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2026 World Cup’s contingency plans for wildfire smoke risks remain unclear
World Cup being hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States is less than a year away and FIFA’s protocols for matches ...
U of S researcher studies impact of wildfire smoke on songbirds
Catherine Ivy is an assistant professor of biology at University of Saskatchewan. Her new research project is examining the impact of wildfire smoke on the songbird population.
U.S. Lawmakers Blame Canada for Ruining Summer With Wildfire Smoke
Six Republican Congress members callously urged Canada to take “proper action” to mitigate smoke wafting into the U.S.
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Wildfire smoke challenges Canada’s food growers in complex and unexpected ways
Scattering sunlight, disrupting bees, damaging plant tissue - farmers can’t always offset the effects of smoky days ...
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Wildfire smoke impact on crops, animals
Agricultural producers are dealing with smoky air that has become an all-too-common feature of Canadian summers. Environment ...
Wildfire smoke forces summer camps to move activities indoors, adjust programs
Wildfire smoke in several parts of the country is forcing summer camp providers whose communities are under air quality ...
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Wildfire smoke chokes southern and west central Sask. on Tuesday
Environment Canada has issued an air quality warning stretching from the Alberta border to central Saskatchewan and down to ...
Revamp of Manitoba's air quality monitoring infrastructure needed for 'smokier future,' says expert
Manitoba is looking to expand the infrastructure it has to monitor air quality, a step experts say is important to better map ...
US lawmakers ask Canada to curb wildfire smoke ruining their summer
In our neck of the woods, summer months are the best time of the year to spend time outdoors recreating, enjoying time with ...