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Smoke descends on Northeastern US. Map shows air quality impacts.
State officials from Maine to New York issued alerts for fine particulate matter, a toxic byproduct of wildfires that is ...
Canadian wildfires prompt New York air quality alert
The air quality index (AQI) is predicted to be above 100 in much of New York state on Saturday, and could reach 135. Alerts ...
Wildfire smoke chokes northern Manitoba air, while hot, humid weather plagues the south
As a large swath of Manitoba deals with heavy wildfire smoke polluting the air, others in the province are starting ...
It's not your imagination: Winnipeg summers are smokier than they used to be
If it seems like there's been more smoke in Winnipeg's air in recent summers, that's not just your memory playing tricks on ...
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Snow Lake prepares as wildfire races closer
Firefighters watered down sections of Snow Lake to protect the northern Manitoba town from an out-of-control blaze that was ...
Minnesotans feel effects of Canadian wildfires as skies fill with smoke
"A lot of the prairies within Canada, the prairie provinces, entered the fire season already starting out in a drought, and ...
Three fires in 16 hours rock Winnipeg
Winnipeg fire crews responded to three separate structure fires between Thursday afternoon and early Friday morning.
Power out in northwestern Manitoba town due to wildfire that also destroyed one home
LEAF RAPIDS — Power is out in the northern Manitoba town of Leaf Rapids after a wildfire entered the community earlier this week and destroyed some infrastructure. Manitoba Hydro said it is aware of ...