India, June 2 -- Active wildfires remained active in parts of Canada and the US on Sunday, and affected air quality, prompting the evacuation of over 25,000 residents in three provinces, Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.

The majority of the evacuations took place in Manitoba, which declared a state of emergency last week. By Saturday, about 17,000 people, along with 1,300 in Alberta, were evacuated.

About 8,000 residents in Saskatchewan were shifted to safer locations, and leaders said more people could be relocated amid the growing wildfire situation.

Air quality also worsened in Canada and some US states along the border, and the wildfire smoke also affected visibility.

Saskatchewan's Public Safety Agency on Sunday issued a warni...