Editorial photo #12450246 Environmental Issue
Wildfire Smoke Makes Montreal And Toronto Worst Cities For Air Quality
MONTREAL, CANADA - JUNE 6: A view of Montreal's Jacques Cartier Bridge area obscured by travelling wildfire smoke, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on June 6, 2025. As hundreds of wildfires rage across Canada, drifting smoke has triggered emergency evacuations, power outages, and air quality alerts in Ontario, Quebec, and parts of the U.S., with Montreal ranking as the second most polluted city in the world on June 6, ahead of Delhi and Santiago, and Toronto placing fourth, according to IQAir. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto)