BC Heat Wave Deaths
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B.C.’s third heat wave of the summer will peak Friday and last until SundayEnvironment Canada said heat warnings are issued when very high temperature or humidity conditions are expected to pose an elevated risk of heat illnesses.WeatherAug 12, 2021
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70% of sudden deaths during recent B.C. heat wave tied to extreme temperatures, coroner says'It's just hard to wrap your head around that many people dying in this province in one week due to extreme heat,' chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said.HealthJul 29, 2021
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Heat wave: More than 800 died in B.C. in a single week, four times more than normalThe coroners service has yet to directly attributed any of the individual deaths to the heat, but has said it's believed to be a significant contributing factor.HealthJul 16, 2021
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B.C. paramedic calls for head of BCEHS to resign over response to deadly heat waveA paramedic was outraged after the COO of BC Emergency Health Services told Global News the agency did "a very good job" responding to the crisis.HealthJul 7, 2021
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‘It was a disaster’: B.C. paramedic describes death, heartbreak on front lines of heat waveA paramedic said he was 'shocked and appalled' by what he saw on the job during B.C.'s heat wave.HealthJun 30, 2021
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‘We’ve never seen anything like it’: Vancouver police respond to dozens of heat-related deathsPolice said officers have responded to more than 65 sudden deaths since the heat wave began on Friday and 20 sudden deaths as of 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday alone.HealthJun 29, 2021
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