Canadian Wildfires Send Smoke South, Triggering Air Quality Warnings

The skyline of Montreal is obscured by a haze of smog on June 25, 2023, as a smog warning is in effect for Montreal and multiple regions of the province due to forest fires. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

Canadian wildfires are continuing to send heavy clouds of smoke south, from Northern Ontario and Quebec, through both provinces and into the United States.

Environment Canada has issued special air quality statements for large areas of Ontario and Quebec warning of high levels of air pollution due to the smoke.