Canada wildfire season now worst on record as firefighters battle nearly 500 blazes

Smoke from northeastern Ontario and central western Quebec wildfires creates a haze across the skyline in Toronto, Ontario, on Wednesday. Photo: Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Firefighters in Canada are now battling 497 active wildfires across the country after 31 new blazes ignited, according to the latest data from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center. The big picture: CIFFC figures show 3,023 fires have burned across some 19.7 million acres of land during what officials this week declared has been Canada's worst wildfire season on record. • Smoke...