- Jul 19
Smoke from 900 Canadian wildfires covers 18 US states; Trump demands tariffs, World Cup final in doubt
Nearly 900 wildfires in Canada have sent toxic smoke across 18 US states, affecting over 100 million people and forcing event cancellations. President Trump threatened to add pollution costs to Canadian tariffs, while New York braces for Sunday's World Cup final under hazy skies.
- Jul 18
Canadian military evacuates Fort Hope as wildfires destroy Collins First Nation, smoke chokes US East Coast
Over 950 fires burn across Canada, with 206 out of control, as the military prepares to airlift 600 residents from Fort Hope, Ontario. Smoke has triggered unhealthy air alerts from Ohio to Washington D.C., while the remote Collins First Nation was reduced to ash after residents fled by boat without official help.
- Jul 12
Two dead, at least five injured as gunfight erupts at Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival
An exchange of gunfire between two individuals at Toronto's annual Salsa on St. Clair street festival on Saturday evening left two people dead and at least five others wounded, as thousands of attendees fled in panic.
