Wildfires in the Prairies having air quality impact on several provinces / The Toronto Star
Saturday, June 7, 2025, 11:20 am
Wildfires raging in Canada’s Prairies have produced a hazardous haze that has diminished air quality from Montreal to surrounding provinces. Residents witnessed a thick, dangerous smog as officials issued health warnings, though a cold front now promises a gradual clearing of the polluted skies.
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Environnement Canada recommande aux personnes les plus à risque de limiter leurs activité à l’extérieur.
People should keep the windows of their homes and vehicles closed, a city news release said
Much of southern Ontario was under an air quality statement on Thursday and Friday that lifted early Saturday morning.
Parts of Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland and Labrador experiencing poor air quality
MONTREAL - Poor air quality fuelled by wildfires burning across the Prairies left a large swath of the country enveloped in a haze for another day.
Montréal continue de goûter à la fumée des incendies de forêt qui font rage dans l’ouest du pays, samedi. Mais il y a de l’espoir : un front froid venu de l’est améliorera progressivement la qualité de l’air dès dimanche dans le sud du Québec.
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