Ontario coroner investigating three possible heat-related deaths
TORONTO — Ontario’s chief coroner says three recent deaths in the province may have been related to heat, compared to dozens already reported in Quebec.
Dr. Dirk Huyer told reporters on Tuesday that the three deaths were reported over the last four days.
Quebec health authorities have said that up to 70 people died from heat-related complications in a recent heat wave, including 34 in Montreal alone.
Huyer said the numbers are so different in part because Ontario performs autopsies before declaring a cause of death, and it can take months for those results to come in.