Smoke from US wildfires blankets Canadian city of Vancouver

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Smoke from distant US wildfires is blanketing the Canadian city of Vancouver.

Footage filmed on Saturday (September 12th) night showed the haze above the Burnaby area.

Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for Metro Vancouver, showing a very high risk to health due to wildfire smoke from Washington and Oregon.

They advised people with underlying medical conditions to postpone or reduce activities outside.