3 h. ago First heat wave of ‘torrid summer’ to hit Eastern Canada next week

Contrasting this spate of heat with the renown 'polar vortex' of winter, an Environment Canada meteorologist calls this phenomenon a 'Bermuda High'

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4 h. ago Summer heat wave set to hit Ontario may bring temperatures not seen in years

Southern Ontario is set to get hit with a strong heat wave just in time for the official start of summer.

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50 h. ago Toronto will feel hotter than 40 C this weekend and into next week

Get ready for some scorching weather in Toronto to kick off the first weekend of summer proper.Toronto is buckling up for some sizzling heat on Wednesday, but it will just be a taste of things to come ahead of an extreme heat event set to smother the city starting this weekend.Temperatures will soar on Sunday, June 22, making it feel hotter than 40 C .According to The Weather Network's seven-day forecast, thunderstorms may offer some relief from the suffocating temps by the afternoon, but the mercury will still climb to 33 C during these hours, and feel like an unbearable 43 C when factoring in humidex.The stormy conditions are expected to subside by the evening, making way for sunny skies and temperatures of 28 C that feel more like 38 C before the weekend wraps up.But you can expect more of the same discomfort on Monday, when thermometers are expected to climb to 39 C by the mid-afternoon, with temperatures once again feeling more like 43 C.On Tuesday, condition...

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3 d. ago Police in Ontario town find car tied to fatal hit and run set ablaze

Police in Hanover have released an image of a 'destroyed' vehicle they believe was set on fire shortly after a fatal hit and run in the small Ontario community last week.

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8 d. ago Haider Ackermann Ignites Summer Heat With His Second ‘Snow Goose by Canada Goose’ Capsule

The Spring / Summer 2025 Campaign Titled Wild Horizon Propels the Brand into Bold New Territory, Inspiring Exploration of All Kinds TORONTO — Today, Canada Goose unveils the second seasonal capsule from Creative Director Haider Ackermann. Designed under the brand’s heritage label, Snow Goose, the capsule launches with a global campaign shot by Willy Vanderperre, […]

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1 week ago Fewer Ontario cities will hit housing targets amidst ‘major crisis’: minister

The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing accepted the number of new homes in Ontario was lagging far behind the targets it set itself, calling the situation 'a major crisis.'

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2 w. ago European Power Markets Brace for Extreme Heat Over the Summer

A cool, wet start to June in Northern Europe is set to give way to a summer of extreme weather, roiling energy markets that have become increasingly dependent on solar and wind power.

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2 w. ago Special weather alerts issued in Ontario for some of the worst air quality in the world

As Southern Ontario enjoys a very welcome midweek hit of summertime temperatures following an unseasonably chilly and dreary end to May, residents may notice that the sun appears to be working overtime to shine through a layer of haze carried in from the wildfires raging in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.The skies above the Toronto area started looking a little congested on Monday as smoke began making its entrance from the western provinces, where thousands of people are being evacuated and some companies are shutting down operations amid intensifying blazes.As of Tuesday afternoon, 29 Ontario locales have been issued air quality warnings or special weather statements from Environment Canada due to the deteriorating conditions.The alerts affect the western third of the province, including cities like Thunder Bay, which had an extremely dangerous level of pollutants that rated it as "hazardous" on the U.S. Air Quality Index...

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3 w. ago OFL: Ontario Workers Call on Ford Government to Pass Heat Protection Legislation as Summer Approaches

TORONTO, May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As Ontario braces for another summer of extreme heat, workers and labour leaders are calling on the Ford government to take immediate action to protect workers from the deadly impacts of heat stress in the workplace. On Thursday, May 29, the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), alongside Ontario […]

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