US EditionOttawa Approves Military Help for Fighting N.L. Wildfires
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, CANADA, AUG 6 – Premier Hogan warns of extreme fire risk amid six active wildfires, with half out of control and about 900 residents evacuated, as firefighting aircraft and crews battle the blazes.
- On August 6, 2025, officials reported six active wildfires in Newfoundland, with half out of control and two on the Avalon Peninsula.
- Amid tinder-dry conditions, Environment Canada forecasts temperatures between 25 C and 28 C with no rain, prompting Hogan to warn the province is 'as dry as a tinder box'.
- The blaze in the Small Point–Adam's Cove–Blackhead–Broad Cove region doubled since Tuesday, reaching more than 14.3 square kilometres, and Kingston's fire grew to 1,432 hectares.
- Residents across multiple communities face evacuations as three wildfires have forced hundreds to leave Kingston, Perry's Cove, Western Bay, Small Point–Adam's Cove–Blackhead–Broad Cove, Holyrood, and Conception Bay South.
- Hogan says he's examining hikes to the current $75-to-$1,000 fines for fire ban violations.
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Three uncontrolled fires are burning on the island, resulting in a series of evacuation orders and alerts.
·Montreal, Canada
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Multiple out-of-control wildfires are burning throughout Newfoundland
ST. JOHN’S — Hundreds of people from several communities in Newfoundland have been ordered to evacuate their homes and businesses as six wildfires continued to burn Wednesday, half of them out of control. Premier John Hogan told a news conference that an unknown number of structures had been destroyed on the eastern side of the […]
·Toronto, Canada
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