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Wildfires in Ontario Drive Toronto Air Quality to Worst Globally, Force Evacuations
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Wildfires in Ontario Drive Toronto Air Quality to Worst Globally, Force Evacuations
More than 100 active wildfires in northern Ontario have made Toronto's air quality the worst in the world and prompted evacuations from First Nations communities.
- Environment Canada issued health warnings after smoke from the wildfires caused yellow, smoky air over Toronto.
- IQAir ranked Toronto's air quality the worst in the world on Wednesday, as the city also recorded a record high of 37.3C.
- Canadian National confirmed that a train crew near Armstrong, Ontario, was safely evacuated as flames surrounded the locomotive.
- Ontario provincial representative Lise Vaugeois said the community of Collins has burned to the ground but that everyone got out safely.
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