Thousands Blacked Out After Barrie, Central Ontario Thunderstorms

Thousands Without Power in Ontario, Quebec Amid Heat Wave After Canada Day Storms

Tens of thousands of people across Ontario and Quebec are without power after severe thunderstorms on Canada Day brought down trees and flooded homes in some regions during a stubborn heat wave that is now spreading further east. Environment Canada has scores of heat warnings posted for most of Ontario and Quebec, and now stretching across to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Much of Ontario is under an orange warning, an aler…

Thousands blacked out after Barrie, central Ontario thunderstorms

Thousands are in the dark after a severe thunderstorm rolled through Barrie and other storms made their way through central Ontario on Wednesday.

Thousands wake up without power after storms hit eastern Ontario

Hydro One crews are assessing damage after overnight thunderstorms knocked out power to thousands of customers across Ontario, including parts of central and eastern Ontario. More than 32,000 Hydro One customers woke up without power Wednesday morning, with several outages reported across the region. As of 8 a.m., the utility had not provided estimated restoration times for many affected areas, saying crews first need to assess the damage before…