The smoke from the wildfires is primarily aloft, resulting in a milky sky and vivid sunrises and sunsets. Air quality levels remain mostly in the moderate range, posing health risks to mainly those with respiratory ailments. The smoke plume will be moving east into the region – hazy conditions are anticipated.

More than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated as dozens of wildfires remained active Sunday and diminished air quality in parts of Canada and the U.S.

Roughly 17,000 residents in the Canadian province of Manitoba have been evacuated because of nearly two dozen active wildfires, officials said Saturday.