Wildfires This Year: Manageable, Not Catastrophic | Winnipeg News

This year’s wildfire season is shaping up to be manageable—far from the apocalyptic 2025 levels that saw over 6,000 fires and 8 million hectares burned. With 796 active fires (60 out of control) and 3,100 fires total so far, numbers are up from May’s 65, but burned area remains below last year’s 4.6 million hectares. July’s forecast brings above-normal heat across most of Canada, except Saskatchewan and southern Alberta, with dry conditions in Manitoba and northwestern Ontario—but rain is expected in the Northwest Territories, Yukon, parts of Quebec, and the Maritimes. Officials are cautiously optimistic: this season’s intensity is nowhere near the record-breaking 2025 disaster, which scorched more land than New Brunswick. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/673f2fd66f11fe38