Hazy skies from wildfire smoke unlikely to cancel World Cup final in New Jersey

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While hazy skies and poor air quality continue to impact a wide swath of Canada and the U.S., forecasts show conditions are expected to improve in time for the FIFA World Cup final in New Jersey on Sunday.

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