While residents of Ottawa and Gatineau are looking to rebuild and restock, here’s a look at what happened over the last couple of days during the tornadoes, the aftermath and the work that went in to providing food, shelter and power to those in the area. Continue reading →

The family had been planning to sell their home and was returning from a real estate showing when the storm hit. Continue reading →

The twin tornadoes caused massive damage obliterating dozens of homes, tossing vehicles around, snapping huge trees and injuring several people. Continue reading →

The tornado inflicted heavy damage late Friday as it churned across pockets of Ottawa’s west and south ends, as well as densely populated sections of the neighbouring Quebec city of Gatineau. Continue reading →

Joshua McEvoy thought his wedding was ruined due to the tornado that hit Ottawa, but quick thinking saved the day. Continue reading →

Similar tornadoes have caused damage that ranges significantly in terms of the costs incurred by cities tasked with recovering. Continue reading →

Avoid travelling by car, use flashlights instead of candles, and stay away from downed power lines. Continue reading →

The tornado hit on Friday evening, demolishing homes in the town of Dunrobin to the north west of the city before crossing over to the town of Gatineau, which lies directly to the north of Ottawa in the province of Quebec. Continue reading →

A tornado carved a destructive path through the Ottawa-Gatineau area on Friday, tearing roofs off of homes, overturning cars and felling power lines. Continue reading →

The twister devastated a Hydro One transformer station in Merivale in west-end Ottawa, one of the major electricity supply points to the city. Continue reading →

The twister left several people injured, including a handful in critical condition. Many others have been left without homes. Continue reading →

About 3.4 million chickens and turkeys and 5,500 hogs have been killed in flooding from Florence . Continue reading →