Air quality alerts covered most of New York state, as well as Connecticut, New Jersey, all of Pennsylvania and Indiana, and parts of Ohio and Michigan.

MONTREAL (AP) — Canadians fighting the wildfires that have sent a hazardous haze over the country's northeast and much of northeastern United States saw a glimpse of hope Saturday with expectations of favorable weather in the coming days.

By Rod Nickel and David Ljunggren WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) -Rain is likely to help clear up smoky air in eastern Canada starting Sunday but may not reach the forest fires raging in the province of Quebec until days later,

Meteorologists on Saturday alerted millions of residents in Puerto Rico and Texas of potentially dangerous heat conditions, with some areas expecting heat indexes over 110 degrees. Those warnings, however,