Scorching summer heat hits Canada, remnants of hurricane Beryl on the way
Sweltering summer weather blanketed much of the country Monday, with Environment Canada issuing heat warnings for parts of eight provinces and the Northwest Territories.
In British Columbia, a record-breaking heat wave is expected to last into the middle of the week; temperatures in the province’s southern Interior are forecast to climb into the low 40s.
The weather agency says the scorching temperatures in B.C. are caused by a ridge of high pressure, with heat warnings covering much of the southern part of the province, including Metro Vancouver. On Sunday, more than 20 daily heat records were broken.
The heat stretches east into the Prairies, where temperatures in some parts of Alberta are forecast to reach about 35 C by Wednesday. Heat warnings were in effect Monday across most of the province and into Saskatchewan, where daily highs in Regina are expected to hover around 30 C for the whole week.