The return of wildfire smoke from fires burning in Canada has sparked another air quality alert in Minnesota, which will be in effect through Tuesday. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has placed the northern two-thirds of the state in the red alert zone, which means "unhealthy" for all residents, through 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Heavy surface smoke from wildfires in Canada is drifting across Minnesota on Monday, with unhealthy air quality levels expected in parts of the state.

The National Weather Service reported an air quality alert at 8:43 a.m. on Monday in effect until 11 p.m. for Northern Worcester and Southern Worcester as well as Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire, Hampden,