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Wildfire smoke ignites more cross-border tensions between Minnesota and Canada

Minnesota and Canada share so much: frigid winters, a love for hockey — and more recently, massive plumes of toxic wildfire ...

Over 600 American firefighters battling Canadian wildfires; roughly 16 million acres burned

Wildfires continued to rage across Canada on Friday, with nearly three dozen new blazes, bringing the total number of active ...
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Canada won't play Minnesota GOP's wildfire smoke blame game

Minnesotans are inhaling another plume of smoke from Canada this week, and an attempt to blame Canada's handling of wildfires is being met with eye-rolls north of the border. Why it matters: Experts ...

Canadian Wildfires Map Shows Three US States Warned About Air Quality

The elevated levels of fine particulate matter resulting from wildfire smoke could present significant health risks.
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Minnesota firefighters help fight Canadian wildfires

A group of firefighters with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently returned from Canada after ...

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Prompts Air Quality Alerts From Minneapolis to Toronto

The smoke is expected to remain over the northern and central Plains of the United States for the next couple of days, ...

Wisconsin state lawmaker files formal complaint over Canadian wildfire smoke

Rep. Calvin Callahan joined lawmakers from Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota in filing a formal complaint against Canada over ...
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Canada wildfires cause poor air quality in the midwest and northeast U.S.

Health officials from Minnesota to Maine have issued alerts warning of poor air quality from wildfires burning in Canada.

Canada's wildfires deliver more unhealthy air to Minnesota through Friday

An air quality alert is in effect for nearly the entire state through Friday, but northern and central Minnesota will bear the brunt of it, due to their proximity to Canadian wildfires.