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Hundreds of deaths could be linked to Northwest heat wave

by Jim MorrisAndrew Selsky
| June 30, 2021 6:03 PM

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The grim toll of the historic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest became more apparent as authorities in Canada, Oregon and Washington state said Wednesday they were investigating hundreds of deaths likely caused by scorching temperatures that shattered all-time records in the normally temperate region.

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