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Man climbs roller coaster swept into ocean during US superstorm, unfurls flag, is detained
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. – Police have detained a man who apparently climbed the New Jersey roller coaster that was swept into the ocean during Superstorm Sandy and unfurled an American flag.
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Winter officially arrives, snow in forecast for GTA
TORONTO, Ont. – It could be a slippery drive in parts of southern Ontario, as winter officially arrived at 6:12 a.m. Friday, bringing with it possibly up to five centimetres of snow to the GTA.
According to the forecast, the rain-snow mix will change to snow Friday afternoon, with a high of 4 C and a windchill near -13.
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Winter will be colder than last year in Toronto — GALLERY
Environment Canada issued its winter weather outlook that calls for warmer-than-normal temperatures.
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Seventeen people hit by lightning in Whitby
Seventeen people were sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a lightning strike at a food festival in Whitby, Ontario. Whitby ‘Ribfest’ chair Colin O’Regan says the lightning strike hit a dining tent holding several hundred people at the festival around 2:30 p.m. He says emergency officials arrived on the scene within minutes and sent
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Hottest May 25 on record, Environment Canada says
TORONTO, Ont. – Environment Canada is reporting a record temperature for May 25 of 30.7C at Pearson, beating the previous record of 28.8 C set in 2010.
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Environment Canada confirms tornado in Orono, Ont., near Oshawa
Environment Canada has confirmed a “weak tornado” touched down in Orono, Ont., in the municipality of Clarington, near Oshawa, Tuesday afternoon.
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Special weather statement ends for GTA
TORONTO, Ont. – Environment Canada’s special weather statement has ended for parts of southern Ontario, including Toronto. The special weather statement for possible freezing rain is in effect for: London – Middlesex Simcoe – Delhi – Norfolk Dunnville – Caledonia – Haldimand Oxford – Brant Niagara City of Hamilton According to Environment Canada, “Locally hazardous
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Potential hottest March day on record?
After shattering temperature records five days in a row, we could break a big one, Thursday. If we top 25.6 C, we’d break the record for the all time warmest day ever in March, recorded at Pearson International Airport. The temperature of 25.6 C was set on March 28, 1945. The record high for March
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Environment Canada warns of dense fog for GTA and beyond
TORONTO, Ont. – Environment Canada has issued special weather statement warning of patchy dense fog in Toronto, GTA and beyond, Tuesday. Drivers and pedestrians are being advised to exercise extra caution. The special weather statement is in effect for: City of Toronto Burlington – Oakville Mississauga – Brampton City of Hamilton Pickering – Oshawa –
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Last weekend of winter; spring arrives Tuesday
It’s the last official weekend of winter — with spring’s arrival next week — and it’s going to feel an awful lot like summer.
In fact, the GTA set a temperature record Friday of 18.9 C at Pearson. Records could continue to be broken until next Wednesday.
