Wildfire smoke has sparked the national weather agency to issue air quality warnings around the county of Grande Prairie and the northwestern corner of Alberta, and air quality statements for much of northern Alberta.

Parts of central Alberta, particularly the greater Edmonton area, are also expected to experience poor air this weekend, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada's (ECCC) air quality health index, which measures how safe the air is to breathe.

The Alberta Wildfire dashboar…