Ottawa Storm

• Power restored for thousands after severe thunderstorms, lighting strikes in Ottawa

  The hydro company says crews have been working around the clock since Friday, restoring electricity to approximately 9,000 customers.

  Weather

  Jul 29, 2023
  
• Ontario under weather warnings with possible ice storm in east, snow across north

  Parts of Ontario are under freezing rain and winter storm warnings with Environment Canada forecasting a possible major ice storm in the east.

  Weather

  Apr 4, 2023
  
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• Ottawa’s LRT system still partly closed and under repair after freezing rain damage

  The storm on Wednesday evening damaged overhead lines and left a number of trains stuck on the tracks for days. 

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2023
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• Some Ottawa residents won’t be home for holidays due to damage from May storm

  The massive thunderstorm swept through parts of Ontario and Quebec on May 21, packing winds of up to 140 km/h.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2022
• Ottawa residents struggle to claim insurance for derecho damages as winter approaches

  Some Ottawa residents and nearby municipalities looking to repair damages from the major wind storm in May have gotten little to no help from insurance companies or the province. 

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2022
• City of Ottawa awaits answers on derecho storm compensation

  More than five months after a powerful storm damaged property and left people without power for days, the City of Ottawa has yet to be reimbursed by the provincial government.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2022
• Forest firefighters redeployed from Northern Ontario to help Ottawa with storm cleanup

  The deadly storm on May 21 killed 11 people in Ontario and Quebec and left hundreds of thousands of people without power.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2022
• Hydro Ottawa close to restoring all power after deadly storm on May 21

  Hydro Ottawa says it's working directly with 125 individual customers to restore power after a deadly storm on May 21 caused widespread outages across Ontario.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2022
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• Ottawa mayor promises review of storm response as thousands remain in the dark

  As of Monday afternoon, nearly 8,000 hydro customers in more than a dozen neighbourhoods were still living in the dark.

  Weather

  May 30, 2022
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• Ford defends not visiting Ottawa sooner after storm, doesn’t tour impacted areas

  Monday marked the first time Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford has visited Ottawa in months.

  Politics

  May 30, 2022