{"id":822901,"date":"2026-07-24T11:03:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/822901\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T11:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:03:19","slug":"ontario-wildfires-180-blazes-burning-with-seven-new-fires-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/822901\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario wildfires: 180 blazes burning, with seven new fires"},"content":{"rendered":"

Officials with Ontario\u2019s Ministry of Natural Resources put the active number of wildfires burning in the north at 180, with seven new blazes sparked yesterday.<\/p>\n

Aerial photographs<\/a> have shown the devastation in one northern Ontario First Nation<\/a> as a wildfire tore through the region last week.<\/p>\n

\"\"Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation, a small, remote Ojibwa community located in northwestern Ontario, about 250 km north of Thunder Bay, Ont., on July 22, 2026. (Chris Young\/The Canadian Press) <\/p>\n

The photos show scorched earth and debris where buildings once stood<\/a> in Namaygoosisagagun First Nation, also known as Collins First Nation, whose residents fled without help from the province.<\/p>\n

\"\"Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation, a small, remote Ojibwa community located in northwestern Ontario, about 250 km north of Thunder Bay, Ont., on July 22, 2026. (Chris Young\/The Canadian Press) \"\"Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation, a small, remote Ojibwa community located in northwestern Ontario, about 250 km north of Thunder Bay, Ont., on July 22, 2026. (Chris Young\/The Canadian Press) \"\"Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation, a small, remote Ojibwa community located in northwestern Ontario, about 250 km north of Thunder Bay, Ont., on July 22, 2026. (Chris Young\/The Canadian Press) \"\"Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation, a small, remote Ojibwa community located in northwestern Ontario, about 250 km north of Thunder Bay, Ont., on July 22, 2026. (Chris Young\/The Canadian Press) \"\"Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation, a small, remote Ojibwa community located in northwestern Ontario, about 250 km north of Thunder Bay, Ont., on July 22, 2026. (Chris Young\/The Canadian Press) \"\"Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation, a small, remote Ojibwa community located in northwestern Ontario, about 250 km north of Thunder Bay, Ont., on July 22, 2026. (Chris Young\/The Canadian Press) \"\"Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation, a small, remote Ojibwa community located in northwestern Ontario, about 250 km north of Thunder Bay, Ont., on July 22, 2026. (Chris Young\/The Canadian Press) \"\"Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation Wildfire damage is pictured from the air in Collins First Nation, a small, remote Ojibwa community located in northwestern Ontario, about 250 km north of Thunder Bay, Ont., on July 22, 2026. (Chris Young\/The Canadian Press) <\/p>\n

First Nations leaders have said the Ontario government left communities to fend for themselves<\/a> without timely support for evacuations, and are calling for a public inquiry into the provincial response to the wildfires that continue to devastate swaths of forest.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Premier Doug Ford said his government did everything it could<\/a> to respond to the wildfires. The province has said some of the blazes spread so quickly they were only seen once they were dangerously close to First Nations.<\/p>\n

Ford has told wildfire evacuees not to return to their homes, and on Wednesday, Ontario Provincial Police said anyone found in areas under closure orders could face hundreds of dollars in fines, as well as three demerit points on their driver\u2019s licence for failing to obey road signs. <\/p>\n

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 23, 2026.<\/p>\n

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