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Calgary air quality on Friday among the worst cities on earth
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Ken MacGillivray
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Calgary and several other Canadian communities experienced hazardous air quality levels on Friday due to heavy wildfire smoke. IQAir data ranked these Canadian locations among the worst in the world for air quality, prompting official health alerts.
A thick blanket of wildfire smoke that hung over the City of Calgary Friday sent the city’s air quality index soaring — and compared to the air quality in other major cities around the world, it was among the worst on the planet , according to measurements by Switzerland-based air quality technology company IQAir.
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