There are also many major fires burning in Canada since May. So far this year 13.8 million acres have burned across the country. Volunteers from Utah have been deployed to Canada to help support evacuees.

More than 100 of the blazes are in the United States, including three dozen uncontained large fires, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. At least 14 major fires began over the weekend. The Canadian fire season continues to climb the list of worst on record, recently surpassing last year in the top five for most acreage burned.

Six members of Congress from Wisconsin and Minnesota have asked Canada to say how it plans to tackle the blazes and reduce the haze billowing south.

Scattering sunlight, disrupting bees, damaging plant tissue - farmers can’t always offset the effects of smoky days

A growing body of research shows the cascading health impacts of wildfire smoke, from cognitive decline to heart issues.

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s northernmost congressman is fed up with smoke and haze from Canada. Congressman Tom Tiffany was on social media recently, complaining about another air quality alert for much of northern Wisconsin.

A Canadian wildfire crew leader was scouting around the Summit Lake Fire in British Columbia when he stumbled upon a mother grizz and her cubs.

More than 6,000 people are currently out of their homes in Manitoba, and the communities of Lynn Lake and Snow Lake ordered residents to flee for the second time in just weeks.