Poor air quality due to wildfires may persist into the weekend for some of Canada’s most populous cities, Environment Canada says.
Toronto is expected to continue experiencing hazy skies and poor air quality over the next 72 hours as smoke from wildfires in Quebec and northeastern Ontario continues to compromise the air quality in southwestern Ontario.
According to the latest update, Toronto’s air quality will deteriorate and reach “high risk” status starting at 2 p.m. local time on June 8 until June 9 evening, based on its “forecast maximums.”
Environment Canada says people with lung or heart diseases, older adults, children, pregnant women, and those who work outdoors are at higher risk of experiencing health effects from the smoke….