In Canada, the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) is a scale developed to help people understand what the current air quality means for your health. It is an initiative among Environment Canada, Health Canada and the provincial governments.

Canada had some of the worst air quality in North America on Tuesday morning according to waqi.info, the website for the World Air Quality Index project. See how your community ranks.

Wisconsin’s northernmost congressman is fed up with smoke and haze from Canada. Congressman Tom Tiffany was on social media recently, complaining about another air quality alert for much of northern Wisconsin.

The heat warning issued last Friday for the Ottawa-Gatineau region should last until Thursday night, according to Environment Canada. Special air quality statements also linger Tuesday in western Quebec.

The poor air quality that has blanketed swaths of central and Western Canada is not only infiltrating the lungs, but also distressing the mind.

Unhealthy air quality is forecast, with periods of Very Unhealthy air quality possible for several hours. Folks should expect to see and smell smoke, and Air Quality Alerts are in effect. Conditions will improve slightly tonight through Sunday.