Event Brief
British Columbia issues air quality warning for US smoke
Filed: Jul 20, 2026 at 1:10 PM ET
Summary: British Columbia warned that smoke from US wildfires is drifting north and creating smoky conditions.
WHO: British Columbia officials
WHAT: Issued an air quality warning about smoke from US wildfires drifting into Canada
WHEN: Jul 20, 2026 at 11:52 AM ET
WHERE: British Columbia, Canada
WHY: Smoke from US wildfires, driven by thousands of lightning strikes in the north-east, drifted north into Canada.
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