A record tornado and a solar eclipse: Here are CTV Regina's top weather stories of 2024
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Weather is always a conversation starter for many in Saskatchewan. The province with 'Land of Living Skies' written on its licence plate often makes that conversation easy - with severe, interesting or rare weather phenomenon occurring.
Weather is always a conversation starter for many in Saskatchewan. The province with “Land of Living Skies” written on its licence plate often makes that conversation easy - with severe, interesting or rare weather phenomenon occurring.
In 2024, two nearly back-to-back snowstorms and an ultra rare post Labour Day tornado are a couple weather stories that had people talking.
In no particular order, here’s CTV News Regina’s top weather stories of 2024.
Once September arrives, it’s rare for tornadoes to make appearances in Saskatchewan. So rare that often news stories are published at the end of August tallying up how many confirmed twisters the province saw that summer.
On Sept. 18 though, a tornado was confirmed to have touched down near the community of Langbank, in the province’s southeast.
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, (ECCC) it was the third latest in the province on record.
The only other tornadoes to occur in Saskatchewan later in the season came in 1977 in Plunkett and 1969 in Drake.
The Edmonton Police Service says a person who was reported missing nearly six years ago may have been spotted in Edmonton this month, and now they’re looking for information to find him.
Two men and a youth are facing charges in connection with the killing of a man in the southeast Calgary community of Ogden last year.
Two suspects are at large after a stabbing Friday morning sent one man to hospital in Nanaimo, B.C.
A total of 218 charges were laid by police between March 13 and 18, including six criminal offences.
Ontario chief justice rejects calls for judge to apologize to Toronto cops accused of lying at trial
The head of the Ontario Superior Court says it would be “inappropriate and unethical” for a judge to apologize after she accused three Toronto cops of lying during a 2024 high-profile murder trial, despite calls from the premier and head of the police union to do so.
St. Thomas police were on scene as part of an active fraud-related criminal investigation.
Ontario is moving to outlaw the resale of tickets for more than their original value, following through on legislation hat was promised after a string of in-demand events in Toronto saw ticket resale prices skyrocket out of reach for many.
The City of Montreal has announced a series of measures to address bad road conditions and “adopt a new approach to prevent future potholes.”
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Ottawa, calling for snow to be “heavy at times.” Ottawa could see 5-10 cm of snow today.
Residents in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia are on high alert this morning as rising floodwaters threaten to force them from their homes while officials warn of landslides and power outages.
March 20th marks the first official day of spring, bringing more hours of daylight and warmer weather.
March 20th marks the first official day of spring, bringing more hours of daylight and warmer weather.
Ontario is moving to outlaw the resale of tickets for more than their original value, following through on legislation hat was promised after a string of in-demand events in Toronto saw ticket resale prices skyrocket out of reach for many.