Wildfire smoke brings more high-risk air quality warnings to Saskatchewan

Air quality warnings remain over a large area of the province on Monday, with wildfire smoke expected to affect many areas into Tuesday.

Heat warnings that covered areas from just north of Humboldt stretching as far north as the Northwest Territories over the weekend have been removed, but Environment Canada says the smoke will bring air quality considered to be “high risk” or “very high risk” to areas stretching from Lloydminster to Saskatoon, as well as northern Saskatchewan.

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The air will be particularly bad in northern areas like Île-à-la-Crosse, where local off