Canada: Wildfire Smoke Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Ontario

Environment Canada issued a special air quality statement for Toronto and most of Ontario due to the smoke from wildfires burning across Canada.

Wildfires trigger high-risk air quality alert in Canada

STORY: Wildfires trigger high-risk air quality alert in Canada DATELINE: July 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: TORONTO, Canada CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): HUGH LI, Xinhua reporter 2. various of Toronto 3. STANDUP 2 (English): HUGH LI, Xinhua reporter 4. various of the wildfires STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): HUGH LI, Xinhua reporter "We are in the downtown of Toronto, the biggest city of Canada. The air quality here started out bad and got worse over Saturday, rising to 'very high risk.'" Environment Canada on Friday renewed a special air quality statement for its southern Ontario, including parts of the Greater Toronto Area, as smoke plumed from wildfires in northeastern Ontario and Quebec drifted into the region. The ministry designated Toronto's air quality as "high risk," warning the poor conditions are expected to persist into the evening and may affect certain areas until Saturday morning. At around noon on Friday, Toronto's air pollution was listed as the second worst i

CANADA-TORONTO-WILDFIRE SMOKE-AIR POLLUTION

CANADA-TORONTO-WILDFIRE SMOKE-AIR POLLUTION

(230607) -- TORONTO, June 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wildfire smoke shrouds Toronto, Canada, on June 6, 2023. Environment Canada issued a special air quality statement for Toronto on Tuesday after the smoke from forest fires in Quebec and northeastern Ontario arrived in Toronto. Poor air quality may persist through most of this week. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

CANADA-TORONTO-WILDFIRE SMOKE-AIR POLLUTION

CANADA-TORONTO-WILDFIRE SMOKE-AIR POLLUTION

(230607) -- TORONTO, June 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The sunset is seen as wildfire smoke shrouds Toronto, Canada, on June 6, 2023. Environment Canada issued a special air quality statement for Toronto on Tuesday after the smoke from forest fires in Quebec and northeastern Ontario arrived in Toronto. Poor air quality may persist through most of this week. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

CANADA-TORONTO-WILDFIRE SMOKE-AIR POLLUTION

CANADA-TORONTO-WILDFIRE SMOKE-AIR POLLUTION

(230607) -- TORONTO, June 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wildfire smoke shrouds Toronto, Canada, on June 6, 2023. Environment Canada issued a special air quality statement for Toronto on Tuesday after the smoke from forest fires in Quebec and northeastern Ontario arrived in Toronto. Poor air quality may persist through most of this week. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

CANADA-TORONTO-WILDFIRE SMOKE-AIR POLLUTION

CANADA-TORONTO-WILDFIRE SMOKE-AIR POLLUTION

(230607) -- TORONTO, June 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wildfire smoke shrouds Toronto, Canada, on June 6, 2023. Environment Canada issued a special air quality statement for Toronto on Tuesday after the smoke from forest fires in Quebec and northeastern Ontario arrived in Toronto. Poor air quality may persist through most of this week. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)