Vaughn Palmer: B.C. Coroners Service has asked doctors not to issue death certificates in heat-related cases “Where heat is considered in any way contributory to death, the death is reportable to the B.C. Coroners Service. Please do not issue any medical certificates of death if you feel that heat may have played a part in the death. Dr. Jatinder Baidwan to B.C. s doctors
Author of the article: Vaughn Palmer
Publishing date: Jul 12, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 4 minute read • An ambulance is seen during the extreme hot weather in Vancouver on June 30, 2021. The B.C. Coroners Service is asking medical practitioners not to issue death certificates in cases where they believe the recent heat wave was a contributing factor. Photo by DON MACKINNON /AFP via Getty Images
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“It was a convergence of a whole host of issues at the same time, without any doubt,” Premier John Horgan told reporters Tuesday when asked about the “perfect storm” combination of pandemic, heat wave and wildfires.
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“We were a bit jolly on (June 29) I have to say,” conceded Horgan, referring to the day he confirmed via a media conference that B.C. would move to Phase 3 of the restart plan. “We were a bit giddy at the prospect of saying goodbye to the state of emergency and stepping into the third step of our restart plan.”
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(CNN) The Canadian village that set an all-time national heat record this week has been “devastated” by a fast-moving wildfire that engulfed the small town “within minutes” following an intense heat wave, officials said Thursday.
Two people have died from the fire that devastated the small Canadian village of Lytton, the British Columbia Coroners Service said on Friday.
Officials from Lytton say they are still searching for missing residents as most of the community burned to ground on Wednesday, just a day after it broke a record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada.
Canadian village devastated by wildfires a day after temperatures topped 121 degrees Share Updated: 6:27 PM PDT Jul 1, 2021 By Dave Alsup and Brisa Colon, CNN
Canadian village devastated by wildfires a day after temperatures topped 121 degrees Share Updated: 6:27 PM PDT Jul 1, 2021
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Show Transcript The Fighter Fighters? Yeah, right. No, that s a different fire out of the mountain. Me and my dog just got out. But uh, we could see the house literally inspired as I was leaving. I didn t even have time to lock the door.
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