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• Ontario town keeps state of emergency in place as flooding recovery continues

  Southwold officials say they have asked Ontario's municipal affairs ministry whether any financial support will be available to residents whose properties were damaged.

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  Aug 11
• Environment Canada implements new alert system for extreme weather warnings

  Environment Canada is now using a more precise warning system that allows meteorologists to draw a polygon over an area encompassing a severe weather alert.

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  Aug 11
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• 2 tornadoes touch down in southern Ontario as storms blow through region

  Two tornadoes in southern Ontario came as Environment Canada issued a tornado alert Saturday, warning of damaging winds, large hail and locally intense rainfall. 

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  Aug 9
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• Ontario town declares state of emergency as heavy rain floods roads

  The Township of Southwold has declared a state of emergency after heavy rain flooded roads and prompted repairs across the southwestern Ontario municipality.

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  Aug 7
• Ford visits flood-stricken Ontario municipalities, meets with mayors

  St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe had appealed for support from the provincial and federal government after the storms, saying the city had been left to fend for itself. 

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  Aug 5
• Ontario city declares state of emergency after ‘hurricane’s worth of rain’

  The first storm hit St. Catharines on July 21, then another poured rain down on the city from July 27 to 28. The city received a brief reprieve before more rain fell on Aug. 2.

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  Aug 4
• First Nations chiefs call for inquiry into Ontario wildfire response

  The chiefs say some residents were forced to organize their own evacuations and received little warning or assistance as wildfires approached their communities.

  Canada

  Jul 21
• Tornado warnings lifted for southern Ontario communities

  Tornado warnings were briefly issued for parts of southern Ontario on Saturday, but have since been lifted. 

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  Jul 18
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• Much of Canada reels under extreme heat warning as temperatures soar

  Heat warnings were issued for most of Ontario, along with parts of Quebec, Manitoba and the Northwest Territories, Environment Canada said.

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  Jul 14
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• Heat, humidity return to Ontario while Manitoba shatters temperature records

  Environment Canada has issued heat warnings across the majority of Ontario as well as southern Manitoba and parts of Saskatchewan.

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  Jul 13
• More heat and air quality warnings issued across Canada as baking temperatures continue

  Heat warnings and air quality alerts from Environment Canada stretched on Sunday from Regina through Winnipeg, across northern and southern Ontario, and into Quebec.

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  Jul 12
• Heat wave fuels record-tying 10 tornadoes in Saskatchewan

  Ten tornadoes tied Saskatchewan's one-day record Friday as extreme heat fuelled severe storms, with Environment Canada warning more tornadoes are possible.

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  Jul 11
• Up to 50 mm of rain could batter downtown Toronto, warning says

  Just after 3 p.m., Environment Canada issued an updated yellow warning spanning Etobicoke to downtown Toronto.

  Weather

  Jul 9
• Tornado warning ends for Chatham-Kent – Rondeau Park

  At 7:28 p.m. Friday, meteorologists said they were tracking an area of severe thunderstorms that was possibly producing a tornado.

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  Jul 3
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• Ottawa sees more than 100 mm of rain as severe Canada Day storm floods basements

  A storm that started abruptly on Canada Day in Ottawa saw about 118 millimetres of rain fall and left thousands of people without power.

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  Jul 2
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• Toronto cancels World Cup broadcast at Nathan Phillips Square due to extreme heat

  Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal are set to face off against Luka Modrić and Croatia in the final World Cup game to be played in Toronto. 

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  Jul 2
• Canada Day heat wave prompts warnings in several provinces

  As the heat wave is expected to continue across parts of the country into the weekend, people are reminded to take action to protect themselves.

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  Jul 1
• Toronto activates ‘all heat emergency measures’ as city bakes under orange warning

  Dr. Michelle Murti, Toronto's medical officer of health, said an orange warning for extreme heat has the city working in overdrive to try to keep residents cool.

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  Jun 30
• Extreme heat, flooding pose safety concerns for Canada Day celebrations

  As communities across Canada prepare for Canada Day, extreme heat and flooding are proving logistically challenging for typical celebrations like fireworks.

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  Jun 30
• Toronto gets orange heat warnings as Ontario bakes under heat wave

  Early Monday morning, Environment Canada issued heat warnings for much of southwestern Ontario as well as large portions of the east, stretching all the way up to the north.

  Canada

  Jun 29
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• Flooding concerns, tornado threats sweep across Canadian Prairies

  Flooding concerns are mounting in Alberta as Edmonton nears a June rainfall record, while tornado watches and severe storms threaten parts of Saskatchewan.

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  Jun 27
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• Tornado warning lifted for parts of southwestern Ontario

  The warning, which was issued shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday for areas including Chatham-Kent and Rondeau Park, has since ended.

  Weather

  Jun 25
• Regina hailstorm sees $80M in damages and over 10K insurance claims

  More than 10,000 claims have been filed after Regina's June hailstorm, the latest in a string of costly severe weather events across Western Canada.

  Consumer

  Jun 19
• Flood warnings for Toronto lift after more than 70 mm of rain falls in some areas

  The agency had been concerned by massive flooding from heavy rainfall that began on Wednesday evening and continued into the next morning.

  Canada

  Jun 18