Mild air coming to Ontario brings chance of rain, even freezing rain
Mild air moving in across southern Ontario will bring a mix of rain, snow and freezing rain. Meteorologist Rhythm Reet from The Weather Network breaks down the details.
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BBC'Threat to life' as red warnings issued in Republic of Ireland
Multiple warnings have been issued across Northern Ireland from midnight on Thursday.
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How much snow did the South get? See snowfall totals for Florida, Alabama, Texas, more
A winter storm pummeled the southern United States with ice and snow Tuesday. Here's how much snow fell in Florida, Texas, Alabama and more.
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Wildfires prompt evacuations near San Diego amid relentless Santa Ana winds
As wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles, three fires broke out in San Diego County, prompting evacuation orders and warnings.
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Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans that federal disaster aid for victims of wildfires that ravaged Southern California should come with strings attached, possibly jeopardizing the president's policy agenda in a deeply divided Congress at the outset of his second term.
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Get ready for a 'classic' Canadian winter weekend in southern Ontario
Temperatures moderate as we head into the weekend, but bands of lake-effect snow could impact some weekend travel plans in southern Ontario
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How did Florida just 'out-snow' some of Canada's biggest snow-making cities?
Would you ever guess that Florida recorded more snowfall in January than St. John's, N.L.? It just happened
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Reality TV couple sues the city of Los Angeles after losing home in fires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reality TV couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are suing the city of Los Angeles after losing their Pacific Palisades home in the wildfires that have torn through Southern California in recent weeks.
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It looks like a tiny kangaroo and it’s bouncing back from the brink of extinction
The brush-tailed bettong once inhabited most of Australia, but these days it lives in a tiny fraction of its former range. Now, the Marna Banggara initiative is bringing it back to the country’s Yorke Peninsula.
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Slowly breaking out of the deep freeze in Ontario, but hit of widespread snow
Dangerously cold temperatures continue into Wednesday across Ontario before a clipper system brings widespread light snow and lake enhancement. Brace for some slower commute times
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Swinney issues do not travel warning as rare red weather alert issued
Storm Eowyn could bring winds of up to 100mph to Scotland, the Met Office has warned.
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Trump Attacks FEMA, Says States Should ‘Take Care Of Their Own Problems’
The president's remarks came as another major fire broke out in California.
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Laguna Fire breaks out near California State University campus: See map.
The Ventura County fire just north of Los Angeles was initially estimated to be 3 acres, but has since burned 50 acres.
- The Weather Network
Great Lakes ice coverage skyrockets amid cold snap
Lake Erie’s surface ice has ballooned over the past week as frigid temperatures descended on the region
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Winter storm spreads across the Deep South, creating icy danger and snowy fun
A major storm spread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across the southern United States on Wednesday, breaking snow records and treating the region to unaccustomed perils and wintertime joy. In Alabama, the weight of the snow collapsed the dome of the Mobile Civic Center, which was being demolished to make way for a new entertainment facility.
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Where are mandatory evacuation orders for California wildfires? See maps
Wildfires in California continue to rage and prompt more evacuations.
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Court rules N.S. cabinet order to refill Lake Pisiquid 'rational, logical and justified'
A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has dismissed an attempt by a fisherman and researcher to get a judicial review of the provincial government's emergency order to maintain Lake Pisiquid in Windsor, N.S.Darren Porter launched the court action in June 2023 after John Lohr, then the minister responsible for emergency management, ordered the gates to the aboiteau at the Avon River causeway closed.Closing the gates, which allow tidal waters to flow in and out of the Avon River, meant Lake Pisiquid w
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Schools to close and people told not to travel amid rare red weather warning
Schools have been advised to shut and people told not to travel in areas covered by a rare red weather warning for wind as “dangerous” Storm Eowyn is set to batter the UK. The Met Office has issued warnings for wind across the UK, with the worst of Storm Eowyn expected to strike from the early hours of Friday across Scotland and Northern Ireland, where winds could reach up to 100mph. Forecasters say flying debris could result in danger to life and “very dangerous” driving conditions because of fallen trees.
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Mass evacuations after new wildfire erupts near Los Angeles
A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Angeles on Wednesday rapidly spread to more than 8,000 acres (3,200 hectaries), fueled by strong winds and dry brush, forcing mandatory evacuation orders for more than 19,000 people. The Hughes fire about 50 miles (80 km) north of Los Angeles further taxed firefighters in the region.
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A revival of Energy East? Here's why that's unlikely
In the world of oil pipelines, there's political rhetoric and then there's the reality of dollars and cents.Provincial premiers may be talking about reviving the proposed Energy East pipeline from Alberta to New Brunswick, but so far, no private company is pitching it.It's unlikely one will."I think it's going to be daunting for any [corporate] board in Canada, given the experience of the last 10 to 15 years, to really take the risk — what I would call the political and regulatory risk," said De
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Storm Eowyn: Strong winds threaten UK ahead of 'danger to life' alert and up to 90mph gusts
Forecasters are warning of heavy rain along with strong winds on Thursday ahead of Storm Eowyn, which threatens to bring dangerous gusts of up to 90mph.