Huge fireball over western Canada paints the sky blue
Just as the Northern Taurids meteor shower peaked this unexpectedly bright fireball graced the skies over western Canada.
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BBCFears loom over India's 'Hong Kong' project on a remote island
Experts say the multi-billion project would be a 'death sentence' for the Shompen people.
- The Weather Network
Freezing rain risk builds for Ontario’s Monday commutes
Stay alert for slick roads as freezing rain falls throughout portions of Ontario on Monday
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‘The Old Farmer's Almanac’ Says Only a Few Spots Will See Snow This Christmas
Spoiler alert: Some of you will have to settle for a day that’s merely merry and bright.
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A much-needed warm-up heads to southern Ontario, but there's a catch
Beware slick roads across southern Ontario through Sunday morning as snowfall continues
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Biden adds to the nation's list of national monuments during his term. There's an appetite for more
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt did in 1906 what Congress was unwilling to do through legislation: He used his new authority under the Antiquities Act to designate Devils Tower in Wyoming as the first national monument. Then came Antiquities Act protections for the Petrified Forest in Arizona, Chaco Canyon and the Gila Cliff Dwellings in New Mexico, the Grand Canyon, Death Valley in California, and what are now Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks in Utah.
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Weather bomb to bring messy conditions in Eastern Canada
Explosive weather bomb to bring snow, rain, and freezing rain across portions of Eastern Canada later this week. Meteorologist Rhythm Reet from The Weather Network has more details on this developing story.
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Tiger fatally attacks zoo employee while he was cleaning animal's cage, officials say
Officials said the 52-year-old victim, who had worked at the zoo since 2015, entered the tiger's cage without complying with proper protocol.
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Freezing rain Monday will bring dicey travel to Ontario
Slippery roads are in the forecast for the morning commute on Monday. Meteorologist Rhythm Reet from The Weather Network breaks down the details.
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Snowy, windy clipper persists on the Prairies into Monday
Some areas could see more than 20 cm of snow by Monday
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A man accidentally discovered a strong tornado using Google Earth
Scientists used satellite imagery to confirm that a previously undiscovered tornado tore through the Australian outback in late 2022
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Clash of air masses in southern Ontario brings freezing rain risk
Commuters, watch out for slick roads Monday as freezing rain slickens roads and surfaces. Some parts of southern Ontario are at higher risk. Meteorologist Nadine Powell details the hazard zones and timing.
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1 arrested, 1 at large after suspicious death on White Bear First Nation
RCMP say one of two men charged in relation to a homicide on White Bear First Nation has been taken to custody.Jeremy Whitebear, 22, was arrested on Dec. 7, according to a Sunday news release from RCMP. He is charged with second-degree murder.Police responded to a call on the Saskatchewan First Nation early Tuesday morning and found 33-year-old Talon Lonethunder dead in a home. White Bear First Nation is about 185 kilometres southeast of Regina.The other suspect, Dwanye Maxie, 26, is still on th
- The Weather Network
Explosive system to bring Eastern Canada a blast of precipitation
A unique weather bomb will develop over Eastern Canada and the Eastern United States this week, bringing a blast of chilly precipitation with it
- The Weather Network
PHOTOS: Wintry weather blasts parts of the Prairies, closes roads and schools
A blast of heavy snow over parts of the eastern Prairies has resulted in road and highway closures, as well as several school closures.
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Storm Darragh brought gusts of close to 100mph, but the future threat may lie elsewhere
Storm Darragh is the first storm since last January's Isha to earn a red "threat to life" warning from the Met Office.
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Extreme heat puts garment factory workers at risk, study shows
Workers in some of the world's biggest garment manufacturing hubs in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Pakistan are increasingly exposed to extreme heat as climate change pushes temperatures up, a report found on Sunday, a problem multinational retailers and brands will have to help address. New European Union regulations make retailers selling in the bloc, like Inditex, H&M and Nike, legally liable for conditions at their suppliers, putting pressure on them to help fund improvements to cool factories they source from. In Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh and Karachi, the number of days with "wet-bulb" temperatures - a measurement that accounts for air temperature as well as humidity - above 30.5 degrees Celsius jumped by 42% in 2020-2024 compared to 2005-2009, researchers at Cornell University's Global Labor Institute found.
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2024 Sedans With the Best Gas Mileage — See How Much Money You Save Over Time
Fuel-efficient sedans will be more important than ever going into 2025, as they will be the vehicles that save you the most money. With the average American spending thousands in annual...
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Philippine volcano eruption sends villagers fleeing for safety as homes are blanketed in ash
A plume of hot ash and gases up to three kilometers (1.8 miles) high forced residents to seek shelter after a volcano in the Philippines erupted on Monday. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the latest explosion of Mount Kanlaon, on central Negros island, but authorities shut schools and imposed a nighttime curfew after several villages were hit by ashfalls that clouded the the visibility of motorists and sparked health concerns. “It sounded like a cannon,” Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas of Canlaon city, which lies southeast of the volcano, told The Associated Press by telephone.
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Cancer-causing chemicals used in homes and workplaces banned by EPA
The US Environmental Protection Agency on Monday banned the use of two ubiquitous cancer-causing solvents that activists have been targeting for decades.
- BBC
Storm Darragh causes blackouts and travel disruption
Thousands of people are still without electricity and scores of roads are blocked.