The wildfire that devastated Jasper a year ago is now the second most expensive fire event in Canadian history. And lengthy delays in rebuilding have some calling for a national agency devoted to disaster recovery.

Six of the top ten areas in the US with the worst air quality Saturday morning are in New England, according to the government air quality monitor AirNow.

Canadian wildfire official told us they are not expecting smokey conditions to clear up over the course of the summer.

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.