On the recordJuly 18, 2026
Last year we had over 600,000 hectares on fire. This year, and it’s changing on a daily, hourly basis, it’s 650,000 acres already. Thank God, no one has died.
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Doug Ford
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thestar.comDoug Ford: “Last year we had over 600,000 hectares on fire. This year, and it’s changing on a daily, hourly basis, it’s 650,000…”
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Discussing the scale of wildfires in Ontario.
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