HALIFAX - The wildfires that disrupted the lives of thousands of Canadians and shattered records for the amount of forest burned have been voted The Canadian Press story of the year.
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It was the year unprecedented wildfires disrupted the lives of thousands from coast to coast, shattering records for the total area burned. Canadian wildfires were by far the first choice for The Canadian Press news story of the year.
Canadian wildfires were the first choice for The Canadian Press news story of the year, as voted by editors in newsrooms across the country. Here is a sampling of comments from editors who identified the wildfires as the year's biggest story: