Incredibly rare thundersnow across Ontario, more snow to come
Thundersnow developed across southern Ontario on Wednesday. More snow in the forecast through Thursday. Details with meteorologist Tyler Hamilton.
Thundersnow developed across southern Ontario on Wednesday. More snow in the forecast through Thursday. Details with meteorologist Tyler Hamilton.
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While most local birds were working on their migration down south, in mid-October a young male hummingbird instead landed in a Saskatoon backyard. The arrival of the 2.8 gram bird shocked birding enthusiasts around the province as that species of hummingbird — Costa's hummingbirds, native to the Southwestern United States and Western Mexico — had never been seen in the province before. The mystery of how the tiny hummingbird got to Saskatoon caught the eye of Environment Canada Chemist Geoff Koe
A northern New Brunswick fish farm lost 95 per cent of its Arctic char during the record cold over the weekend. Pisciculture Acadienne, an aquaculture farm on the Acadian Peninsula, says the estimated 95,000 to 100,000 fish it lost were worth at least $600,000. Owner Emmanuel Chiasson said the extreme weather caused a power outage, and the farm's generator failed. Without power, no water was circulating in the fish's tanks, so the fish ran out of oxygen. He said the future of his farm, which has
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At least four schools were closed and one closed early Monday after record-setting freezing temperatures caused burst pipes all over New Brunswick. Two schools in Saint John, one in Campbellton, and one in Moncton were closed Monday becasue of water issues, according to the school districts. In the Fredericton area, Hanwell Park Academy dismissed students early for the same reason. Over Friday night and Saturday, wind chill values ranged from -40 to -50, according to Environment Canada. Before t
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A curious deer gave a deaf cat quite the surprise while visiting a yard in Nevada City, California.Gary Sumner owns the CCTV camera that captured this moment in his backyard. The video shows the cat and deer in a standoff before the cat eventually spooks the deer enough for it to hop away.“I noticed this curious young deer approaching my neighbor’s cat, who happened to be deaf. I thought it was cute, so I decided to take an apple out to the deer,” he said. “Then I sliced off a piece of apple and threw it to the deer, who was afraid to approach until I left.”Sumner told Storyful he has several security cameras outside his home, and said he leaves a pan of water out for the animals.“We live in the forest, and have many critters that come around for a drink, or a snack, as I occasionally leave fruit or vegetables out for them,” he said. Credit: Gary Sumner via Storyful
An earthquake near Buffalo, N.Y., with a preliminary magnitude of 4.2, was "lightly felt" in parts of southern Ontario Monday morning, according to Earthquakes Canada. "I woke up to it," St. Catharines, Ont. resident Stephen Murdoch told CBC Hamilton. Murdoch said his house shook around 6:15 a.m. ET. "I felt what I guess you would consider a small jolt and continuous shaking …. about 15 to 20 seconds," he said. The federal agency says it doesn't expect any damage would come from the reported ear
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War-ravaged Syria is calling on the United Nations and all member states to help with rescue efforts, health services, shelter and food aid following a massive earthquake that killed thousands in Syria and Turkey. The quake-damaged area in Syria is divided between government-held territory and the country’s last opposition-held enclave, which is surrounded by government forces and borders Turkey.
A new winter storm is bringing heavy rain and snow along the West Coast this weekend, with some areas expected to see up to four feet of snow. A foot of snow has fallen in the mountains around Lake Tahoe, with nine inches reported further south at Mammoth Mountain in California, as snow still falls on Sunday afternoon, according to meteorologists. Heavy snow will continue over mountain ranges in the West.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A small earthquake rumbled through western New York early Monday, alarming people in a region unaccustomed to such shaking but apparently causing no significant damage. The U.S. Geological Survey preliminarily reported a 3.8 earthquake centered east of Buffalo in the suburb of West Seneca at about 6:15 a.m. Seismologist Yaareb Altaweel said it matched the intensity of the strongest earthquake the region has seen in 40 years of available records — a 3.8 quake that was recorde
Entire areas have been left devastated as buildings collapse, writes Bel Trew