Wildfire Ignites South of Port Alberni - Canada

Wildfire Ignites South of Port Alberni - Canada

A fire ban sign is displayed at Fitzroy Provincial Park on the Ottawa River, in Fitzroy Harbour, Ont., on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Wildfire Smoke Reaches Major Cities - Canada

Wildfire Smoke Reaches Major Cities - Canada

A tour boat makes its way along the Ottawa River as haze from wildfires burning in Canada's prairie provinces affects the area, in Ottawa, ON, Canada, Friday June 6, 2025. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Canada Day Celebrations

Canada Day Celebrations

Fireworks explode above LeBreton Flats Park and the Ottawa River on Canada Day, in Ottawa, on Monday, July 1, 2024. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Canada Day Celebrations

Canada Day Celebrations

Boaters are seen on the Ottawa River below the Alexandra Bridge as people celebrate Canada Day in Ottawa, on Monday, July 1, 2024. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Canada Day Celebrations

Canada Day Celebrations

Fireworks explode above the Ottawa River and LeBreton Flats Park on Canada Day, in Ottawa, on Monday, July 1, 2024. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Canada Day Celebrations

Canada Day Celebrations

Fireworks explode above LeBreton Flats Park and the Ottawa River on Canada Day, in Ottawa, on Monday, July 1, 2024. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

National Indigenous Peoples Day - Canada

National Indigenous Peoples Day - Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the Eagle River Singers as he attends a commemorative ceremony, Raising the SurvivorsÕ Flag, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. The ceremony is "in memory of the thousands of children who were sent to residential schools, of those who never returned, and in honour of the families whose lives were forever changed." Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Wildfire smoke makes air quality poor in Ottawa

STORY: Wildfire smoke makes air quality poor in Ottawa DATELINE: June 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:44 LOCATION: Ottawa CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the parliament 2. various of the Wellington Street 3. various of the Ottawa River 4. various of the Champlain Bridge 5. forecast map animation 6. screen shot of Environment Canada Air Quality Index 7. letter to parents of students in West Quebec schools on air quality STORYLINE: As wildfires blazed in western Quebec and northern Ontario near Ottawa, the air quality of Canada's capital city was so bad that it cracked through the top of a risk scale on Tuesday. Environment Canada warned that forest fires may keep the air dangerous to human health through most of the week. The city was officially at a 10+ on Environment Canada's Air Quality Health Index Tuesday morning, which is its highest level and the highest among Canada's major cities. This meant the general public should reduce or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities, and people at risk of ser