A water main break right outside CHEO has forced the hospital to cancel elective surgeries and some clinic visits for the day Tuesday because drinking water and air conditioning were disrupted.
A damaged water main cut off water access to CHEO on Tuesday, prompting the hospital to cancel some surgeries and clinics. June 18, 2024.
Some portable air conditioners were brought in to provide some cooling and some staff were sent home early to conserve water. Police say an arrest has been made in connection with the attempted stabbing of a man who confronted a suspect who was driving dangerously in Scarborough over the weekend. A seniors home in Montreal's West Island will have to shuttle most of its residents to nearby shopping centres to stay cool in the middle of a blistering heat wave after Hydro-Quebec refused to postpone a planned power outage in the area.With a heat wave sweeping the Greater Montreal area this week, the Montreal Children's Hospital is reminding parents and guardians that it is never acceptable to leave a child in a car.
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