This is what parts of Ontario and the U.S. look like due to wildfire smoke
The wildfire smoke from northern Ontario is billowing across the province, deteriorating the air quality and wiping a sepia-toned filter against the skies.
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Whitewater Lake First Nation is shown in this aerial photo of the community taken after the fire, Sunday, July 19, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout-Nishnawbe Aski Nation
A young family boards a plane as they are evacuated from Neskantaga First Nation, Ont., Saturday, July 18, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Wildfire smoke in Thunder Bay, Ont. (Source: Marion Agnew)
Wildfire smoke in Thunder Bay, Ont. (Source: Marion Agnew)
Chance Paavola, a 13-year-old boy seen in a now-viral video driving a tin boat away from flames in Collins First Nation, also known as Namaygoosisagagun. (Chance Paavola)
Flames in Collins First Nation, also known as Namaygoosisagagun (Chance Paavola)
Wildfires in northern Ontario. (Source: Open Bay Lodge / Facebook)
Wildfire smoke in Waterloo Region, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (Source: Lori Martin)
A photo taken from Kitchener City Hall in Kitchener, Ont. shows how wildfire smoke effected the area on July 16, 2026. (Dave Pettitt/CTV News)
A photo taken from Kitchener City Hall in Kitchener, Ont. shows how wildfire smoke effected the area on July 16, 2026. (Dave Pettitt/CTV News)
Hazy conditions in Kitchener-Waterloo on July 16, 2026. (Dave Pettitt/CTV News)
Hazy conditions in Kitchener-Waterloo on July 16, 2026. (Dave Pettitt/CTV News)
The hazy Toronto skyline is seen as smoke from wildfires continue to impact air quality in Toronto on July 16, 2026. (Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images)
A man wearing face mask walks on the street as smoke from wildfires continue to impact air quality in Toronto, July 16, 2026. (Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The hazy Toronto skyline is seen as smoke from wildfires continue to impact air quality in Toronto on July 16, 2026. (Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images)
View of the Toronto skyline blanketed by wildfire smoke, Thursday, July 16, 2026.
Haze seen from Sugar Beach in Toronto, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (Credit: Pamela Nash)
Haze seen from Sugar Beach in Toronto, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (Credit: Pamela Nash)
Haze seen from Sugar Beach in Toronto, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (Credit: Pamela Nash)
Kingston, Ont. at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 16, 2026. The city is under an orage warning for air quality due to wildfire smoke from northwestern Ontario. (City of Kingston/webcam)
View of thick haze blanketing Toronto due to wildfires, Thursday, July 16, 2026.
Haze over Toronto, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (Credit: Pamela Nash)
Haze over Toronto, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (Credit: Pamela Nash)
Haze over Toronto, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (Credit: Pamela Nash)
Haze over Toronto, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (Credit: Pamela Nash)
Haze over Toronto, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (Credit: Pamela Nash)
Haze over Toronto, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (Credit: Pamela Nash)
Haze over Toronto, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (Credit: Pamela Nash)
Haze over Toronto, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (Credit: Pamela Nash)
A woman bikes along the waterfront in Toronto as wildfire smoke fills the city, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
Toronto blanketed by an orange haze, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (CTV News)
Toronto blanketed by an orange haze, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (CTV News)
Early morning stroller walks their dog as they take in the sunrise in Toronto, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
People look toward the downtown skyline from the Toronto Islands as forest fires in Northern Ontario cause poor air quality over the city, in Toronto, July 15, 2026. (Cole BURSTON / AFP via Getty Images)
On the morning of July 15, IQAir determined Toronto had the worst air quality in the world. Environment Canada issued an air quality warning for the city as a result. Here is a closer look at the orange haze that has enveloped Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
A family walks on the waterfront in Toronto as wildfire smoke fills the city, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
Scarborough Bluffs Beach on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (CTV News)
Scarborough Bluffs Beach on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (CTV News)
Scarborough Bluffs Beach on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (CTV News)
The sun is hazy with smoke in Toronto as wildfire smoke fills the city, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
People walk on the waterfront in Toronto as wildfire smoke fills the city, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
A man in a mask works on his sailboat in Toronto as wildfire smoke fills the city, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
One reader from Brampton says the city "looks like a scene out of Bladerunner 2049." (Steven Reynolds)
The moon appeared fluroescent red at around 6 a.m. in Milton, Ont. on July 15, 2026. (Akbar Shaikh)
A person in a face mask boards a streetcar in Toronto as wildfire smoke fills the city, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
A woman wearing a mask crosses the street in Toronto as wildfire smoke fills the city, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
Environment Canada says the poor air quality may continue into Thursday in some areas, urging Ontarians to limit their time outdoors as smoke levels rise.
