44 h. ago RCMP arrest Cuban national trying to enter Canada by running across border bridge

The RCMP said officers arrested a Cuban national attempting to enter Canada from the United States by running across the Fort Erie International Railway Bridge that connects Ontario to New York. The Mounties said their Niagara-on-the-Lake border integrity unit officers, with help from Ontario Provincial Police, arrested the individual last month under the Immigration and […]

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57 h. ago Spring storm continues through Ontario and Quebec, bringing heavy rain

Wet and stormy weather is hitting Southern Ontario, with Environment Canada posting several warnings and special weather statements.

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57 h. ago Spring storm causes waste spill in Ontario lake, Quebec under freezing rain warning

An Ontario town is asking its resident to avoid taking a shower or flushing the toilet for the time being due heavy rainfall in the region.

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3 d. ago Snow and freezing rain return to parts of Ontario; more power outages possible

Ontario is in the path of another spring storm, complete with snow and ice. Environment Canada has issued snowfall and winter storm warnings for areas between the Manitoba border and Thunder Bay. Further eastward, conditions remain cold but become wet. Freezing rain warnings stretch all the way from north of Sault Ste. Marie to the […]

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3 d. ago 'Significant flooding' possible as up to 75 mm of rain forecast: Upper Thames

Londoners could be in store for the worst flooding in seven years as up to 75 millimetres of rain is expected to fall by early Thursday, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority warns. Forecasts are predicting between 30 and 75 millimetres of rain across the Upper Thames watershed, the authority said in a flood warning […]

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3 d. ago 'Significant flooding' possible as massive spring storm hits: Upper Thames

Londoners could be in store for the worst flooding in seven years as up to 75 millimetres of rain is expected to fall by early Thursday, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority warns. Forecasts are predicting between 30 and 75 millimetres of rain across the Upper Thames watershed, the authority said in a flood warning. […]

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4 d. ago West Red Lake Gold Intersects 23.81 g/t Au over 5.4m, 30.16 g/t Au over 4.3m and 12.43 g/t Au over 10.5m at Austin – Madsen Mine

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake Gold” or “WRLG” or the “Company”) (TSXV: WRLG) (OTCQB: WRLGF) is pleased to report drill results from its 100% owned Madsen Mine located in the Red Lake Gold District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The drill results featured […]

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5 d. ago Hundreds of thousands in Ontario still without power on third day of spring storm

Hundreds of thousands of people across Ontario were still without power on the third day of a spring storm, after freezing rain coated swaths of the province with thick layers of ice. An outage map from provincial utility Hydro One showed more than 430,000 homes and businesses remained without power Monday morning. The map also […]

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5 d. ago Hundreds of thousands still without power on third day of spring storm

Hundreds of thousands of people across Ontario are still without power on the third day of a spring storm after freezing rain-coated swaths of the province with thick layers of ice. An outage map from provincial utility Hydro One shows more than 390,000 homes and businesses are without power this morning, and nearly 360-thousand others […]

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5 d. ago More than 390K still without power in Ontario after weekend ice storm

Hundreds of thousands of people in Ontario are still without power on the third day of a spring storm after freezing rain-coated swaths of the province with thick layers of ice.

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6 d. ago Hundreds of thousands in Ontario remain powerless following eastbound ice storm

Overnight freezing rain warnings in place for Quebec, New Brunswick and P.E.I.

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6 d. ago Hundreds of thousands still without power as ice storm moves east

More than 200,000 Ontarians are without power as this weekend's ice storm moves east, threatening parts of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

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7 d. ago Ontario power outage map shows 50,000 homes in the dark amid brutal ice storm

Almost 50,000 Ontario homes are in the dark as widespread blackouts impact the province amid a brutal ice storm, according to HydroOne's outage map.HydroOne confirms that over 49K homes in central and eastern Ontario are without electricity on Saturday afternoon as freezing rain weighs down tree branches and power lines."Power outages continue across central & eastern Ontario due to freezing rain," stated the utility company in a post on X, assuring the public that "Crews are working as quickly & safely as possible."HydroOne's social media post warns the public to "Stay safe, stay back from downed lines."HydroOneParts of the province may receive up to 25 millimetres of freezing rain by the time the system passes on Sunday.Environment and Climate Change CanadaA large swathe of the province remains under a freezing rain warning issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada as of Saturday afternoon.

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7 d. ago Spring storm, freezing rain leaves a slippery mess in the capital

The freezing rain system began to pull out of Ottawa on Saturday.

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7 d. ago Spring storm, freezing rain leave a slippery mess in the capital

The freezing rain system began to pull out of Ottawa on Saturday.

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7 d. ago About 80,000 without power as ice storm hits parts of Ontario

Tens of thousands of residents in Ontario are without power as an ice storm pummels parts of the province and threatens even more.

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8 d. ago Freezing rain expected to hit parts of Ontario hard, including Toronto

Global Meteorologist Ross Hull says power outages are a big concern for the storm, that sees freezing rain warnings issued for several areas of Ontario.

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8 d. ago Wintery conditions hitting much of Canada, commuter chaos and power outages possible

A long line of weather warnings stretches from the Edmonton area eastward to the shores of Lake Ontario. Environment Canada says the bulk of the notices are made up of snowfall warnings, until you reach Southern Ontario, where they turn into freezing rain warnings. The snowfall forecast calls for accumulations of up to 30 centimetres […]

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9 d. ago Can accused be convicted in Lake Ontario boat crash even if he wasn’t behind the wheel?

Filip Grkovski's lawyer argues he and his client had the right to know what the Crown's theories or routes to conviction were, prior to his client taking the witness box Tuesday.

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1 week ago Spring ice storm in forecast for a wide part of Ontario this weekend

If you are expected to travel in Ontario this weekend you may want to put a pause on your plans as a good portion of the province could be in for some nasty weather.

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