Smoke, Wildfire and Air Quality
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More than 200 wildfires are raging across Canada, sending a thick blanket of choking smoke through the U.S. Midwest. Experts says climate change means U.S. residents better get used to it.
More sunshine is on the way for southern Ontario on Sunday, but skies may appear hazy as wildfire smoke continues to drift through the region. Sunrise is set for 5:36 a.m. For those hoping to catch it,
Wildfires scorching several Canadian provinces have driven at least 33,400 people from their homes, with smoke now reaching all the way to Europe.
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires has triggered air quality warnings in several provinces and surrounding U.S. states. As of Friday, June 6, much of southern Ontario and southern Quebec, including Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal, have been placed under special air quality alerts.
The country's legacy of mining means that toxic metals could be carried along plumes of smoke, endangering people in its path.
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The Weather Network on MSNSmelling smoke? Reduced air quality in southern Ontario through FridayYou might detect a burning smell across southern Ontario as favourable conditions push Prairie wildfire smoke to the surface
Wildfire activity has not slowed down in northwestern Ontario, as three First Nations remain under evacuation, with hundreds of people sent south. Here's the latest on fires of note, air quality warnings and statements,
With wildfire smoke looming over Ontario, Environment Canada has issued air quality watches and statements for a large portion of the province.