Ottawa and the wider area will be experiencing poor air quality due to smoke from forest fires this weekend, Environment Canada says.The special weather statement was issued at 10:48 a.m. Saturday. The agency's weather forecast says the city may see smoke arrive Saturday afternoon and it could last until Monday morning.

Skies over much of Minnesota looked — and smelled — much clearer and cleaner Sunday, with the most troublesome air from Canadian wildfires moving east into Wisconsin. But state and federal air quality monitors still are predicting sections of unhealthy air for people with sensitivity through Monday at noon.