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Spring is blooming, and so are allergies. What to expect this season - National | Globalnews.ca

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The first day of spring is Thursday, March 20 .

The return of warmer weather may also mean the start of sneezing, itchy eyes and runny noses.

About one in five Canadians struggle with respiratory allergies like hay fever, according to Asthma Canada .

The main tree pollen offenders are birch, alder, oak, maple and cedar.

It will likely be another couple of weeks before allergy season really ramps up in Ontario .

Southern Ontario is seeing pollen at low levels with maple, cedar, poplar and elm being the culprits.

The Maritimes usually sees pollen season kick off in a few weeks , but some pollen showed up over the weekend .

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