With the Kingston, Ont., area having been hit by an early heat wave this week, the city turned on the taps at seven splash pads in time for the weekend.

Heat records are toppled as extremely hot weather rolls into New Brunswick during the last few days of September.

The family of a Brampton toddler who burned his feet after stepping on a hot metal grate at a splash pad has hired a Toronto lawyer as they seek financial compensation for his injuries.