Air quality advisories are in effect across British Columbia as wildfire smoke continues to blanket the province.

Metro Vancouver issued a new air quality warning Wednesday for the region, as well as the Fraser Valley, due to elevated fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke.

In a statement, the regional district said the haze is expected to persist for several days, with smoke drifting in from fires east of Hope, near Whistler, in the Cariboo region and from south of the border.

Residents are being urged to limit outdoor activity, monitor symptoms and check on family members and neighbours.

Dr. Sarah Henderson, the scientific director of environmental health services with the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, told a news conference that gases and fine particles from wildfire smoke w

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