Toronto suffocates as wildfire smoke chokes city

Toronto is facing an air quality crisis as wildfire smoke from northern Ontario blankets the city. France 24 reports that more than one hundred active wildfires are burning across the region, pushing the city's air quality to the worst in the world on July fifteenth. Authorities are urging residents to stay indoors, where many are experiencing allergic reactions to the smoke-choked air.

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