It’s not just people going outside and getting too much sun, it's that the heat is inescapable. With temperatures in the 40s in many parts of the province, some homes just become unsafe places to be.
Forestry experts are hoping for clear, blue skies as unprecedented hot weather pushes the wildfire risk in Western Canada to similar record-breaking levels.
Cities around the globe felt record-breaking, red-hot temperatures this July: In the United States, Scotland, Ireland, Norway, Algeria, Georgia, Armenia, Russia, Oman and China, the thermostat reached all-time highs.