Disaster● LowJul 16 · Jul 16, 2026, 12:09 PM
More than 800 Canadian wildfires burning as air quality alerts extend to US
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from BBC World
Smoke from more than 800 blazes has filled major cities from Toronto and New York, to parts of the US Midwest and Great Lakes.
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