IN PHOTOS | Wildfire smoke blanketing Canadian skylines and landscapes

Smoke from wildfires burning in many parts of Canada, including Alberta, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, is affecting air quality across the country.

Air quality statements in effect for much of B.C., Prairie provinces as scores of wildfires rage

CBC News · Posted: May 17, 2023 1:12 PM EDT | Last Updated: May 17, 2023

Orange haze blankets Calgary city skyline due to Alberta wildfires. — An orange glow in the sky — a result of the heavy smoke coming from the wildfires raging in parts of Alberta — blankets Calgary's skyline on Tuesday. (Leah Hennel/Reuters)

Smoke from wildfires burning in many parts of Canada, including Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories, is affecting the air quality across the country.

In Calgary and surrounding areas

Amanda Carson and her golden retriever, Archie, walk along Scotsman's Hill in Calgary on Tuesday, as some 90 active wildfires burn in Alberta — 27 of which are considered out of control.

A woman plays fetch with her dog at an off-leash dog park near Calgary's Scotianbank Saddledome.

(Leah Hennel/Reuters)

A man and his dog sit on a wooden bench on a hill overlooking Calgary as thick wildfire smoke descends on the city.

A man sits on a bench with a dog looking at a hazy Calgary skyline due to Alberta wildfires.

(James Young/CBC)

A rare orange glow in the sky — a result of the heavy smoke from the wildfires raging in northern Alberta — flows south to blanket the Bow River area in downtown Calgary.

Smoke from northern Alberta forest fires blankets the Bow River area near downtown Calgary.

(Leah Hennel/Reuters)

Thick smoke envelops the highway and surrounding area near Water Valley, Alta., 100 kilometres northwest of Calgary. The Alberta government says hot and dry conditions are expected to continue for the coming days, providing no relief for the roughly 2,500 people fighting wildfires in the province.

Smoke from northern Alberta wildfires blankets highway and surrounding landscape.

(Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)

David Reid drives a seeding rig as he plants a canola crop on the family farm while thick smoke is seen near Water Valley, Alta.

A farmer in a seeding rig, working a farm field whose landscape is blanketed in heavy smoke due to wildfires in northern Alberta.

(Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)

Horses graze near Cremona, Alta., 100 kilometres northwest of Calgary.

Horses graze on grass near a red building with heavy smoke blanketing the horizon.

(Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)

In Edmonton

A hazy Edmonton skyline and the North Saskatchewan River as seen from High Level Bridge on Wednesday during sunrise.

A hazy Edmonton skyline and river at sunrise, with bridge on the left.

(Sylvain Bascaron/Radio-Canada)

Edmonton's hazy skyline as seen from Duggan Bridge on Saskatchewan Drive Northwest.

A haze from Alberta wildfires blankets Edmonton's downtown.

(Sylvain Bascaron/Radio-Canada)

Wildfire smoke shrouds the city skyline as seen from the walkway of the High Level Bridge.

A walkway in Edmonton, showing on one side smoky sky in Edmonton

(Sylvain Bascaron/Radio-Canada)

In Saskatchewan

There were 27 active wildfires in Saskatchewan as of late Tuesday, and the smoke is blowing south toward Regina. Here, a drone image shows a hazy skyline as seen from the Regina cemetery on Wednesday.

An aerial view by drone of Regina cemetery as well as the city's downtown in the horizon.

(Cory Herperger/CBC)

An aerial image of a field and smoky sky near the Global Transport Hub, looking east toward Regina.

An aerial view of a field with a hazy sky.

(Cory Herperger/CBC)

In B.C.

The Metrotown skyline is pictured as wildfire smoke creates a hazy sky in Burnaby, B.C., on Wednesday.

Burnaby's Metrotown skyline with hazy sky and mountains in the background.

(Ben Nelms/CBC)

A person drives a tractor in a farm field as the wildfire smoke is seen in Delta, B.C.

A tractor works the field as wildfire smoke produces a hazy sky behind a forest in the distance.

(Ben Nelms/CBC)

Vancouver's West End neighbourhood, looking toward the downtown core, also has a hazy view of the North Shore Mountains at sunrise on Wednesday.

Hazy view from Vancouver's West End neighbourhood, looking toward building towers, against a backdrop of the North Shore Mountains.

(Nick Logan/CBC)

Vehicles on 5th Ave. in Prince George, B.C., with the smoke blocking out Cranbrook Hill in the distance on Tuesday.

Vehicles travel on a road with the sun in the sky peeking through a hazy sky.

(Andrew Kurjata/CBC)

An emergency reception centre in Prince George helping wildfire evacuees.

Warehouse with pickup trucks parked in front against hazy sky due to wildfires.

(Andrew Kurjata/CBC)

In Ontario

Some haze was present in Toronto, as well, as sunlight filters through an open Rogers Centre before a game between the Blue Jays and Yankees on Tuesday.