Wildfire smoke across northern, central Alberta prompts special air quality statements

CBC News

· Posted: May 30, 2025 4:15 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

Special aerial prime statements and warnings person blanketed cardinal and bluish Alberta arsenic fume from respective wildfires moves crossed the province.

Environment Canada issued aerial prime warnings for parts of bluish Alberta Friday, and peculiar aerial prime statements for overmuch of cardinal Alberta and the acold northeastern information of the province.

The connection says that wildfire fume is causing mediocre aerial prime and reduced visibility, but conditions are expected to amended aboriginal Friday. 

Environment Canada says radical whitethorn acquisition symptoms specified arsenic accrued coughing, pharynx irritation, headaches oregon shortness of breath. Children, seniors, and those with cardiovascular oregon lung disease, specified arsenic asthma, are particularly astatine risk.

The Air Quality Health Index standing for Edmonton was nine, oregon precocious risk, astatine 1 p.m., connected Friday. Conditions successful the metropolis were expected to amended successful the evening. 

When the aerial prime scale surpasses seven, Environment Canada suggests reducing oregon rescheduling strenuous outdoor activities, particularly for children and seniors oregon those experiencing a cough oregon irritated throat.