46 h. ago Remains of Air India crash victims are handed over to relatives

AHMEDABAD, India — Authorities have started handing over remains of the victims of one of India’s worst aviation disasters, days after the Air India flight crashed and killed at least 270 people, officials said Sunday. The London-bound Boeing 787 struck a medical college hostel in a residential area of the northwestern city of Ahmedabad minutes […]

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2 d. ago Death toll in Air India crash climbs to 270 as search teams find more bodies

AHMEDABAD, India —  Search and recovery teams continued scouring the site of one of India’s worst aviation disasters for a third day after the Air India flight fell from the sky and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials said Saturday. The London-bound Boeing 787 struck a medical college hostel in a residential […]

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3 d. ago Death toll in Indian plane crash climbs to 270 as search teams find more bodies

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Search and recovery teams continued scouring the site of one of India’s worst aviation disasters for a third day after the Air India flight fell from the sky and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials said Saturday. The London-bound Boeing 787 struck a medical college hostel in a […]

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3 d. ago U.S. weather presenter’s coverage of Canadian wildfires has intensified

This year's fire season — the second worst since the 2023 wildfire season — has seen wildfires consume 3.7 million hectares, six times the area of Prince Edward Island.

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3 d. ago American weather presenters say coverage of wildfires on the Prairies has intensified

EDMONTON — Three American TV weather presenters say their viewers’ appetite is soaring for information on the swaths of wildfire smoke drifting in from the Canadian Prairies. “The smoke has really dominated our weather forecasting headlines,” says Jacob Morse, a meteorologist for KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D. Morse said North Dakota has been hazy all week […]

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4 d. ago Indian authorities begin probe of Air India plane crash as Modi visits the site

NEW DEHI (AP) — Authorities began investigating one of India’s worst aviation disasters after an Air India plane crashed a day earlier that killed all but one of the 242 passengers and crew onboard, officials said Friday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the crash site. The Indian government has launched an investigation into the […]

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4 d. ago Authorities investigate one of India’s worst aviation disasters as Modi visits the site

NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities are investigating one of India’s worst aviation disasters a day after an Air India plane crashed, killing all but one of the 242 passengers and crew onboard, officials said Friday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the crash site. The Indian government has launched an investigation into the fatal crash […]

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4 d. ago Wildfire smoke in Saskatchewan continues to affects residents

From construction workers all the way to the Roughriders, everyone has had their fair share with experiencing the smoke in Saskatchewan.

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5 d. ago Smoke prompts warnings from Alberta health experts, restrictions on outdoor activities

Air quality warnings were issued for most of Alberta on Wednesday as smoke from the many wildfires in western Canada covered the province in a thick blanket of smoke.

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6 d. ago Smoke free summers a thing of the past as Alberta gets hit with wildfire smoke from all sides

Wildfires burning across western Canada are having a major impact on the air quality in most of Alberta. Smoke from wildfires burning in British Columbia, northern Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan are cumulatively worsening the air quality across municipalities in the province and experts are saying smoke-free summers are becoming a thing of the past. Environment […]

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6 d. ago Hot weather, wildfire smoke trigger advisories for most of southern B.C., Peace Region

B.C.'s first blast of summer-like weather has triggered weather advisories for much of the southern part of the province as well as air quality advisories linked to wildfires.

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6 d. ago Wildfire smoke continues to cause air quality issues in many parts of Alberta

Many communities in the province remained under an air quality warning on Tuesday while special air quality statements were issued for others.

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6 d. ago Wildfire live updates: Calgary air quality poor due to smoke | MD of Greenview issues evacuation order | Fire crews from Australia deployed to Alberta

An ongoing look at everything you need to know about wildfires in Alberta and Western Canada.

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6 d. ago Wildfire live updates: Calgary air quality poor due to smoke | Blueberry Mountain fire evacuation order and alerts updated | MD of Greenview issues evacuation order

An ongoing look at everything you need to know about wildfires in Alberta and Western Canada.

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6 d. ago Wildfire live updates: Calgary air quality poor due to smoke | Blueberry Mountain fire evacuation order and alerts updated | Saskatchewan wildfire evacuees facing delays in aid

An ongoing look at everything you need to know about wildfires in Alberta and Western Canada.

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9 d. ago Prairie wildfires having air quality impact on several provinces

Much of southern Ontario was under an air quality statement on Thursday and Friday that lifted early Saturday morning.

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9 d. ago Wildfire updates: Six Alberta forest areas in 'extreme wildfire risk' | Air quality in Calgary affected by smoke | Fire bans across Alberta

An ongoing look at everything you need to know about wildfires in Alberta and Western Canada.

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1 week ago Why is the air quality so bad? What to know about the health dangers of wildfire smoke

Exposure to wildfire smoke drifting across the country has been linked to increased risks of heart, lung and brain problems

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1 week ago Toronto is choking on wildfire smoke with some of the worst air quality in world

Much of Ontario remains under a special air quality statement on Friday morning as a haze of wildfire smoke chokes out the province. Smoke from massive wildfires in Northern Ontario, Manitoba and further west has affected air quality in Southern Ontario this week, and — in case you haven't been outside in a while — conditions worsened on Thursday evening.A thick layer of smoke has now engulfed portions of the province, including Toronto, which ranks as the third-worst city in the world in terms of air quality as of Friday.By Friday morning at 9 a.m., Toronto ranked third-worst on IQAir's Air Quality Index for major cities, behind Tashkent, Uzbekistan and Montreal — the latter affected by the same wildfires filling Ontario skies with soot particles.T.O. had held the #2 position just a few hours earlier.Due to smoke from wildfires thousands of kilometers away, according to @IQAir Toronto and Montreal are experiencing some of the worst...

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1 week ago Air quality watches, statements issued for a large portion of Ontario

With wildfire smoke looming over Ontario, Environment Canada has issued air quality watches and statements for a large portion of the province.

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