The Ottawa-Gatineau area is cleaning up from massive, powerful thunderstorms that struck the afternoon and evening of Canada Day — and doing so under a punishing heat wave with a risk of more storms.
During the Canada Day festivities, five people were stabilized by Ottawa's paramedics on site and required a transfer to hospital, but their lives are not in danger. People have fallen, suffered a loss of consciousness or have experienced heat exhaustion. During high temperatures, it is essential to prepare well before going out and to know the first signs of a heat stroke: intense soreness; unusual fatigue; nausea or dizziness. To reduce the ri…