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Haze from Canadian wildfires eases as reinforcements from abroad arrive

The hazardous haze from wildfires in Canada’s northeast eased there and throughout much of northeastern United States on Friday, but Canadian officials warned it could be a marathon fire season and welcomed the help of firefighters arriving from other countries. The thick wildfire smoke that loomed over daily life this week for millions of people in Canada and parts of the US East Coast has mostly dissipated, US and Canadian officials said.

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