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Manitoba wildfires, Arctic Ocean storm among Canada’s top weather events for 2025
Manitoba wildfires forced over 32,000 evacuations and burned nearly half of 8.9 million hectares nationwide, with drought and Arctic flooding also ranking among top events.
- On Thursday, Environment and Climate Change Canada released its annual top-10 weather events list, first published Dec. 18, 2025, highlighting Canada's extreme weather of 2025.
- May heat wave and dry conditions intensified wildfires in Manitoba, drought deepened across much of the country, and an Arctic Ocean storm surge flooded Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T.
- Spring wildfires forced more than 32,000 Manitobans to flee, making 2025 Canada's second-worst wildfire year on record and destroying half the village of Denare Beach.
- Insurance claims and rebuilding costs climbed as communities and neighbours stepped up to help, while officials urged preparedness for repeated disasters.
- A federal report says Canada is not on track for its 2030 targets, with experts noting many events traceable to climate change and rising costs, Ryan Ness said.
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Forest fires dominate the ranking of Environment Canada's most significant 2025 weather events, unveiled on Wednesday.
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Nearly 8.9 million hectares were burned and 75,000 people had to leave their homes.
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