Warnings Expand as Heat Wave Settles Over BC, With Weekend Temperatures Set to Rise

Warnings Expand as Heat Wave Settles Over BC, With Weekend Temperatures Set to Rise
A woman paddles a specially adapted paddleboard on False Creek as a person sits in a wheelchair in Vancouver, on July 3, 2024. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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A heat wave has settled over parts of British Columbia with Environment Canada and the provincial government warning of high temperatures stretching into next week.

The weather agency on July 5 expanded a series of heat warnings to include the Sunshine Coast and Howe Sound, where daytime highs are forecast to reach 32 C.