Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Michael Tutton
Publication Date: August 6, 2025 - 18:35
Some low-income renters struggle during heat waves. They’re calling on governments to help them stay cool
August 6, 2025
Sandra Walsh was struggling to breathe in her apartment when temperatures across Nova Scotia soared in July, but the woman on social assistance says her pleas for a government-funded air conditioner have been ignored.
“With the high humidity, it effects my breathing and I have to gasp for air,” says the 46-year-old woman, recently diagnosed with a progressive lung disease. “Even taking frequent, cold showers isn’t really helping.”
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What is it?
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