Trump threatens new Canada tariffs over fires sending 'filthy' air into US cities
Trump threatens new Canada tariffs over fires sending 'filthy' air into US cities - Published US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new...
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- Trump threatens new Canada tariffs over fires sending 'filthy' air into US cities - Published US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Canada after hundreds of wildfires have left much of the northern US choked by a blanket of smoke.
- The threat follows complaints by US lawmakers over the wildfires and Ontario's premier Doug Ford asking the US to send support to fight the fires, rather than complain.
- As of Friday, there were about 888 fires actively burning in Canada, according to the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System, external - with the majority burning out of control.
- Experts also say many of the current fires are burning in Canada's vast, remote forests, where fires can be difficult to detect or contain before they become too large.
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Trump threatens new Canada tariffs over fires sending 'filthy' air into US cities - Published US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Canada after hundreds of wildfires have left much of the northern US choked by a blanket of smoke. The threat follows complaints by US lawmakers over the wildfires and Ontario's premier Doug Ford asking the US to send support to fight the fires, rather than complain. As of Friday, there were about 888 fires actively burning in Canada, according to the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System, external - with the majority burning out of control. Experts also say many of the current fires are burning in Canada's vast, remote forests, where fires can be difficult to detect or contain before they become too large. Fires burn down communities as haze grips region America's blame game over Canada's wildfire smoke misses the point, experts say - Published25 September 2025 Some residents in northern Ontario were forced to evacuate due to the ongoing fires. Fires are also burning on the country's west coast, where more than 59 active fires in British Columbia were reported on Friday.