Smoke from Canada wildfires cover British Columbia sky

Environment Canada said in a special air quality statement released on the same day that many regions of B.C. are being impacted or are likely to be impacted by wildfire smoke over the next 24-48 hours. The department also released a heat warning.

According to the B.C. Wildfire Dashboard, there are 244 active fires in the region, including 11 added in the last two days.