An air quality alert has been issued for the entirety of Minnesota on Sunday as Canadian wildfire smoke continues to impact the state. The whole of the state is under an "orange" warning for the day, with air quality expected to be unhealthy for sensitive groups.

The air quality alert may need to be extended into Monday if an additional batch of heavy smoke materializes from Manitoba and Saskatchewan wildfires and is transported into and across

Canadian wildfire smoke has become so intense that even young, healthy Minnesotans are experiencing symptoms similar to allergies. “This morning I woke up and I was just like, oh, I have COVID,” said Cameron Dailey-Ruddy,