Much of Ontario under air quality warnings amid wildfire smoke: Environment Canada

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jun 05, 2025 5:41 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago

Smoke from wildfires burning successful different parts of Canada has prompted Environment Canada to contented aerial prime warnings oregon statements for overmuch of Ontario.

The bureau placed parts of bluish Ontario nether an aerial prime informing connected Thursday day arsenic wildfires scorch Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

It warns fume is causing mediocre aerial prime and reduced visibility successful regions including Fort Hope, Kenora and Sandy Lake.

Environment Canada says precocious concentrations of wildfire fume person moved southbound of the country and whitethorn stay successful spot for the adjacent respective days.

The bureau has besides issued peculiar aerial prime statements for bluish Ontario communities including Dryden and Timmins, arsenic good arsenic a ample swath of confederate Ontario spanning Windsor to Ottawa and the Greater Toronto Area.

The upwind bureau says the statements are successful spot done Friday, adding residents should see limiting clip outdoors and beryllium mindful of fume vulnerability symptoms.