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The Weather NetworkDangerous Ontario snow squalls shift and continue into Monday
Prepare for difficult travel across major thoroughfares across southern Ontario to begin the new work week
- The Independent
MTG was mocked for weather-control claims. Now Florida has a new bill to ban ‘weather modification’
State senator who introduced legislation has repeated shared posts on X referencing chemtrails conspiracy theory
- The Weather Network
Get ready: Snow piles up in a hurry across Canada in December
Just about every major city across the country picks up double-digit snowfall totals through a typical month of December
- The Weather Network
La Niña’s sputtering role in an uncharted season ahead
Canada's 2024-25 winter season comes with one big question mark rather than a stamp of certainty
- CBC
Ontario's cottage country still digging out after massive snowfall
Ontario Provincial Police say they expect to reopen Highway 11 Monday afternoon, after officials were forced to close nearly 100 kilometres of the roadway between Orillia and Huntsville after a snowstorm rendered it impassable.
- The Weather Network
PHOTOS: Unrelenting snow squalls blast Ontario with major totals, impact travel
Some areas in Ontario have been hit with 20-100 cm of snowfall so far from the prolonged snow squall event––with plenty of more still to come for some through early this week––resulting in road closures, collisions and power outages and a town-declared state of emergency in Gravenhurst
- The Canadian Press
Scientists gather to decode puzzle of the world's rarest whale in 'extraordinary' New Zealand study
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species. But on Monday a small group of scientists and cultural experts in New Zealand clustered around a near-perfectly preserved spade-toothed whale hoping to decode decades of mystery.
- CBC
Gravenhurst still digging out after storm, parts of Hwy 11 remain closed
Gravenhurst, Ont. remains under a state of emergency on Monday night after intense snow squalls battered parts of the province over the weekend.The town in Muskoka, which is roughly 176 kilometres north of Toronto, was hit with around 140 centimetres of snow over the weekend and declared a state of emergency early Sunday. Officials said in the town's latest update that the state of emergency is continuing because of the substantial snowfall and the prolonged closure of Highway 11.Ontario Provinc
- The Canadian Press
Warnings from Environment Canada as heavy snow, freezing rain hit northern B.C.
A winter storm has dumped heavy snow over parts of central and northern British Columbia, and freezing rain is in the forecast as temperatures start to rise.
- Storyful
Residents Clear Four Feet of Snow After Intense Winter Storm Hits Ontario
Ontario residents cleaned up over four feet of snow between Saturday, November 30, and Monday, December 2, after an intense winter storm hit the region.Footage captured and posted to TikTok by Amelia Mc Gowan-Hayes shows residents freeing and moving vehicles trapped under several feet of snow in Ontario, Canada, over the weekend.“Highway 11 closed and I’ve got four feet of snow. Be careful what you wish for,” she wrote on TikTok.According to a local news report, the massive snowfall was a result of lake-effect snow blowing off the Great Lakes, resulting in over 30,000 power outages throughout the region.Additional snowfall between seven to 12 inches was forecast into Wednesday, according to ECCC Weather Ontario. Credit: Amelia Mc Gowan-Hayes via Storyful
- The Canadian Press
Ontario says federal clean electricity regulations would add $35B in costs
TORONTO — Ontario is urging the federal government to amend proposed electricity regulations after an analysis by the province's system operator concluded the rules would mean $35 billion in additional costs by 2050 — a number environmental groups dispute.
- Tri-City Herald
New Trump administration could bring shift in approach to Snake River dam breaching
Many Republicans who may have the returning president’s ear bitterly oppose dam breaching.
- CBC
Cooler December, warmer January and February for Windsor-Essex, Environment Canada says
Weather in December will be cooler than normal in the Windsor-Essex region, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.In fact, the weather agency says the region is the only one in Canada where cooler temperatures are forecasted. But January and February will be warmer than usual, said senior climatologist Dave Phillips. "I'm going to say that this winter is going to be more of a winter than last year," Phillips told CBC's Windsor Morning."But you know … it could still be warmer than no
- The Weather Network
Treacherous snow squalls, winter weather persists in Ontario this week
Prepare for difficult travel across major thoroughfares across southern Ontario as we begin the new work week.
- The Canadian Press
Highway 11 north of Toronto reopening, Gravenhurst still digging out of weekend storm
TORONTO — Snow-clearing crews are slowly making progress after an intense weekend storm battered parts of Ontario, allowing Highway 11 north of Toronto to reopen on Monday.
- The Canadian Press
Great Lakes region faces more snow after weekend of harsh holiday weather
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — After U.S. travelers battled through harsh weekend weather to reach home following the Thanksgiving holiday, residents of the Great Lakes region face the prospect of more snow through the week, forecasters said.
- CNN
‘It just keeps coming and coming’: Heavy lake-effect snow dumps more than 5 feet over parts of Great Lakes region
Post-Thanksgiving travel will be treacherous in parts of the Great Lakes region on Monday with more lake-effect snow falling after the region was already buried under feet of it, while cold temperatures remain across a large swath of the United States.
- KameraOne
Bear chases moose family into pond
This is the moment a bear chased a small herd of three moose into a pond in Yukon, Canada on July 17. One of the moose turned around and challenged the bear, causing it to give up on its pursuit.
- USA TODAY
5 feet and counting: Shocking snow totals in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio
Bitter cold is also hanging on: Temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees below average over much of the Midwest and East. Even Florida is shivering.
- CBC
First Nations sound alarm about mysterious and smelly discharge flowing into the Hope Slough
The Cheam and Sqwá First Nations in the Fraser Valley are sounding the alarm for the second time in a few months about mysterious discharge flowing into the Hope Slough in Chilliwack, B.C., that they say is toxic. Cheam First Nation biologist Mike Pearson said the cloudy, foaming substance running through a ditch into the main stem of the slough smells like a combination of chemicals and sewage."It's distressing from an environmental point of view and from a human health point of view," he said.