2026-07-10 from ctvnews.ca

Smoke from two major wildfires burning in British Columbia’s Fraser Canyon is leading to air quality warnings across parts of the province, with an emergency physician warning the health effects extend far beyond watery eyes and a scratchy throat.

“It is considered to be one of the biggest public health threats that we face,” said Dr. Courtney Howard, who is also the president-elect of the Canadian Medical Association.

The Brunswick and Ainslie Creek wildfires near Boston Bar, B.C., have burned about 180 square kilometres, leading to multiple evacuation orders and alerts in the Fraser Canyon, about a three-hour drive northeast of Vancouver.

Smoke from the fires is drifting across the B.C. Interior and into Alberta, where parts of the Calgary region were also under moderate air quality risk Friday.

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