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Adam Gabbatt in New York and Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Millions still under air quality warnings in US as weather eases Canada wildfires

The Manhattan skyline is seen across the Hudson river past a pedestrian walking along the waterfront in West New York, New Jersey,
New York City, which at points on Wednesday and Thursday had the worst air quality of any major city in the world, saw improved conditions on Friday morning. Photograph: Leonardo Muñoz/AFP/Getty Images

Millions of North Americans remained under air quality warnings on Friday, even as smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires began to dissipate in the north-eastern US.

Moderate to unhealthy air quality continued to linger across a swath of the US and Canada, from the midwest to the Atlantic coast, the US National Weather Service said, although it said “some improvement” will continue this weekend.

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