British Columbia issues air quality warnings as US wildfire smoke drifts north
British Columbia issued air quality warnings Saturday as smoke from U.S. wildfires in Washington and Oregon drifted north across the border. Twenty-two large fires are burning in the two states. The warnings come days after Donald Trump threatened Canada with tariffs over American cities choked by Canadian wildfire smoke.
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Published 20 Jul 2026, 15:52 UTC · Updated 20 Jul 2026, 16:30 UTC
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