Smoke from dozens of forest fires in the central prairie province of Saskatchewan is blanketing almost the entire province.
The smoke is affecting residents from Uranium City in the north to Oxbow in the southeast — and all points in between.
An Environment Canada advisory says the smoke may pose potentially serious health risks. It says visibility in many areas is reduced to less than two kilometres. The advisory now covers the entire province.
The smoke is expected to persist over the next couple of days as winds will remain from the northwest and little to no precipitation is expected to flush out the smoke and haze.
In Saskatchewan there have been 5 new wildfires in the last 24 hours, with 64 currently burning. Across Canada there have been 113 new fires started in the last 24 hours, with 441 burning in total, most in western and northern Canada: British Columbia (99, the Northwest Territories (45), Alberta (125), and Manitoba (61)
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