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There are also many major fires burning in Canada since May. So far this year 13.8 million acres have burned across the country. Volunteers from Utah have been deployed to Canada to help support evacuees.
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s northernmost congressman is fed up with smoke and haze from Canada. Congressman Tom Tiffany was on social media recently, complaining about another air quality alert for much of northern Wisconsin.
Six members of Congress from Wisconsin and Minnesota have asked Canada to say how it plans to tackle the blazes and reduce the haze billowing south.
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Wildfire smoke challenges Canada’s food growers in complex and unexpected waysScattering sunlight, disrupting bees, damaging plant tissue - farmers can’t always offset the effects of smoky days
A Canadian wildfire crew leader was scouting around the Summit Lake Fire in British Columbia when he stumbled upon a mother grizz and her cubs.
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Toronto and the GTA are under a heat wave and poor air quality warning issued by Environment Canada on July 14, 2025, due to wildfire smoke from northern Ontario. The poor air quality is expected to persist from Monday into Tuesday.
A growing body of research shows the cascading health impacts of wildfire smoke, from cognitive decline to heart issues.
Some business owners say the emergency alert for the Waskesiu area in northern Saskatchewan was blown out of proportion by media, causing panic and hurting local businesses.