AQHI

• Air quality warning in Edmonton, much of Alberta due to N.W.T. wildfire smoke

  From hot and muggy to torrential downpours, it's been a dramatic few weeks of weather and now, a condition Albertans had hoped to evade has drifted down from the N.W.T.

  Weather

  Jul 20
  
• Air quality warnings issued in Alberta, Sask. as wildfire smoke blankets provinces

  Edmonton had bad air quality due to a blaze at a recycling plant over the weekend and now, wildfire smoke drifting across the Prairies is worsening conditions in Alberta and Sask.

  Weather

  Sep 1, 2025
  
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• Wildfire smoke continues to trigger poor air quality alerts across Alberta

  Many communities in the province remained under an air quality warning on Tuesday while special air quality statements were issued for others.

  Health

  Jun 10, 2025
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• Do you know about the health damage long-term wildfire smoke exposure can cause?

  Bad air quality is linked to poor health outcomes and the development or worsening of some diseases like asthma, coughs, headaches, infections, COPD, as well as cancers.

  Fire

  Jun 4, 2025
• Smoke again settles into the Southern Interior as wildfire fight carries on

  The warning covers the Central Okanagan and Shuswap, areas where Environment Canada said shifting winds moved smoke from the west. 

  Fire

  Sep 11, 2023
• Wildfire smoke triggers poor air quality alert in Edmonton, northern Alberta

  Wildfire smoke is causing poor air quality and reduced visibility in Edmonton and across northern Alberta, which prompted an air quality statement to be issued Wednesday evening. 

  Environment

  Aug 24, 2023
• Thick smoke sinks into Okanagan; air quality ranked among worst in the world

  A site called IQAir, assigns a numeric value to the air quality, and Kelowna was sitting at 162 by Friday afternoon, which is deemed unhealthy.

  Fire

  Aug 4, 2023
• Smoky air leading to hundreds of kids sports cancellations in Edmonton each week

  The smoky conditions in Edmonton because of the Alberta wildfires is leading to hundreds of sports games and other outdoor activities getting cancelled week after week.

  Health

  Jun 12, 2023
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• Air quality health index reaches high level for Peterborough area

  The air quality health index is between 7-10 or 'high' due to persistent smoke from wildfires in northern Ontario and Quebec.

  Health

  Jun 7, 2023
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• Some B.C. cities have some of the worst air quality in the world

  Kids are being kept inside and people with health complications are being warned to avoid the outdoors as smoke from wildfires burning north of the Okanagan seeps into the valley.

  Environment

  May 18, 2023