Evacuations Ordered as Wildfire Roars Near Newfoundland’s Largest City

Smoke from a nearby wildfire is visible in this handout photo, from Signal Hill, in St. John’s, N.L., on Aug. 11, 2025. The Canadian Press/Handout — Elling Lien

Officials have asked residents near the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador to evacuate as a wildfire burns nearby.

The provincial government says people living in parts of the Paradise suburb must leave immediately.