Global National: July 6, 2023 | Canadians urged to take precautions over extreme heat

Millions of people are being urged to be careful as temperatures soar across Canada. Touria Izri explains how the heat and wildfires can be a dangerous combination, what people in one city are being advised to do to avoid straining hospitals, and the heat's potential long-term consequences on the health-care system.

With Canada fighting a record-high number of wildfires, the federal government is being urged to remove obstacles so that Indigenous communities can help. Heather Yourex-West explains how cultural burning practices could help mitigate Canada's future fire risk.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief mutiny against the Kremlin, is back on Russian soil after being exiled to Belarus. Redmond Shannon reports on the skepticism over Prigozhin's safety.

Plus, the tight-knit community of Lac-Mégantic, Que. is reflecting on 10 years since the rail disaster that killed 47 people and devastated the heart of the town. Dan Spector looks at how residents marked the day and how the tragedy still haunts some people.

And, in vitro fertilization (IVF) is one of the most successful and expensive fertility treatments for prospective parents. Katherine Ward explains how the time of year when eggs are collected could influence the outcome, according to new research.

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[venci]

Am sorry for all of your losses for the people of Lac-Mégantic 🖤🖤

[mujkocka]

I had insulation improvement done. I only need to close all windows and do not even had to open any AC today

[justworkingfortheweekend]

If you find yourself in a heatwave this summer without any air conditioning. Move into a grocery store and if they ask why you are just sitting in the store. Say you are a dairy spy

[cherylvl]

I don’t see the financial benefit of billions of dollars of government investment in the battery plants. Did I understand it correctly when they said the jobs created to investment ratio is 1 to $6 million?

[modelswatch]

The very best of peace and blessing's
For the people and lost souls of Lac-Mégantic

[timshelby]

Stellantis and VW make the worst vehicles ! Give them nothing !

[samuelo]

Remember that while it is hot outside don’t set your thermostat super low. The higher the temperature difference between the outside and inside the harder your AC will need to work. So set it to something that is comfortable or maybe slightly warmer than comfortable to safe energy and avoid causing excess strain on the power grid

[speciallevo]

We can take a lesson from these indigenous forest management methods. We could also ban wood products coming from China and get our timber industry back to how it was 40 years ago. There were thousands of small saw mills. We practiced clear cutting and selective cutting. There were furniture builders in every province. Now we complain about the results and blame it on the climate.

[dixonyaarmouf]

But how will we reduce our carbon emissions footprint if we don’t suffer directly during this climate change catastrophe

[johntitorii]

Indengenious ppl are so much better then me

[derekwoodford]

Take precautions in who you let teach your children....

[libnizhr]

The weather in AB has been pretty average for the last month idk what you guys are talking about 😂

[timshelby]

We grew up without air conditioning, when did people get so soft, and no-one lives forever .

[larrybethune]

It's an El Nino year guys. Relax, it's supposed be hot. And I don't appreciate the alarmism. Next: Forest Mismanagement. Clearly a white man's game. We should have never diverged from the Native peoples stewardship of the forest.

[CanforCanadainsfirst]

i hear hotest day on record its litreally been 20-24 in winnipeg all week and will continue. Nicest july so far in my life.

[thecalham]

Imagine living in the hottest temp town in Alberta....yall weak. I waer a touque year round and work a factory job, Bassano hard core

[bowbender]

Lol. It's about time we got some heat. It's July and you can count on one hand how many hot days we've had. It's summer time folks. When I was young we'd be swimming in may.

[samg]

We've had summers for centuries. I think we know what do do when it is hot outside. It's not like hot weather is anything new.

[DarkSideOfThePepper]

We wouldnt want to overload the power grid...Like electric vehicles would if there were 1.5 million in the province instead of EV is a joke when we already suffer from brown outs the last 12 yrs

[jerrysetlerr]

Here we go with a new pandemic right on cue ....bring on the lockdowns the recorded deaths, and the drama . Time to move to Europe im not doing this dance .