Canada

Canadian wildfire smoke spreads from Ottowa to New York

New York City’s air quality ranked as the second-worst of any major urban area in the world

Dramatic footage from a dashcam last week in Nova Scotia shows one of the more than 400 active wildfires burning across Canada. Video: @alka.film/Reuters
Aime Williams in Washington and Joshua Chaffin in New York
Wed Jun 07 2023 - 17:08

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