Toronto-Area Air Pollution Is Segregated Community To Community

When Erika Ladouceur takes a breath in Montreal, she coughs. It immediately feels like something heavy is pressing down against her chest.So when there's a thick ribbon of car exhaust in the air or a smog advisory in effect, she often reaches for her Ventolin inhaler. If that doesn't comfort her, she has to use an EpiPen — she carries three with her at all times.That's what Ladouceur has to be prepared for every time she visits a city. "It feels suffocating. I've never drowned, but it's li