Heat-related Deaths
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Extreme heat causes nearly 500 deaths per year in Quebec, report findsExtreme heat has a major impact on Quebec's health-care system, which is already stretched thin, a report published on Wednesday says.HealthJun 19
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2 years after the B.C. heat dome, coroners service and activists demand government changeA vigil with 619 boxes representing victims of the 2021 heat dome was held at the Vancouver Art Gallery Sunday on the two-year anniversary of the deadly weather event.CanadaJun 25, 2023
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Hamilton councillors support maximum heat bylaw to better protect vulnerableCity councillors voted unanimously to seek out an adequate temperature bylaw in efforts to require landlords to provide suitable cooling for low-income residents.CanadaMay 15, 2023
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B.C. reports 16 suspected heat-related deaths from July 26 to Aug. 3In a report released Tuesday, the service revealed the greatest number of deaths -- five -- occurred on July 29, followed by July 30, with a total of three.WeatherAug 9, 2022
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14 single-day temperature records toppled in B.C. as heat wave bears downWhile most the daily temperature records were broken by one to two degrees Celcius, some areas were significantly hotter than usual, according to the data from Environment Canada.WeatherJul 27, 2022
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Quebec researchers develop heat wave warning system better suited to climate changeThe management of heat waves will be more and more complex, specifically because of the increase in their frequency and intensity, according to researchers.EnvironmentJul 21, 2021
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Heat wave: 13 calls for wellness checks but no deaths in past 48 hours, say Kelowna RCMPDespite the good news out of Kelowna amid the heat wave, Kamloops RCMP said there have been six sudden deaths since last Friday.CanadaJun 30, 2021
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More than 25 people have died in 24 hours in Burnaby, many due to heat, police sayAlthough the deaths are still under investigation, RCMP are asking everyone to check on their neighbours, family members and seniors as the heat wave continues.WeatherJun 29, 2021
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Two people dead after Manitoba rocked by heat waveTwo people are dead due to a heat-related illness after a heat wave rolled through the province.WeatherJul 15, 2019
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