Smoke is expected to cloak two-thirds of British Columbia for another day or two, according to Environment Canada. Air quality is only expected to improve marginally by Tuesday as an infusion of Pacific ocean air starts to push smoke from wildfires in Oregon and Washington state east. The acrid, grey smoke has been hanging over the majority of the province for several days, and worsened over the weekend. Environment Canada says Alberta will now likely see an increasing number of air quality advisories. The smoke comes from hundreds of wildfires burning in Washington, Oregon and California that have destroyed whole communities and killed at least 35 people.

Source: CBC News September 14, 2020 15:59 UTC