prevention

Hungry goats and sheep will head up an effort to reduce wildfire risk across a nearly 60-acre expanse of city-owned land in ...

Michigan GOP reps demand Canada contain wildfires whose smoke is polluting summer vacations

Seven Michigan Republicans in Congress want Canada to contain and prevent future wildfires, noting it's the third summer ...

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Wildfire danger on the rise in Atlantic Canada amid drought

There is little relief in sight for Atlantic Canada with drought conditions continuing and wildfires raging out of control in ...

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Key Trump allies from Upstate NY tell Canada its wildfire smoke is ‘unacceptable’

Two allies of President Donald Trump from Upstate New York have sent a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney over the ...

Are Canadian wildfires out? Smoke clears northern US, but occasional hazards may pop up

Smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada has choked the skies over dozens of northern U.S. states in the Great Lakes and ...

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