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Wildfires This Year: Manageable, Not Catastrophic | Winnipeg News
This year’s wildfire season is shaping up to be manageable—far from the apocalyptic 2025 levels that saw over 6,000 fires and 8 million hectares burned. With 796 active fires (60 out of control) and 3,100 fires total so far, numbers are up from May’s 65, but burned area remains below last year’s 4.6 million hectares. July’s forecast brings above-normal heat across most of Canada, except Saskatchewan and southern Alberta, with dry conditions in Manitoba and northwestern Ontario—but rain is expected in the Northwest Territories, Yukon, parts of Quebec, and the Maritimes. Officials are…
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