Heat warnings persist across much of Canada
CBC
As Canada sweltered under a persistent bout of intense heat, weather warnings were issued Thursday from coast to coast to coast.
Southern parts of Ontario and Quebec were entering the third day of a multi-day heat event that Environment Canada has warned could make it feel anywhere from 35 C to 40 C, when the humidity is factored in.
People fled stuffy apartments for air-conditioned food courts in Toronto's downtown, where the agency forecast a Thursday high of 30 C, feeling like 37 C.
"It's hot and [my apartment] is very small, so I come here and I feel fresh with the air conditioning and it feels good," said 58-year-old Valia Ruano, inside the Eaton Centre food court.
On the other side of Yonge Street, a custodian at a neighbouring food court said she had noticed an uptick in the number of visitors during the heat wave.
"It's too hot outside and people need a break," Carnen Macias said. "People come in, freshen up in the bathroom and maybe grab some ice cream on their way out."
The weather agency says temperatures are expected to taper off in those regions by several degrees on Friday, while northern Ontario will see relief starting Thursday.
A heat warning is also in effect in British Columbia, from the north to central coast and in the Fraser Canyon area east of Vancouver, where daytime highs between 30 C and 35 C are expected through Sunday.
A similar warning is in place for the Fort Liard and Fort Providence regions of the Northwest Territories, where temperatures are expected to rise to the low 30s by Friday or Saturday and into next week.
Inuvik, south of the Beaufort Sea in the Northwest Territories, remained under a heat warning after the temperature hit 33 C on Tuesday, a local daily temperature record, according to Environment Canada records dating back to 1957.
A restaurant in town closed due to the heat, and a harpoon-making workshop was postponed at a local drop-in centre servicing homeless and underprivileged people.
Samantha De Coteau, a roofer based in Ontario's Niagara Region, was on the job on Tuesday but found some relief while visiting family in Edmonton on Thursday. She told CBC News that she's from Alberta, where it's typically less humid during heat waves, so she had to adjust to conditions once she started working in muggy Ontario.
"Working up on the roof is a lot hotter than what it would be on the ground, because the shingles radiate the heat, so yeah, it's definitely hard," she said.
De Coteau recommends that outdoor workers take frequent breaks, get under some shade and stay hydrated, especially if they're feeling light-headed or dizzy.
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