Wildfire Smoke Blankets Toronto Skyline

Environment Canada https://weather.gc.ca/firework/firework_anim_e.html?type=pa&utc=00 ended their air quality alert for Toronto on Tuesday, August 5, after smoke from ongoing wildfires in the Canadian Prairies blanketed the sky. Footage captured by Edward Earl James Row on August 3 shows haze obscuring the Toronto skyline due to https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/weather/wildfire-smoke-air-quality-toronto-new-york.html wildfires in areas such as northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Some smoke was expected to persist through Tuesday and could last until Wednesday, August 6, according to https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/environment-climate/wildfire-smoke-remains-toronto-tuesday-11032704 local media . IQAir https://www.iqair.com/us/newsroom/wildfire-smoke-air-quality-alert-toronto-among-top-10-most-polluted-cities-in-the-world reported Toronto's air quality ranked third among the most polluted cities in the world on Sunday, August 3. (Footage by Edward Earl James Row/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)