Hazy conditions from Canada wildfires have spurred flight delays and Major League Baseball game postponements and prompted people to hunker down.
, 248 of which are labeled as out of control. The blazes are destroying huge swaths of Canadian forest during a wildfire season officials have said could become the worst the country has ever experienced.
The U.S. has deployed over 600 firefighters and support personnel to Canada, the White House said. President Joe Biden, during a call with Trudeau on Wednesday, directed his administration to deploy "all available Federal firefighting assets" to Canada to help mitigate the blazes. "These unprecedented wildfires are a crisis for both Canada and the United States, so both nations must respond speedily and forcefully to contain the blazes," Schumer said on the Senate floor.people impacted by the smoke to stay inside and wear masks outdoors. Children, older adults and people with preexisting respiratory problems are especially vulnerable.
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