Smoke from wildfires burning in the Prairies is affecting air quality in Quebec, with Environment and Climate Change Canada warning of increased health risks associated with exposure to fine particulates in the air.

Smoke from the Canadian wildfires has triggered air quality warnings in several provinces and surrounding U.S. states. As of Friday, June 6, much of southern Ontario and southern Quebec, including Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal, have been placed under special air quality alerts.

The wildfires raging in Western Canada have made their effects felt in Central Canada, reducing air quality at the surface in Quebec. There will be good news come Sunday with cleaner air moving in