Canada braces for western floods, eastern heat wave on national holiday

From flooding to extreme heat, Canadians on both sides of the country are grappling with wild weather ahead of Wednesday's Canada Day holiday.



In Toronto and other parts of Eastern Canada, dangerously hot conditions on Tuesday prompted Environment Canada to issue a heat warning and urge residents to check on the welfare of older adults and people living alone.



Temperatures in parts of Ontario and Quebec are expected to reach 34 to 37 degrees Celsius (93 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday and Thursday, coinciding with the holiday and the last World Cup game in Toronto. In that city, the heat wave has prompted officials to establish mobile drinking water stations in parks and to extend swimming pool hours.



In Western Canada, heavy rainfall has caused flooding and dangerously high stream conditions in parts of Alberta, prompting evacuation alerts and stranding up to 1,500 campers in the popular recreation area of Kananaskis on Monday due to flooding-related road closures.