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Canadian wildfire smoke causes US air quality alerts

12 outlets covered the same story. Here's how their headlines landed on the −5 (Far Left) to +5 (Far Right) spectrum — a 5.0-point gap between the most-left and most-right framing.

• -3.5
  HuffPost · Far Left

  MAGA Lawmaker Mocked For ‘Karen-Level’ Meltdown After Bizarre Rant Against Canada
• -0.5
  CNN · Center

  Wildfire smoke is driving terrible air quality in major cities as new plumes arrive from Canada
• -0.5
  MSNBC · Center

  Air quality in U.S. cities reaches hazardous levels as Canadian wildfires burn
• -0.2
  CNN · Center

  Watch live: View of downtown Pittsburgh as Canadian wildfire smoke persists | CNN
• -0.2
  CNN · Center

  Watch live: Canadian wildfire smoke fills skies above Washington, DC, affecting air quality | CNN
• -0.2
  Newsweek · Center

  Map Shows Millions Under Wildfire Smoke Ahead of World Cup Final
• -0.2
  Forbes · Center

  Air Quality Alerts Remain In 16 States As Canadian Wildfire Smoke Spreads To Midwest, Northeast
• +0.0
  Neutral News · Center

  Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets Parts of U.S., Prompting Air Quality Alerts and Trump Tariff Threat
• +0.0
  Neutral News · Center

  Canadian Wildfire Smoke Reaches U.S. as Some Lawmakers Press Ottawa
• +0.2
  Axios · Center

  Trump threatens more tariffs over Canadian wildfire smoke
• +0.5
  CNBC · Center

  Trump rips Canada as wildfire smoke spreads, says U.S. will add pollution cost to tariffs
• +1.5
  The Hill · Right

  GOP senator to introduce bill to sanction Canada over wildfire smoke

Scores are AI estimates of headline language, not factual ratings. Each headline is scored 0 (neutral) outward to Far Left / Far Right by Claude and Grok.