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Ontario's Doug Ford urges more federal assistance to fight wildfires across Canada

Published Aug 15, 2025 at 10:54am

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Ontario's Doug Ford urges more federal assistance to fight wildfires across Canada

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the media during the meeting of Canada’s premiers in Huntsville, Ont., on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette NSD/

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging the federal government to put more national resources toward fighting wildfires, as nearly every province battles them.

Premiers raised the issue with Prime Minister Mark Carney last month when he met with them in Huntsville, Ont., he said.

"We need resources, national resources across the country, because it happens frequently," Ford said. "We send firefighters in, we send equipment in and help each other, but right now ... everywhere seems to have issues, every single province."

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