Toronto receives first heat alert of the year

Toronto, Dr. David McKeown, Toronto’s chief medical officer, has issued the city’s first heat alert of the year with temperatures forecast to reach a high of 32 C and humidex values near 40.
The public is advised to stay cool and hydrated and wear loose, light-coloured clothing. The city is recommending shopping malls, libraries and community centres as air-conditioned places to hang out in.
People are also advised to check on isolated adults and seniors who are at greater risk of developing heat-related illnesses, and not to leave children, pets or seniors unattended in a car.
Toronto and portions of southwest Ontario remain under a heat warning from Environment Canada. The heat warning is in effect for the area from Windsor to Peterborough and the Kawartha Lakes region.
The agency is cautioning that seniors, young children, the homeless and people with chronic heart and lung conditions are most vulnerable to suffering from heat-related illnesses.
A cold front is expected to sweep through in the evening returning the region to near-seasonal temperatures this weekend.

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