Fleeing Canada’s wildfires: They thought there was no immediate danger. Then a wall of smoke arrived
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"Fleeing Canada’s wildfires: They thought there was no immediate danger. Then a wall of smoke arrived" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The New York Times, Northwest Ontario News, CBC and Reuters. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- ‘One of the most scary things I think I’ve ever seen,’ teen evacuee recalls | story CBC · 17h ago
- Ontario Wildfires Rage On, Forcing Rescues and Evacuations The New York Times · 17h ago
- Evacuation ordered for area south of Lac des Mille Lacs Northwest Ontario News · 17h ago
- Wildfire tally grows to 190 in northern Ontario CBC · 17h ago
- Canada prepares to evacuate Ontario community as wildfire smoke chokes US Reuters · 17h ago broke it first
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