In the upper Midwest of the United States, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota have issued air quality warnings as smoke from the Prairie wildfires is dragged south by a cold front. Those warnings expanded into the Northeast, causing some hazy skies.

Dozens of wildfires remained active Sunday and diminished air quality in parts of Canada and the U.S., according to officials.

Around 18,000 people in Manitoba have registered with the Canadian Red Cross as wildfire evacuees. People who have signed up will get their first daily stipend payments, of about $30 a day, within the next few days,

Canadian wildfires led to Mackinac Bridge in Michigan being shrouded in smoke, prompting visibility and air quality concerns, with Michigan authorities and health officials advising caution and monitoring air conditions.

Air quality in some parts of the United States is worsening as smoke from dozens of wildfires in Canada travels south, pushed by winds high in the atmosphere.

Canadian mining firms Hudbay Minerals and SSR Mining said on Wednesday they had temporarily suspended operations in their respective mines that were close to wildfires in parts of the country. Hudbay said it had paused operations in Snow Lake,