'I’ve never seen anything like it': Spring storm dumps feet of snow for some, little for others
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In a spring snowstorm that essentially paralysed much of southern Manitoba for a couple of days, snowfall amounts varied drastically throughout the province.
In a spring snowstorm that essentially paralysed much of southern Manitoba for a couple of days, snowfall amounts varied drastically throughout the province.
The latest numbers from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), which the weather agency considers final for the days-long storm, shows a high of 82 centimeters of snow falling in Onanole to a low of 13 cm in Miami and Woodlands.
Killarney and Selkirk reported 60 and 45 centimeters of snow respectively with Winnipeg receiving somewhere between 25-35 cm.
Initial forecasts by ECCC predicted snowfalls of 30-50 cm of snow for most areas, with localized snowfalls having the potential to be much higher.
In a video posted to Facebook from Wasagaming on Thursday, located about five kilometers north of Onanole, waist deep snow made getting around the yard a challenge in itself.
The weather forced 30-year veteran long-haul truck driver Gord Havery off the road in Saskatchewan Thursday after leaving Swift Current yesterday. He got as far as Balgonie, about 25 km east of Regina.
British Columbia’s river forecaster has rescinded the high streamflow advisories that covered southern parts of the province after heavy rains last week.
It’s an extra long March Break for some students in Nova Scotia following a spring snowfall.
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An Air Canada jet travelling from Montreal to New York City’s LaGuardia Airport Sunday night crashed into a fire truck after landing on a runway, killing the flight’s two pilots and injuring dozens of passengers. Follow for live updates.
Multiple people were forced out of their homes following a blaze at a Calgary five-plex on Monday.
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A 15-year-old girl from Bridgewater, N.S., is scheduled to appear in court for a bail hearing today after alleged threats to schools in Nova Scotia and Manitoba.
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