An air quality alert was issued for the state of New York, including New York City and Long Island, on Saturday due to smoke drifting in from wildfires burning in Canada. The alert, issued by the state's Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health,

The alert from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, which is in effect from 10 a.m. to midnight, includes the Capital Region, Adirondacks, Hudson Valley, New York City and

Wildfires in Canada have forced tens of thousands of people to leave their homes, and the smoke drifting over the border has sparked air quality concerns across the northern Unite