Parts of the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding communities are under a special air quality statement Friday morning as wildfires scorch Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Wildfire smoke is causing or expected to cause poor air quality and reduced visibility, Environment Canada said in a statement early Friday morning. The smoke is expected to last from Friday morning into the early afternoon.

The air quality statement is in effect for the following areas: Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Durham Region, Pickering, Oshawa, Uxbridge, Beaverton, Halton Hills, Milton, Oakville, Newmarket and Georgina.

It is also in effect further north for Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Barrie, Collingwood and Hillsdale.

Environment Canada issued a similar special air quality

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