ALBERTA: Scores of people have died in Canada as the searing heat across the southern Pacific Northwest continues to break records.

Police in British Columbia say they have responded to almost 70 sudden deaths since Monday, many seniors.

They said the heatwave baking the region was a contributing factor.

On Tuesday, Canada again recorded its highest ever temperature for the third straight day – 49.5C (121F) in Lytton, British Columbia.

Before this week, temperatures in Canada had never passed 45C (113F).

(With inputs from BBC)