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Solar eclipse task force prepares for moment of truth ‘unlike any other’
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April 6, 2024
For the past few months, cities along the path of the total solar eclipse have been bracing for a rare event "unlike any other,” but one group in particular has been getting ready for this moment for the past several years – and the moment is finally here.
With a name that sounds like it might have been borrowed from a science fiction universe, the Ontario Eclipse Task Force (OETF) has spent countless hours preparing for an event that will last only approximately three-and-a-half minutes. Katherine Cheng has more.
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‘We’re not going to settle for the crumbs’: Madrid protesters demand action on housing crisis02:22 | October 3, 2026 -
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Death toll rises sharply four days after deadly Nepal flash floods05:57 | August 29, 2026 -
Nepal-Tibet floods: Canadians wait for word on missing loved ones02:02 | August 28, 2026 -
Flash flooding on Nepal-China border kills dozens, leaves hundreds missing01:52 | August 26, 2026 -
‘My head is spinning’: Canadian flower growers face tariff crisis02:07 | August 25, 2026
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Solar eclipse task force prepares for moment of truth ‘unlike any other’05:10 | April 6, 2024
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Astounding amount of glacial ice loss since the ‘70s, new study finds of Antarctica, Greenland02:06 | September 19, 2026
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Spotted lanternfly confirmed in Windsor, Canadians urged to report sightings00:32 | September 19, 2026
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N.S. authorities warn of increased flooding in Cape Breton00:29 | September 6, 2026
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Climate reports forecast warming impact is ‘effectively irreversible’ in decades ahead02:37 | September 5, 2026
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“Nothing is left”: Nepal’s survivors confront ruins after catastrophic floods02:46 | August 30, 2026
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Solar eclipse task force prepares for moment of truth ‘unlike any other’
Description
April 6, 2024
For the past few months, cities along the path of the total solar eclipse have been bracing for a rare event "unlike any other,” but one group in particular has been getting ready for this moment for the past several years – and the moment is finally here.
With a name that sounds like it might have been borrowed from a science fiction universe, the Ontario Eclipse Task Force (OETF) has spent countless hours preparing for an event that will last only approximately three-and-a-half minutes. Katherine Cheng has more.
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