Hot Cars

• Florida car rental staff find toddler locked inside returned vehicle

  A Florida toddler's grandfather has been charged after employees found the young girl in the backseat of one of their rental cars.

  World

  Oct 13, 2022
  
• Lethbridge officials warn of dangers associated with hot weather as temperature rises

  While dangers associated with water-related activities are more prevalent in the summer months, extreme heat is also an issue when it comes to things like vehicle safety. 

  Health

  Jul 27, 2020
  
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• Leave your dogs at home, not in the car: Regina Humane Society

  The Regina Humane Society has answered 38 calls of pets being left in vehicles since May.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2020
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• 1 child a year dies on average in Canada from being stuck in a hot car: study

  The majority of the deaths researchers studied involved incidents where a caregiver forgot to drop a child off at daycare.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2019
• Ontario vet films himself sitting in hot car to show effects on pets

  "I've got the window down and cracked like you normally would -- I can see the breeze, trees are moving but I'm already beading up with sweat, the air is heavy, it's almost thick," Redford can be heard saying in the video.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2018
• It’s not even summer yet, and the BC SPCA has already seen 400 reports of pets in hot cars

  Summer isn't even here, but the BC SPCA says it's received nearly half as many reports about the issue as all of last year.

  Jun 20, 2018
• London police investigate after breaking young child out of vehicle

  London police are investigating after a young child was left unattended in a vehicle over the weekend.

  Crime

  Sep 11, 2017
• Ontario man charged after dogs left unattended in hot vehicle

  Ontario Provincial Police say passersby contacted them on Sunday afternoon after spotting two dogs in a vehicle in a Walmart parking lot in Simcoe, Ont.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2017
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• BC SPCA received 23 calls this weekend of pets left inside hot cars

  The BC SPCA says that with August still left, it's possible there will be a record breaking summer for calls of pets left in cars.

  Jul 31, 2017
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• B.C. vet posts photo of dog that died in hot car as warning to pet owners

  A Port Coquitlam veterinary hospital is hoping a sad Facebook post, showing the covered body of a dog that died after being left in a hot car on Friday, will serve as a reminder to pet owners.

  Jul 29, 2017