A plane lands at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport as wildfire smoke fills Toronto, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
A cyclist wears a mask as wildfire smoke fills Toronto, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
Hazy sky over southern Ontario on July 15, 2026. (Source: Rob Kuhn/Environment Canada)
Hazy skies drape over Peterborough on Wednesday as a result of the ongoing forest fires in northern Ontario.
What the skies looked like at around 11:15 a.m. in Milton, Ont. on July 15, 2026. (Nazia Masroor)
The sky appears to be a harsh pastel pink at around 1 p.m. in Toronto. At this hour, Environment Canada has Toronto with an AQHI of 10+.
Wildfire smoke settles over Windsor, July 15, 2026 (CTV News Windsor)
Hazy skies at Saugeen Beach due to wildfire smoke on July 15, 2026. (Jeff Pagett/CTV News)
Hazy skies at Saugeen Beach due to wildfire smoke on July 15, 2026. (Jeff Pagett/CTV News)
Wildfire smoke surrounds The Aud in Kitchener on July 15, 2026. (Rowen Fisler/CTV News)
Wildfire smoke surrounds The Aud in Kitchener on July 15, 2026. (Rowen Fisler/CTV News)
Wildfire smoke surrounds The Aud in Kitchener on July 15, 2026. (Rowen Fisler/CTV News)
Wildfire smoke from northern Ontario was to blame for hazy skies in Waterloo on July 15, 2026. (Tony Grace/CTV News)
Wildfire smoke from northern Ontario was to blame for hazy skies in Waterloo on July 15, 2026. (Tony Grace/CTV News)
Wildfire smoke caused the sky to turn orange in Waterloo Region on July 15, 2026. (Rowen Fisler/CTV News)
A haze settled over Waterloo Region, following wildfires in northern Ontario, on July 15, 2026. (Courtesy: Raza Naqvi)
Boats maneuver the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky Thursday, July 16, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Alyssa Goodman)
Boats maneuver the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky Thursday, July 16, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Alyssa Goodman)
Smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the start of the 2026 Ann Arbor Art Fair in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Thursday, July 16 2026. (Jacob Hamilton/Ann Arbor News via AP)
Smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the start of the 2026 Ann Arbor Art Fair in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Thursday, July 16 2026. (Jacob Hamilton/Ann Arbor News via AP)
Wildfire smoke blankets Vandercook Lake as a fisherman tries his luck on Thursday, July 16, 2026, near Jackson, Mich., Thursday, July 16, 2026. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)
Wildfire smoke blankets downtown Jackson, Mich., Thursday, July 16, 2026. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)
Wildfire smoke blankets downtown Jackson, Mich., Thursday, July 16, 2026. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)
The New York City skyline, shrouded in smoke, is used as a backdrop for a man recording himself in Weehawken, N.J., Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
The Manhattan skyline is seen as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky from Top of The Rock observation deck at the Rockefeller Center, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A general view shows poor air quality due to dense smoke from Canadian wildfires in Glenview, Ill., Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
One World Trade Center is visible as heavy smoke from wildfires is darkening the sky in New York on Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
A person wearing a mask walks in Times Square as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
The Statue of Liberty stands during sunset as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
The Statue of Liberty stands during sunset as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
People ride the Staten Island Ferry as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A person wearing a mask walks on a pier as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Pedestians cross Borden Avenue as the New York City skyline is obscured during poor air quality due to smoke from Canadian wildfires Thursday, July 16, 2026, in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
An aerial image of one of 31 new forest fires burning in the Northwestern Region of Ontario on July 13, 2026. (Ministry of Natural Resources/Ontario Forest Fires/X)