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Rising temperatures across the country add up to higher summer energy use for many Canadians, increasingly desperate to turn down the heat in their homes.

In an internal document, the Crown corporation says much of its equipment is "dilapidated" and that it is increasingly difficult to work on an "overloaded network."

A power outage lasting over 24 hours that started Sunday morning impacted over 1,000 residents of Kana:takon and Tsi Snaihne in Akwesasne.

A power outage lasting over 24 hours that started Sunday morning impacted over 1,000 residents of Kana:takon and Tsi Snaihne in Akwesasne.

A power outage lasting over 24 hours that started Sunday morning impacted over 1,000 residents of Kana:takon and Tsi Snaihne in Akwesasne.

A power outage lasting over 24 hours that started Sunday morning impacted over 1,000 residents of Kana:takon and Tsi Snaihne in Akwesasne.

A total of 85,000 customers remain without power across Quebec after snow blanketed the province Thursday.

A total of 85,000 customers remain without power across Quebec after snow blanketed the province Thursday.

Hydro-Québec spokesperson Maxence Huard-Lefebvre says the power outages are related to heat and smoke from forest fires on the North Shore that have triggered protection mechanisms in two transmission lines.

More than 30mm of rain forecast for the Quebec City area on Monday afternoon