Minnesotans are inhaling another plume of smoke from Canada this week, and an attempt to blame Canada's handling of wildfires is being met with eye-rolls north of the border. Why it matters: Experts say smoky summers are likely the new normal in Minnesota and many parts of North America unaccustomed to dealing with the haze as climate change turns the continent's forests into tinderboxes.

Canadian wildfire smoke will significantly impact air quality across Michigan on Friday, with unhealthy conditions expected for sensitive groups and potential scattered thunderstorms this weekend.

Considering wildfires, and prevailing winds blowing from Canada, are expected to become more frequent, the impact on crops will remain an area of study.

Six members of Congress from Wisconsin and Minnesota have asked Canada to say how it plans to tackle the blazes and reduce the haze billowing south.

A group of Republican lawmakers has complained that smoke from Canadian wildfires is ruining summer for Americans, just days after voting for a major bill that will cause more of the planet-heating pollution that is worsening wildfires.

Wildfire smoke in Manitoba could be even more toxic than usual and more research needs to be done on the pollutants being released into the air, according to scientists.

Our weekend ends with sunshine and a bit of haze which is how our work week will begin. Wildfire smoke from Canada will continue to hang around the area late on Sunday into early Monday.

It's been a hazy few weeks for parts of western and central Canada, as smoke from wildfires burning in Saskatchewan and Manitoba has carried across North America. While the immediate danger of the blazes is often clear,