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Air Quality

Click on a dot anywhere on the map to see the latest PurpleAir air quality measurement and how the air rates, plus a graph showing how the air quality has changed in recent days.

Air

Click on a dot anywhere on the map to see the latest PurpleAir air quality measurement and how the air rates, plus a graph showing how the air quality has changed.

Wildfire coverage

Our latest coverage of the wildfires causing some of the NWT's air quality concerns.

Smoky air over Yellowknife's Somba K'e Park on July 6, 2026. Dieselle Ford/Cabin Radio

Orange air quality warning issued for Yellowknife

Ollie Williams·July 6, 2026

Environment Canada issued an orange air quality warning for Yellowknife on Monday. The smoky air is supposed to improve by Tuesday.

An air tanker working above the snye just west of Fort Simpson's island on July 4, 2026. Photo: NWT Fire

One home in Nogha Heights confirmed lost to Fort Simpson wildfire

Ollie Williams·July 6, 2026

For the first time, a home was confirmed lost to the wildfire burning in and around the Fort Simpson area.

Wildfires in Wood Buffalo National Park burn near Highway 5 (bottom left) in a false-colour Sentinel-2 satellite image from July 2, 2026.

Heavy rain helps crews working on Highway 5 wildfires

Ollie Williams·July 5, 2026

Parts of Wood Buffalo National Park received as much as 40 mm of rain on Sunday, helping firefighters working on the Bear Creek complex near Highway 5.