Deadly Canadian Heatwave Eases but Continues to Shatter Records

Deadly Canadian Heatwave Eases but Continues to Shatter Records
Sprinklers spray water on a horse amid a heatwave in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on June 27, 2021. Twitter @Canadianbyluck via Reuters
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba—Canada’s deadly heatwave, the most severe on record, is moderating slightly, but still looks this week to erase high-temperature marks set decades ago, a government climatologist said on Wednesday.

At least 233 people died in the Pacific coast province of British Columbia between Friday and Monday, about 100 more than the average for a four-day period, the B.C. Coroners Service said.