Tuesday, June 16, 2026
ADVT 
National

Environment Canada Confirms Two Tornadoes Hit Windsor, Ont., Area

The Canadian Press, 26 Aug, 2016 01:08 PM
  • Environment Canada Confirms Two Tornadoes Hit Windsor, Ont., Area
WINDSOR, Ont. — Environment Canada confirms that two tornadoes touched down in the Windsor, Ont., area earlier this week.
 
Teams surveying the damage have concluded that an EF1-category tornado hit the bedroom community of LaSalle with wind speeds between 135 and 175 kilometres per hour Wednesday night.
 
They found a second twister, this one an EF2-category with winds between 200 and 220 kilometres per hour, struck Windsor shortly afterward.
 
They say that makes it the most powerful tornado in Ontario so far this year. Seven have been confirmed to date.
 
Wednesday's storm damaged about 15 homes and injured four people, though none were critically hurt.
 
Environment Canada is preparing its final report on the storm.

MORE National ARTICLES

School Is Out! Summer Activities Engage Kids Throughout B.C.

School Is Out! Summer Activities Engage Kids Throughout B.C.
VICTORIA – This year, more than 640,000 B.C. kids are looking forward to their summer break.

School Is Out! Summer Activities Engage Kids Throughout B.C.

Province Provides $550,000 For Flood Mitigation In Delta

Province Provides $550,000 For Flood Mitigation In Delta
As part of the public safety funding announced in February 2016, the Province is committing $550,000 in funding toward a flood mitigation project in Delta that will reduce the risk of property damage.

Province Provides $550,000 For Flood Mitigation In Delta

Montreal Man Charged After Allegedly Ordering Pit Bull To Attack His Girlfriend

Montreal Man Charged After Allegedly Ordering Pit Bull To Attack His Girlfriend
MONTREAL — A Montreal man has been charged with assault and assault causing bodily harm after allegedly ordering his pit bull to attack his girlfriend.

Montreal Man Charged After Allegedly Ordering Pit Bull To Attack His Girlfriend

Vancouver Island Mom Urges Vaccination As Her Sick Baby Girl Suffers In Hospital

Vancouver Island Mom Urges Vaccination As Her Sick Baby Girl Suffers In Hospital
Annie Mae Braiden says her 10-week-old daughter has been in the pediatric intensive care unit at Victoria General Hospital for more than a month after contracting the disease.

Vancouver Island Mom Urges Vaccination As Her Sick Baby Girl Suffers In Hospital

Surrey RCMP Investigate Pit Bull Attack On Woman

Surrey RCMP Investigate Pit Bull Attack On Woman
Surrey RCMP is investigating a dog attack on an adult female that occurred in the Whalley/City Centre area of the city this morning.

Surrey RCMP Investigate Pit Bull Attack On Woman

UBC Says Acclaimed Writer Steven Galloway Removed Over Breach Of Trust

UBC Says Acclaimed Writer Steven Galloway Removed Over Breach Of Trust
 The University of British Columbia says the chair of its creative writing program is no longer employed by the school over what it calls an "irreparable breach of trust."

UBC Says Acclaimed Writer Steven Galloway Removed Over Breach Of Trust