🚑 Breaking & Incidents
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Two tornadoes touched down in southwestern Ontario on Saturday, one near Lindsay and one in Woodstock. The Northern Tornadoes Project gave both storms preliminary EF0 ratings (estimated winds 65–85 km/h) and said reported damage was minor; the group did not plan survey teams immediately. The City of Woodstock reported ongoing cleanup and closure of a cricket field after a damaged fence. ↗
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One person died and another was rescued after a canoe capsized on Stewart Lake Saturday night. Ontario Provincial Police in Bracebridge said the canoe overturned about 40 feet from shore shortly after 8 p.m.; searchers recovered the 31-year-old from Mississauga on Sunday and the Office of the Chief Coroner is involved in the investigation. ↗
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A 52-year-old motorcycle rider was killed in a head-on crash on Muskoka Road 169 Saturday evening. Ontario Provincial Police said the collision near East Black Lake Road occurred shortly after 8:30 p.m.; the passenger-vehicle driver faces a charge of dangerous operation causing death and is due at Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge Sunday. ↗
📰 Also Today
- Tornado formed north of Kemptville last weekend, researchers say. ↗
- Ottawa man with cerebral palsy reports brazen custom bike theft. ↗
- Proposed Hintonburg highrises leave business owners feeling uneasy. ↗
- Ontario families call for more West Nile virus awareness during mosquito season. ↗
- Roughriders beat Redblacks 42-20, extending Ottawa's losing streak. ↗