The hot and humid weather conditions continue to grip Ottawa with the humidity making it feel like 37. Here's how some people are keeping cool.
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Keeping cool at Westboro Beach A mallard duck bobs among the swimmers at Westboro Beach, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Keeping cool at Westboro Beach Lillian, 8, floats on her back in the water of the Ottawa River as she cools off at Westboro Beach, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Keeping cool at Westboro Beach A lifeguard looks on from beside a station offering free life jackets to borrow, as people swim at Westboro Beach, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Keeping cool at Westboro Beach A lifeguard looks on as people swim at Westboro Beach, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Keeping cool at Westboro Beach A boy pours water into a sand castle with his grandmother Anna at Westboro Beach, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang