MINNEAPOLIS – Wildfires in Canada continue to spread and affect the air quality of bordering U.S. states. With the wildfires not expected to slow down, a continued drop in air quality is possible for some U.

Canadian wildfire smoke prompts air quality alerts in Minneapolis, affecting health and prompting weather service advisories.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires began to worsen air quality in the eastern U.S. on Wednesday as several Midwestern states continued to battle conditions seemed unhealthy by the federal government