NPR News: 07-18-2026 1PM EDT

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Nora Raum· Host0:21

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rom. Canadians are pushing back after criticism from President Trump and other American politicians blaming Canadians for wildfire smoke drifting south of the border. More than nine hundred fires are burning across Canada. Dan Karpenchuk reports.

Dan Karpenchuk0:41

Ontario Premier Doug Ford urges critics to send support rather than complain, just as Canada has done for efforts to fight fires in California. In a post on social media, Trump says he's holding Canada responsible for the fires and is threatening more tariffs, claiming Canada is not maintaining its forests, resulting in dangerous polluted air. Other Republican lawmakers accuse Canada of not acting with urgency. A former aide in the Harper government, Dimitri Soudas, says wildfires do not recognize international borders and noted Canada has nine percent of the world's forests, much of it in remote areas. Prime Minister Mark Carney took a swipe at Washington's climate change policies, saying climate change is everyone's responsibility. For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpenchuk in Toronto.

Nora Raum· Host1:25

Israel's military campaigns in Iran and Lebanon have quieted,