juin 19, 2024
A report says deaths in the country’s 12 highest-population cities go up on days when there's extreme heat and people aged 65 and older are the hardest hit. Cities with larger proportions of people renting their homes had higher risks of death during extreme heat events. The study also found that the risk of heat-related deaths was higher in cities where people aren’t used to extreme heat, including Vancouver and Surrey, B.C.