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Much of Southern Saskatchewan woke up Friday morning to find the aftermath of extremely high winds that swept across the province Thursday evening.

Cleanup efforts are ongoing in the RM of Montcalm and surrounding area after the severe windstorm last week. The concern now is for farmers as they say those efforts need to outpace the next rainfall to prevent them losing crops. Vasilios Bellos reports.

The Calgary Expo is an annual celebration of comics, sci-fi, horror, anime and gaming, that normally kicks off with the ‘Parade of Wonders,’ a parade of celebrities, fans and cosplay characters through downtown Calgary. But a nasty windstorm forced organizers to host an indoor ‘Party of Wonders’ instead. Global Calgary photographer Loren Andreae was there...

Hundreds of thousands of Quebecers were without power on Tuesday following a strong windstorm. It knocked down branches and damaged power lines, closing some schools and disrupting travel. As Phil Carpenter reports, some customers may have to wait until Wednesday to see their power restored.

For green-thumb enthusiasts striving to create a yard and garden that’s the envy of the neighbourhood, every month, Classic Landscapes drops by with some great tips and tricks to help make it happen. Following a severe windstorm this week, Perry Stothart shared some advice on how to deal with downed trees with Global News Morning...

An overnight windstorm sent a number of boats anchored in False Creek into a marina, re-igniting the debate over boats anchored in the popular waterway. Rumina Daya reports.

It was a wet and wild night on the South Coast, with wind battering homes, toppling trees, and leaving thousands of people without power on Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland, and the Sunshine Coast. Grace Ke reports.

We’re learning more about a woman killed by a falling tree during a windstorm in Chilliwack on Monday. As Grace Ke reports, it comes as both rain and wind warnings remain in effect across parts of B.C.’s South Coast.

The cleanup is underway after a wild windstorm ripped through the Edmonton region on Thursday night. Wind gusts up to 130 km/h blew trees over, tore apart buildings and even forced flights to be rerouted to Calgary. Jaclyn Kucey surveys the damage.

The issue of abandoned boats clogging B.C. shores and waterways is resurfacing – thanks to a recent Vancouver windstorm. There are rules about responsibility for watercraft, but as Aaron McArthur reports, enforcement seems to be a big challenge.

Albertans clean up after a powerful windstorm sweeps through the Edmonton area. Thousands of Albertans watch the weather as wildfires close in on rural communities. A grieving mother pleads for answers one year after the death of her 13-year-old son.

It was an unimaginable ordeal, and just plain disgusting. A woman was trapped inside a porta-potty after it tipped over in last weekend’s sudden wind storm in Calgary. Jill Croteau explains how it happened.

Residents are scrambling to clean up after the Windstorm left a path of destruction, knocking down trees, hydro poles, and tearing shingles off of peoples homes.

After a windstorm on May 5, many docks were damaged in the Kingston area. This dock can be seen pulled by a small boat, adrift in between Amherst Island and Lemoine Point Conservation Area on Monday.

What was supposed to be a 90-minute ferry journey to the Lower Mainland turned into a trip to nowhere thanks to high winds on B.C.’s South Coast. Julia Foy reports on the resulting backlog and how travelers were affected.

A massive tree came crashing down on her during Friday’s windstorm, pinning a woman while jogging. As Jill Bennett reports, if it hadn’t been for her alert neighbours, her rescue might have had a very different ending.

A furious windstorm has been pummeling Metro Vancouver, knocking out power, forcing the cancellation of ferry sailings and knocking down trees. Jill Bennett reports.

A heavy windstorm bearing down on parts of British Columbia causes ideal conditions for birds to soar, large waves to crash and trees to sway in Vancouver’s English Bay.

An Okanagan paddleboarder is crediting the quick-thinking actions of the teenage lifeguards for saving his life Saturday afternoon near Peachland, B.C. Aaron Platz, 38, took to Okanagan Lake after purchasing a new paddleboard when he was caught in a windstorm around 2 p.m.

BC Hydro says the powerful windstorm that struck on December 20, 2018 was the most damaging in its history. As John Hua reports, the provincial government is now looking at ways to prevent future destruction to infrastructure.