{"id":770612,"date":"2026-06-30T07:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T07:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/770612\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T07:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T07:52:08","slug":"calgary-under-air-quality-alert-as-wildfire-smoke-blankets-alberta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/770612\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary under air quality alert as wildfire smoke blankets Alberta"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Calgary<\/p>\n

Environment Canada has issued an air quality warning for Calgary as wildfire smoke drifting from northern Saskatchewan continues to affect parts of Alberta.<\/p>\n

According to Environment Canada, the warning was issued at around 2:30 PM on Monday after smoke from ongoing wildfires moved into the province. <\/p>\n

The agency said the smoky conditions are expected to remain for the next few days, leading to poor air quality and reduced visibility.<\/p>\n

The weather agency warned that exposure to the smoke may cause eye, nose and throat irritation, headaches and a mild cough and more serious symptoms can include wheezing, chest pain and a severe cough.<\/p>\n

Environment Canada said older adults, pregnant people, infants, young children and those with existing medical conditions or chronic illnesses are more likely to experience health effects from the smoke.<\/p>\n

The agency advised residents to reduce their exposure where possible and said: “When indoors, keep windows and doors closed as much as possible.”<\/p>\n

Wildfire smoke has affected several parts of western Canada in recent weeks as fires continue to burn across northern Saskatchewan and neighbouring regions.<\/p>\n

Officials are encouraging residents to monitor local air quality updates and limit outdoor activities if they experience symptoms or if air quality deteriorates further. <\/p>\n

Those with severe or persistent symptoms are advised to seek medical attention.<\/p>\n

The air quality warning will remain in place while smoky conditions continue across the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Environment Canada has issued an air quality warning for Calgary as wildfire smoke drifting from northern Saskatchewan continues…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":770613,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[49,2798,48],"class_list":["post-770612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-calgary","tag-ca","tag-calgary","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=770612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/770613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=770612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=770612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=770612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}