Canada’s weather services have issued heat warnings for four provinces: Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, reports the channel CTV News.
Many cities across the country have planned for this by providing their residents with cooling centers: air-conditioned public spaces with water fountains. The goal is to prevent hyperthermia caused by heat, humidity and poor air quality. This is the case, for example, of Strathmore, in Ontario, where, since July 12, reports the local publication StrathmoreNow, the city provides its citizens with a sports center open from morning to evening “to allow everyone to stay hydrated and have a place to cool off”.
The Regional Municipality of Durham, east of Toronto, has also opened several, reports the Toronto Star, “to help residents take protective measures during heat events a