Special Air Quality Statements in Effect Due to Wildfire Smoke Over Parts of Ontario

Traffic moves along the Gardiner Expressway as wildfire smoke blankets Toronto on June 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Andrew Lahodynskyj

Wildfire smoke is again hanging over vast areas of Ontario, with Environment Canada warning that the high levels of air pollution may affect vulnerable people.

The weather agency has issued special air quality statements for southern and eastern Ontario including the Greater Toronto Area, London, Windsor and Ottawa due to smoke from forest fires in Ontario and Quebec.