Ottawa's air quality expected to improve Monday afternoon
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The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) for Ottawa remained high Monday morning but is expected to slowly drop over the course of the day.
Ottawa residents are once again dealing with dangerously poor air quality as wildfire smoke continues to blanket the region on Monday.
Environment Canada’s special air quality statement remains in effect.
“Smoke plumes from forest fires in Quebec have moved into the area, resulting in deteriorated air quality,” the weather agency said in a statement.
The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) was at 10, or “high risk,” Monday morning. It had dropped to 7 by 11 a.m.
Conditions are expected to improve by the afternoon. The AQHI is forecast to drop to 3, or “low risk,” by Monday evening.
A smog warning remains in effect in Gatineau.
“Forest fire smoke can be harmful to everyone's health, even at low concentrations. Continue to take actions to protect your health and reduce your exposure to smoke,” said Environment Canada.
London fire crews and police are on scene of a house fire in east London. Crews were called to the 1800 block of Culver Drive, east of Third Street and south of Oxford Street, around 11:30 a.m.
A teen who pleaded guilty in the death of 17-year-old Tyson MacDonald on Prince Edward Island last year has been sentenced to two years in custody.
An additional 160,000 students in Ontario will get access to free meals, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at a Brampton, Ont. school Friday.
The Liberal government is pulling out the federal wallet to put more money into people's pockets over the holidays, but its recently announced affordability measures create winners and losers.
A jury has found two men guilty on human smuggling charges in a case where a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border.
Calgary is under a snowfall warning with total amounts of 15 to 25 centimetres expected.
Pat King, one of the most prominent figures of the 2022 'Freedom Convoy' in Ottawa, has been found guilty on five counts including mischief and disobeying a court order.
An 81-year-old was killed in a dog attack this week in Bonfield, Ont. Police believe three dogs were involved.
An 81-year-old Quebec man has been sentenced to prison after admitting to killing his wife with Alzheimer's disease.
Another windstorm is headed to B.C.’s South Coast Friday, though Environment Canada says it will be weaker than the bomb cyclone event earlier this week.
A teen who pleaded guilty in the death of another teen on Prince Edward Island last year will be sentenced Friday.