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Air quality advisories in western Canada due to fires, as East Coast braces for May snowstorm

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Temperatures and weather conditions are varying greatly across Canada this week.

In some provinces a snowstorm is expected, others are battling an early start to forest fire season and flooding risks still remain high in some communities.

After April brought abnormal temperatures, May could be just as unpredictable.

On Monday morning, Environment Canada issued weather advisories and some alerts for seven provinces, each for different reasons.

SNOW IN ATLANTIC CANADA

On Canada's east coast, into Tuesday morning. According to CTV Your Morning chief meteorologist Kelsey McEwen, rain will flip to snow as a system moves through the Maritimes.

Environment Canada has issued a , predicting 15 to 25 centimetres of snow.

"Strong northwest winds will develop overnight tonight giving poor visibility in blowing snow," the alert reads. "Conditions are forecast to improve Tuesday afternoon as the snow ends and winds ease."

By Tuesday morning, the snow system will be in to communities in the Northern Peninsula East, Green Bay, and White Bay.

Communities farther north, like and peak wind gusts of 80 to 110 kilometres an hour, the advisory from Environment Canada reads.

FIRES RAGING OUT WEST

For more than a week, fires have been spreading across Alberta due to higher-than-normal temperatures and a lack of rain.

As of Monday morning, many concentrated outside the Edmonton region and in the northern parts of the province.

Fire crews have been working tirelessly since last week when temperatures rising to 25 C increased the fire risk for many communities. As of Monday,

Alberta as tens of thousands of hectares burned and about 29,000 people are left displaced from communities.

In B.C., , a little higher than the 10-year average, but the burned area is less than half the average. 

Due to the fires, Environment Canada has issued special air quality statements to most of northern Alberta, parts of northern B.C., and a small part of northwestern Saskatchewan.

"Wildfire smoke can be harmful to everyone’s health even at low concentrations," the air statement reads. "Everyone can take action to reduce their exposure to wildfire smoke."

Smoke from the fires is now blowing into northern Ontario, according to a tweet by Environment Canada, which reports hazy conditions in the communities of Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, Timmins and Sudbury.

Smoke from the Alberta wildfires is stretching toward Algonquin Park and eastern Ontario.

FLOOD RISK REMAINS HIGH IN ONTARIO, QUEBEC

The Ottawa River swelled over the last week, causing flooding along the shores in the capital region and into

The weather is predicted to be dry and sunny for the next several days, after more than 60 mm of rain in Ottawa.

As of Saturday, the water peaked in communities around the Ottawa River and was expected to recede in the coming days.

Quebec . In the Outaouais region, the Laurentians region and northwest of Montreat are the most affected parts.

Two volunteer firefighters, , were killed and found in Riviere du Gouffre, in St-Urbain, Que.

About 625 people have been displaced in Quebec due to flooding.

Environment Canada issued portions of Quebec a frost advisory as temperatures drop below 0 C. The weather agency when surface temperatures drop around freezing.

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