Environment Canada says it has issued a heat warning for Toronto because hot weather is expected to envelope the city from Thursday to Sunday this week. The city, in response, says it will open 15 emergency cooling centres across Toronto while the heat warning remains in place. In its forecast, Environment Canada says daytime high temperatures will be in the low 30s while overnight lows will be near 20 C."Extreme heat affects everyone," the federal weather agency said in the heat warning on Wednesday. "Extreme heat is associated with negative health impacts ranging from heat stress to heat stroke and death. All the centres will operate from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., except Metro Hall, 55 John St., which will run 24 hours during the heat warning.

Source: CBC News July 01, 2020 21:45 UTC