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Tornado overturns camper vans in Quebec
August 1, 2019 The Canadian PressMONTREAL – Environment Canada has confirmed it was indeed a tornado that roared through the Lac-aux-Sables area west of Quebec City on Tuesday, sending camper vans flying, uprooting trees and sending three people to hospital. Meteorologist Andre Cantin said the…
How Alberta’s current tornado season compares to past years
July 23, 2019 Daniela Germano - THE CANADIAN PRESSEDMONTON – Alberta storm chaser Chris Kiernan has hardly had a moment’s rest since the start of the tornado season last month. “This season has been quite more active,” said Kiernan, who is based out of Beaumont, Alta., about 30…
Severe weather lashes Saskatchewan town, spawns tornado in Alberta
July 15, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSRoofs were ripped off buildings and power lines were toppled when wind gusting at well over 100 kilometres an hour and packing toonie-size hail lashed the west-central Saskatchewan town of Eston. There are no immediate reports of injuries following the…
Residents clean up after tornado near Montreal
July 12, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSST-ROCH-DE-L’ACHIGAN, Que. – A tornado tore through a campground north of Montreal Thursday evening, snapping trees, toppling trailers and sending at least one injured man to hospital. “When I drove through, I saw a trailer that was all twisted, up…
The extent of June 29 Saskatchewan tornado damage
July 3, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSGOODSOIL, Sask. – Cleanup continues at a Saskatchewan campground following two tornadoes that snapped trees and caused severe damage on the Canada Day long weekend. Trevor Finlay, manager of Meadow Lake Provincial Park, says about 90 per cent of boats,…
Tornadoes strike Saskatchewan campground
July 2, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSGOODSOIL, Sask. – Environment Canada confirms winds that flattened a northwest Saskatchewan campground over the weekend were the result of tornadoes. The agency says in a weather summary of the incident that a severe thunderstorm moved through the Murray Doell…
How reliable are severe weather emergency alerts?
June 5, 2019 by Jason ContantTwo tornadoes that swept through the Ottawa region Sunday have prompted questions about the effectiveness of Canada’s emergency alert system. Questions arose after numerous residents reported that they never received warnings about a tornado that hit Orléans, an east-end suburb…
Tornadoes hit Gatineau, Ottawa areas, though no injuries reported
June 3, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – Strong winds uprooted trees and damaged homes, but nobody was injured when a tornado touched down in the Ottawa area Sunday evening. Environment Canada issued tornado warnings in eastern Ontario and western Quebec after someone spotted a twister…
Frustration after emergency alerts not received before deadly Manitoba tornado
August 7, 2018 The Canadian PressALONSA, Man. – Residents are frustrated they didn’t receive emergency alerts on their cell phones before a strong tornado tore through a small Manitoba community on Friday. The EF4 tornado moved through the Rural Municipality of Alonsa on Friday night…
Cleanup underway after severe storm with heavy winds rips through Montreal area
August 23, 2017 Sidhartha Banerjee - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – Crews began cleaning up in Quebec on Wednesday after a suspected tornado hit one town and severe thunderstorms ripped through other parts of the province, felling century-old trees in one Montreal neighbourhood. The Montreal area and the Laurentian…
Catastrophe losses contribute to decrease in 2017 Q2 net income for Travelers
July 21, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterSolid net investment income was not enough to offset higher catastrophe losses and lower underlying underwriting gains, contributing to the Travelers Companies, Inc. witnessing lower net income for 2017 Q2 compared to 2016 Q2. Net income was US$595 million for…
Saskatoon thunderstorm estimated to cost over US$30 million, floods and convective storms cost global economy US$5 billion in June: Aon Benfield
July 6, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA thunderstorm over Saskatoon on June 2 that spawned ping pong ball-sized hail is estimated to cost more than US$30 million, Aon Benfield said in its Global Catastrophe Recap report for the month of June. The fast-developing thunderstorm caused the…