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Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings unhealthy air to large swaths of the Midwest

Smoke from Canadian wildfires hovered over several Midwestern states Saturday, bringing warnings of unhealthy air.

Amid Canadian wildfire smoke, air quality in Minneapolis ranks third-worst among world's cities Thursday

An air quality alert covering the entire state of Minnesota continues on Thursday, marring otherwise fairly ideal weather ...

Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Is Blanketing Parts of the U.S. Here’s How to Protect Yourself

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has sent a blanket of smoke over the midwestern United States this weekend. The National ...

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Makes Minneapolis And Chicago Among World’s Worst Polluted Cities

Air quality alerts have been issued across most of the Midwest, and hundreds of wildfires are burning across Canada.
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How Minnesotans are coping with an air quality alert from Canadian wildfires

Dr. Dorothy Curran says fine particles in wildfire smoke especially affect sensitive groups, like kids with asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Canadian wildfire smoke pushes Minneapolis to world’s second worst air quality, prompting urgent health warnings

Minneapolis faced hazardous air quality, ranking second-worst globally due to Canadian wildfire smoke. Air quality alerts ...