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By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 21, 2024 12:36 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size B.C. is sweltering under the latest heat wave that has pushed temperatures in the eastern and southern regions of the province into the mid-to-high-30s and beyond. Environment …
Read More »Not everyone has AC, but do you have a legal ‘right to cooling’ in Canada? – National
As many parts of Canada reeled under hot weather, a group representing migrant farm workers wrote a letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Monday, urging him to put protections in place for those toiling in the fields. “Farmworkers are 35 times more likely than the general public to die …
Read More »Canada can’t catch a break from the heat. Will it last all summer?
A sizzling heat wave has Canada and the United States in its grip as a global streak of the hottest months continues to shatter records. Heat warnings were in place on Monday in parts of eight provinces — British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward …
Read More »Does an olive oil shortage reflect bigger risks to Canada’s food supply chain? – National
For the last nine months, Emilio Pulla has been checking for weather updates in Italy. The reason Pulla, a Toronto-based wholesaler, is hoping for rain halfway across the world is that the lack of it — and the resulting hit to olive trees, and their buds — has been hurting …
Read More »Extreme heat continues Wednesday in Ontario, Quebec: Environment Canada
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 19, 2024 7:02 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Central and southern Ontario and much of western Quebec are forecast to experience another day of sweltering weather. Environment Canada’s heat warnings say daytime highs are expected to hit 30 …
Read More »‘Dangerously hot and humid’ weather to hit southern Ontario, Quebec
A large swath of Ontario as well as parts of Quebec are under a heat warning as “dangerously hot and humid” weather conditions are expected for most of the week, Environment Canada said. “A prolonged heat event will begin today,” Environment Canada said in a special weather alert posted just …
Read More »Cold front to bring relief in Ontario, Quebec but heat wave lingers on coasts
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 7, 2023 7:16 am Updated July 7, 2023 7:21 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A cold front passing through Ontario is expected to offer relief Friday after a multi-day heat wave, but the hot and humid weather is forecasted …
Read More »64% of Canadians have air conditioning. Is it enough for climate change? – National
Climate scientists proclaimed July 3, 2023, the hottest day in human record keeping. Canada has seen a swathe of heat warnings in the past week, warning of elevated risks for heat-related illnesses and air quality. And the return of El Niño, a naturally occurring climate pattern, is bringing even warmer …
Read More »Ontario tenants say central air remains unfixed despite extreme heat
Some tenants of an apartment building in Kingston, Ont., say they have been suffering through the recent heat wave with no air conditioning, with little communication from their property management company on when the central air will be fixed. Rob Katzel says the air at his Princess Street apartment building, …
Read More »‘Recipe for potential disaster’: The hazards of extreme heat, wildfire smoke on your pet – National
The combination of scorching heat waves and hazardous wildfire smoke is creating an onslaught of health risks for pets, and experts are warning it may be a recipe for disaster without proper precautions. Whether it’s taking your dog for a walk around the block, letting your cat out on a …
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