04-08-2018 23:50 via ottawacitizen.com

Warning issued, with heat expected to build through the long weekend

Saturday was just the warmup act in a long weekend that’s going to get even hotter.
Environment Canada issued a warning for Ottawa on Saturday about a “two-day heat event” that is to begin Sunday. The forecast calls for a high of 32 C on each of Sunday and Monday, or a couple of degrees hotter than Saturday.
It will be sticky, too: “Humidex values reaching 40 are expected,” the weather office says. “The risks are greater for young children, pregnant women, old
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