‘Unsafe to be outdoors’: Wildfire smoke sparks air quality alerts for millions in Canada, U.S.

Millions of people in Canada and the U.S. are again breathing hazardous air due to the smoke from wildfires burning in Ontario and Quebec. Jackson Proskow looks at how people in some cities are coping with the haze and the concerns about both physical and mental health. Global News meteorologist Anthony Farnell explains how long the smog could last.

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