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Smoke again settles into the Southern Interior as wildfire fight carries onThe warning covers the Central Okanagan and Shuswap, areas where Environment Canada said shifting winds moved smoke from the west.FireSep 11, 2023
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Wildfire smoke triggers poor air quality alert in Edmonton, northern AlbertaWildfire smoke is causing poor air quality and reduced visibility in Edmonton and across northern Alberta, which prompted an air quality statement to be issued Wednesday evening.EnvironmentAug 24, 2023
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Thick smoke sinks into Okanagan; air quality ranked among worst in the worldA site called IQAir, assigns a numeric value to the air quality, and Kelowna was sitting at 162 by Friday afternoon, which is deemed unhealthy.FireAug 4, 2023
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Smoky air leading to hundreds of kids sports cancellations in Edmonton each weekThe smoky conditions in Edmonton because of the Alberta wildfires is leading to hundreds of sports games and other outdoor activities getting cancelled week after week.HealthJun 12, 2023
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Air quality health index reaches high level for Peterborough areaThe air quality health index is between 7-10 or 'high' due to persistent smoke from wildfires in northern Ontario and Quebec.HealthJun 7, 2023
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Some B.C. cities have some of the worst air quality in the worldKids are being kept inside and people with health complications are being warned to avoid the outdoors as smoke from wildfires burning north of the Okanagan seeps into the valley.EnvironmentMay 18, 2023
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Okanagan weather: Wildfire smoke drifts into regionOn Wednesday morning, the Okanagan’s air quality health index (AQHI) was rated as low, though Kamloops was rated at moderate (6 ranking).CanadaMay 17, 2023
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Stagnant weather system triggers poor air quality alert for Edmonton areaA stangnant, stable airmass means pollution from vehicles, furnaces and industry is settled close to the surface, reducing the air quality in the Edmonton region.HealthJan 9, 2023
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Okanagan air ranks among the worst in the world with wildfire smokeThe current air quality index for the Okanagan city is 160, which means Kelowna air is '14.5 times the WHO annual air quality guidance value' and, notably, unhealthy.FireSep 12, 2022
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Wildfire smoke expected to sink into the Okanagan, ShuswapEnvironment Canada issued a special air quality statement Thursday, forecasting smoke for the South Thompson, Nicola, North Okanagan, Central Okanagan, Shuswap and Boundary areas.FireAug 11, 2022
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