Local·2026-07-18T11:00:00+00:00
It feels like 'breathing through a straw.' As wildfire smoke blankets Toronto, here's what people with lung conditions are going through
As the owner of Liberty Pooch dog walkers, she typically takes six dogs out a day, one at a time, but had to lean on her husband to finish her routes that day while she recovered. People with asthma, COPD and heart disease are among the most at risk in smoky conditions Helga Auyeung, owner of dogwalking service Liberty Pooch, has had breathing difficulties due to the wildfire smoke blowing into Toronto. She tried to concentrate on breathing through the worst asthma attack of her life, triggered by the wildfire smoke blowing in from northwestern Ontario on Thursday.
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Region·2026-07-18T15:12:58+00:00
Premier Doug Ford warns wildfire evacuees to not return to their homes
An official with an evacuated First Nation community said earlier this week that 26 residents, including people from a neighbouring town, returned to their communities over concerns the province wasn’t committing sufficient resources to protect their homes. Residents of Whitesand First Nation and Namaygoosisagagun First Nation – also known as Collins First Nation – fled approaching wildfires without help from the province. Members of Collins First Nation and Whitesand First Nation are sheltering in Thunder Bay hotels, which, according to the city’s top fire official, are near or at capacity I want to thank the.
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Local·2026-07-18T19:15:00+00:00
Toronto air quality live: Ford blasts Trump's 'short memory' on fire aid; Tornado warning lifted; Smog expected to improve Sunday
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks in front of a live map of smoke movement during a press conference updating media on ongoing forest fires in Ontario, in Toronto, Friday, July 17, 2026. Pedestrians wear masks at Yonge and Dundas as wildfire smoke from northwestern Ontario blankets Toronto on July 17, 2026. The CN Tower is pictured in Toronto as wildfire smoke fills the city, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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