Western Canada shrouded in smoke as hot, dry weather fuels new wildfires | Unpublished
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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Justine Hunter
Publication Date: September 3, 2025 - 21:14

Western Canada shrouded in smoke as hot, dry weather fuels new wildfires

September 3, 2025

Residents across Western Canada were urged to limit outdoor exposure on Wednesday as hot, dry weather stoked new and growing wildfires, blanketing dozens of communities with smoke from the West Coast to Saskatchewan.

About 3.5 million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley are advised to seek time in spaces with air filtration or air conditioning to avoid breathing fine particulate matter.



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