As Toronto endures another week of extreme heat, this is how the city stumbled through its most blistering days on record.
The teenagers flocked to the beaches and partied into the night. They swam in the waters and danced in the sand, strumming on guitars and listening to tinny music on portable radios. The flicker of the bonfires lit the dark.
A young man wearing a bathing suit twirled his partner. “They say they dance in Honolulu,” he shouted across the packed beach, “but is there anything better than this?”
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As the sun beat down, some spots closed due to the heat, while others shortened their hours.
Temperatures will cross into the mid-40s on Tuesday, the peak of a few days long heat event.
