Thunderstorm

Environment Canada issued an emergency alert on Saturday afternoon, warning people in the Greater Toronto Area to take cover if they saw inclement weather ...

At least two people were killed and more than 40 were injured when a tornado touched down in the town of Gaylord – an area where tornados are rarely seen. One person was still unaccounted for in the small community of 4,300 people. Peel Regional Police said a woman in Brampton, Ont., was struck by a large tree as she walked during the storm. It also warned that a tornado was possible. Environment Canada issued an emergency alert on Saturday afternoon, warning people in the Greater Toronto Area to take cover if they saw inclement weather headed toward them. In Toronto’s west end, police reported a subway train became stuck after running over a downed tree.

Environment Canada had issued severe thunderstorm warnings earlier in the day for a swath of eastern Ontario that included the nation's capital and communities ...

"This was a massive storm and we ask for your patience." Ottawa Police and emergency responders have been called to multiple fallen trees, fallen power lines and other storm damage through the Ottawa area as a result of the thunderstorm this afternoon. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said in a tweet that the storm had been "massive" and that the city's emergency operations centre had been "activated." Some reports of injured people. Ottawa police said there had been reports of injuries, and extra officers were being called in to deal with the storm's aftermath. Environment Canada had issued severe thunderstorm warnings earlier in the day for a swath of eastern Ontario that included the nation's capital and communities to the south and west.

Severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect for Ottawa and parts of eastern Ontario as a powerful storm moves across the province.

The federal government is reporting a sharp rise in influenza in recent months, at a time of the year when detected cases generally start to fall in Canada. "This is a dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation. Toronto-based mortgage broker Mary Sialtsis discusses what options these buyers have. Due to outages, the O-Train Line 1 LRT is offline. The storm ripped trees out by the roots as it blew across the city. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will not be running in the race to pick a new leader of the United Conservative party. Hydro Ottawa is reporting more than 100 outages affecting nearly 120,000 customers across the city. Health officials in Toronto say they are investigating the first suspected case of monkeypox in the city. The federal government is reporting a sharp rise in influenza in recent months, at a time of the year when detected cases generally start to fall in Canada. Health officials in Toronto say they are investigating the first suspected case of monkeypox in the city. OC Transpo also says its website is down. Sunday’s outlook is cloudy with a high of 18 C and a chance of showers in the afternoon.

Several cities and towns were under a thunderstorm warning on Saturday as areas such as Kitchener, Ont., saw heavy rain and high winds.

We’re responding to outages caused by severe thunderstorms moving across southwestern Ontario as quickly and safely as possible. Report it to the police and on our app," Toronto Hydro said in a tweet. - Toronto - Toronto @BrantCommunity @grandriverca #BrantOPP ^es pic.twitter.com/OkpAkRW4se— @OPP_WR Emergency crews found three injured people, who were all transported to hospital.

Two people were struck and killed by falling trees during a severe thunderstorm that hit most of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will not be running in the race to pick a new leader of the United Conservative party. Officials said they chose to do so because winds near Kitchener were expected to be gusting at about 131 kilometres an hour. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will not be running in the race to pick a new leader of his United Conservative party. Toronto-based mortgage broker Mary Sialtsis discusses what options these buyers have. “He is conscious and doing well now. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will not be running in the race to pick a new leader of the United Conservative party. "This is just an absolutely tragic, tragic accident that has happened," Const. Heather Cannon told reporters at the scene. A Hydro One map shows multiple active power outages across southern Ontario, with officials saying more than 70,000 people are without electricity. It was definitely a night to remember for people in attendance at Labatt Park on Friday evening after a reported gas leak forced the evacuation of the park during the season opener. The federal government is reporting a sharp rise in influenza in recent months, at a time of the year when detected cases generally start to fall in Canada. Toronto Fire confirmed that a firefighter was injured while in the parking lot of their hall in the west end of the city. A tree has fallen on a home in Richmond Hill during a severe thunderstorm in the GTA Saturday afternoon.

'We were on our balcony when the storm started and saw the power lines and transformer crackle, pop and spark'

If not for the bin, she said, the tree likely would have crushed her cars as well as her neighbour’s window. “Large hail can damage property and cause injury,” Environment Canada said in its alert. “Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Fortunately, she had a bin in her driveway for some renovation work on the house, and her vehicles were not in the driveway where the tree landed. There’s some damage to her roof and porch as well as her neighbour’s eavestroughs, and she said the hydro was pulled from the house. Crews continued to respond to outages across the region throughout the afternoon and are working to have power restored in all areas.