More Montreal deaths may have been caused by heat
Montreal health authorities now say 53 deaths in the city may be attributable to a heat wave earlier this month.
The new number could mean as many as 89 Quebecers died as a result of heat-related complications between June 30 and July 7.
On July 9, a spokesperson with the Quebec Health Department said up to 70 people across the province may have died because of the sweltering temperatures that smothered much of Central and Eastern Canada.
That number included 34 people in Montreal.