Firefighting costs rise with over 160 wildfires burning in Ontario

Wildfires continue to be a major concern for northern Ontario with 165 of them still burning.

The northwest region has 119 active fires, with 24 currently deemed out of control.

Eight fires have been extinguished since yesterday.

In the northeast, there are five new wildfires burning, bringing the total in the area to 46 active blazes.

In July, the province said it had spent $271 million on emergency firefighting in 2025 and 2026.

So far this year the cost has exceeded the budgeted $135 million.

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