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Milwaukee/Chicago, May 30, 2025: Massive wildfires raging in Canada’s Manitoba and Saskatchewan provinces have unleashed a fresh wave of thick smoke over the U.S. Midwest, triggering air quality alerts in major cities like Milwaukee and Chicago. As of Friday, the blazes have scorched over 1.6 million acres of land, forced the evacuation of more than 17,000 people, and claimed at least two lives.Air Quality DeterioratesHazy skies and unhealthy air blanketed the Upper Midwest as smoke drifted southward. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued a statewide air quality alert, labeling conditions as “unhealthy for sensitive groups.” Chicago has also…