Hundreds of Deaths in U.S. and Canada Likely Linked to Record-Smashing Heat Wave, Officials Say
At a Glance Deaths rose 195% in British Columbia.Officials in Oregon reported at least 79 heat-related deaths.Dozens of temperature records were tied or broken. More than 486 "sudden and unexpected" deaths were reported in British Columbia between Friday and Wednesday as a blistering, record-breaking heat wave baked western Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest. The number represents a in the typical number of such deaths in a similar time frame, British Columbia Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe said in a statement....