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<\/p>\nIn downtown Toronto, city workers Andrew Loder and Matthew Botsford were outside much of the day to maintain plants at Berczy Park. They said the city gave them protective clothing and gear such as cooling headbands and armbands.<\/p>\n
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\u201cOur supervisors also make sure to tell us (to) \u2026 take extra breaks,\u201d Botsford said.\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels like we just have winter and then summer, but the summers are definitely getting hotter and hotter,\u201d Loder said, adding that he tries to keep cool by staying indoors or going for a swim when he\u2019s not working. <\/p>\n
Toronto resident Daniel Navarro said he left home early on Tuesday to take his dog for a walk. If he\u2019d left any later, the heat would have made it unsafe for both of them, he said.\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n
\u201cPhysically it kind of like drains you, makes you more tired,\u201d Navarro said. \u201cInstead of enjoying super nice summer days, we have to worry about these heat waves too.\u201d<\/p>\n
The City of Toronto said several outdoor pools will remain open until nearly midnight Tuesday while officials in Vaughan, north of Toronto, said splash pad hours this week have been extended. <\/p>\n
For Toronto resident Melissa Lenis, the cost of air conditioning her condo wasn\u2019t worth it. She decided to work under a shady tree in a downtown park instead.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur condo gets really hot,\u201d said Lenis, who brought two waters with her to stay hydrated.<\/p>\n
Bikash Giri sat in the same park and said the trees \u201creally help\u201d with cooling down momentarily, but that he planned to find a restaurant with air conditioning to spend the rest of the afternoon.<\/p>\n
In Quebec, the heat came with severe thunderstorm and tornado watches for southern parts of the province. <\/p>\n
Environment Canada warned of strong wind gusts and large hail, with torrential rain reported in some areas Tuesday morning. A horse farm in the Estrie region was hit by a violent storm that resembled a tornado early Tuesday, its owner said.<\/p>\n
Environment Canada meteorologist Kate Leclerc advised Quebecers to stay hydrated and ensure they have places to shelter in case a storm hits. <\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t put yourself in situations where you\u2019re vulnerable,\u201d she said, highlighting camping as a potentially risky activity.<\/p>\n
In Montreal and southern Quebec, smoke coming from wildfires in northern Ontario hung in the air and gave the atmosphere a hazy orange tint. The haze was also present in parts of southern Ontario.<\/p>\n
Similar temperatures in southern Manitoba were expected to even out, with daytime highs set to drop to the low-30s or high-20s for the rest of the week.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile in British Columbia, officials asked people to conserve water amid forecasts predicting elevated drought conditions across much of the province this summer. <\/p>\n
The Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship warned of drought conditions in the southern coast and southern Interior while parts of Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland and the southern Interior face record-low stream flows.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 14, 2026.<\/p>\n
\u2013With files from Monique Kasonga and Fatima Raza in Toronto and Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman in Montreal<\/p>\n
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