Canada issues air quality warnings over US wildfire smoke after Trump tariff threat

British Columbia has issued air quality warnings as smoke from US wildfires drifts north across the border. The Guardian reports the fires were sparked by thousands of lightning strikes in the northeast. The development comes after the same smoke affected major US cities, prompting President Trump to accuse Canada of mismanaging its own fires.

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