Six Republican Congress members callously urged Canada to take “proper action” to mitigate smoke wafting into the U.S.

MINNEAPOLIS — Poor air quality in the Twin Cities due to Canadian wildfire smoke has caused the KARE 11 Weather team to issue a Weather Impact Alert. The alert is in effect now and will continue until 7 a.m. on Sunday.

Many people felt the impact of the air quality on Saturday. It's stemming from the wildfire smoke in Canada, officials say it will linger through Sunday.

Canada’s wildfire season is off to an intense start, with the Western province of Manitoba declaring a state of emergency for the second time.. Wildfires have burned 2.5 million acres this year ...

Wildfires have been raging along the West Coast and in Canada for most of the spring and summer. For some U.S. residents, waking up to poor air quality alerts and haze-filled skies has become the norm.

The district also issued an evacuation alert for more than 100 other addresses, meaning residents must be prepared to leave at a moment's notice

“Fire is always where people are,” Flannigan continues. “It goes with us wherever we go. But the genie is out of the bottle. Fire is now uncontrollable, and we're going to see more and more fire and more and more catastrophic fire.”

A large aerial drone flies over the charred remains of Canadian forests devastated by wildfires, bombarding the ground with seed capsules to accelerate reforestation.

Wildfire season is in full-swing, but thus far there have been few impacts on the manpower for the local RCMP detachment.

Hudbay Minerals Inc. ('Hudbay” or the 'Company”) (TSX, NYSE: HBM) continues to respond to the wildfire situation in northern Manitoba and is working closely with local and provincial authorities to ensure its employees remain safe as well as comply with the mandatory wildfire evacuation order effective today for the town of Snow Lake.