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Grande Prairie breaks summer smoky air hour record, same goes for majority of Alberta

Aug 21, 2018 | 3:25 PM

The hazy pall from B.C. wildfires has helped some Alberta cities set record-breaking hours this summer for smoky air.

According to Environment Canada, the Swan City has had 136 hours of smoke as of noon on Monday.

Calgary has experienced the most smoke hours in the province with 316, Red Deer has had 228, while Edmonton has experienced 168.

More smoky air is in the forecast for tomorrow.