Prairies wildfire smoke prompts special air quality statement for southern Ontario
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CFL, Blue Bombers monitoring Winnipeg air quality ahead of game against Argonauts
WINNIPEG - The CFL and Winnipeg Blue Bombers say they're monitoring air quality ahead of Friday's scheduled game against the Toronto Argonauts. Forest fire smoke from northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba has drifted into the Manitoba capital. Winnipeg's Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) was at 10-plus — or very high risk — as of 10 a.m. local time.
Winnipeg Free Press
a day ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
CFL, Blue Bombers monitoring Winnipeg air quality ahead of game against Argonauts
WINNIPEG – The CFL and Winnipeg Blue Bombers say they're monitoring air quality ahead of Friday's scheduled game against the Toronto Argonauts. Forest fire smoke from northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba has drifted into the Manitoba capital. Winnipeg's Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) was at 10-plus — or very high risk — as of 10 a.m. local time. The game at Princess Auto Stadium was still set for 7:30 p.m., with air quality expected to improve throughout the day, the league and team said in a post on the Bombers' X account, formerly Twitter. The CFL's air quality policy states that if the AQHI reaches eight or above, which Environment Canada deems high risk, during warmups or the game, the players will be sent to their dressing rooms. All CFL stadiums are equipped with real-time, air-quality monitoring systems and an update was expected in the afternoon. Poor air quality in Regina forced the Calgary Stampeders and Saskatchewan Roughriders to postpone their July 13 game to the following afternoon. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 1, 2025.
CTV News
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- CTV News
Wildfire forces evacuation of 500 from First Nation in northern Saskatchewan
People stop along a highway as a large active wildfire fills the sky with smoke in the background in the La Ronge, Sask., area in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, *MANDATORY CREDIT* About 500 more people in Saskatchewan have been forced to flee due to threatening wildfires. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says those at Clearwater River Dene Nation, about 600 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon, have been told to leave. The latest evacuation puts the number of wildfire evacuees in various communities in the province to about 3,500. On Wednesday, the 1,000 residents of Pinehouse, a village southeast of Clearwater River, were told to leave their homes. Saskatchewan is reporting 63 active wildfires, including 17 that are not contained. The province has called in 300 soldiers from the Canadian Armed Forced to help fight the blazes. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 31, 2025.
