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This is crazy. This just happened less than 2 hours ago. Two cargo ships collided in the #WellandCanal. @Welland @WellandTribune. Video courtesy of Jeremy Barton.

Video captures the destructive tornado that hit Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, on Saturday night, including an intense view of the funnel cloud. Watch more video: ow.ly/oWgN50Zq7L3

As of Monday afternoon, there are 146 active wildfires in the northwest region, according to @ONforestfires. Of those fires, 46 remain not under control. #ONFire #ONwx theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weathe…

Moderate earthquakes were recorded off the B.C. coast on Sunday, but they did not cause any damage or pose a tsunami threat. The Sunday quakes occurred on the Explorer Plate, near the Nootka Fault Zone, a seismically active, offshore region. #BCwx theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weathe…

Amateur astronomer Joël Lapointe stumbled upon what he thought looked like a suspicious pit in Quebec's Côte-Nord region while he was wandering with his @googlemaps cursor in 2024. Researchers recently confirmed it as a 390-million-year-old meteor crater. theweathernetwork.com/en/news/nature…

Plastic pollution doesn't just wash away. It breaks into smaller and smaller pieces that spread throughout the ocean, impacting the entire food web. This Plastic Free July, every reusable choice is a vote for a healthier ocean. Image RP from @sailorsforthesea

A tornado that passed through parts of west-central Alberta Saturday resulted in "significant damage" to buildings, homes, trees, roads and other local infrastructure, according to @ClearwaterCnty officials. No injuries reported. #ABstorm #ABwx theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weathe…

The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has started in an unusually quiet fashion with only one named storm so far. But that is likely to change soon. The formation of a tropical depression will likely become #Bertha on Sunday night or Monday: @NHC_Atlantic theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weathe…

Experts say the politics can obscure a harder reality: Fire is a natural part of Canada's forests, and a warming #climate is making those fires more intense, harder to fight and more likely to send smoke into major cities. @uofg @UMich @UofTForestry @UofT theweathernetwork.com/en/news/climat…

I think that’s an actual shelf cloud coming in here in Thunder Bay. That’s a very good thing as it means there’s lots of rain behind it. @weathernetwork #onstorm

A new report from the Canadian Climate Institution reveals the severe health and economic consequences of increasing wildfire smoke across Canada. The phenomenon is now responsible for an estimated 2,500 premature deaths and a staggering $231 billion in economic costs over the past decade. Watch more video: ow.ly/lBxk50ZoCp2

Landing in Thunder Bay and visibility is just … bad. @weathernetwork #onsmoke

The Weather Network's @StormhunterTWN is on location in Thunder Bay, Ont. talking the latest air quality as wildfires burn in the area. Stay informed with the latest updates on wildfires across the country, including safety tips and impacts in your local area at our wildfire hubpage: ow.ly/qtSj50Zoxsq

A story I wrote in 2023. Amid a rise in extreme heat events, a growing number of communities are turning to nature-based solutions, such as drought-tolerant gardens, to create cooling, sustainable landscapes that require minimal water. @UBCForestry @UBC theweathernetwork.com/en/news/nature…

A look from above. I sent the drone up over Guelph just to see how bad the visibility is. @weathernetwork #onsmoke

Smoke from intense wildfires in Northern Ontario has travelled thousands of kilometres, causing hazy, orange-tinted skies and dangerously poor air quality in cities across Ontario, Quebec, and the northeastern United States. Watch more video: ow.ly/Zttr50ZnWkG

July 15 marked the five-year anniversary of a damaging, EF-2 tornado that hit Barrie, Ont., resulting in several injuries. It was part of a severe weather event in southern Ontario that led to estimated $100 million in insured costs. #ONwx @cityofbarrie theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weathe…

"Sea ice serves as the Earth’s air conditioner, helping to keep our planet cool. It’s also the basis of the Arctic marine food web, and is used by northern communities for transportation and access to food," @PolarBears said on its website. #ArcticSeaIceDay polarbearsinternational.org/news-media/eve…

From feeding polar bears to helping cool the planet, Arctic sea ice plays a vital role in the global climate and northern ecosystems. To mark #ArcticSeaIceDay on July 15, here are five key facts about the region's sea ice. @PolarBears theweathernetwork.com/en/news/climat…

Looks worse now. #ONwx #ONsmoke

Yuck. At least the wildfire smoke is keeping temperatures down. It feels a tad cool, so that's nice. #ONwx #ONsmoke