A series of dangerous thunderstorms rolled across southern Ontario on Saturday leaving four people dead.
According to Ontario Provincial Police, one person died and two others were injured after a tree fell on their camping trailer in Brant County.
Police say they were called to the area just before 12:30 p.m.
Emergency crews found three injured people, who were all transported to hospital. One person was pronounced dead at the hospital, while the others were treated for minor injuries.
Police have not released the name of the person who died.
Sad news to deliver! 1 person is deceased and 2 others were injured after a tree fell on a camping trailer at <a href=”https://twitter.com/PinehurstLake?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@PinehurstLake</a>. <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/OPP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#OPP</a> continuing to investigate and updates will be provided when new information becomes available. <a href=”https://twitter.com/BrantCommunity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@BrantCommunity</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/grandriverca?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@grandriverca</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/BrantOPP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BrantOPP</a> ^es <a href=”https://t.co/OkpAkRW4se”>pic.twitter.com/OkpAkRW4se</a>
And Ontario Provincial Police said they were investigating after a 44-year-old man was struck and killed by a falling tree at a cottage near Calabogie, Ont.
In neighbouring Quebec — which had also been under a tornado watch in many regions — Gatineau police told Radio-Canada that a 51-year-old woman died from drowning after a boat capsized in the Ottawa River.
Meanwhile, Toronto police initially told CBC News they received a call that a boat carrying between 15 and 20 people capsized during the storm.
Police later clarified that they were called to the Humber Bay Shores West area for reports of a sailboat with people on board trying to make it back to the shoreline.
A tree smashes through a house and deck near Toronto’s Little Portugal neighbourhood during Saturday’s storm. (CBC)
The police marine unit responded, along with firefighters and paramedics, but police say they were unable to locate any stranded or capsized boat or vessel.
Police say there were no signs of anyone in distress.
The marine units will continue to patrol the waters to ensure everyone’s safety, police wrote in an email to CBC News.
This tree was uprooted during the storm in Pickering. (Irene Thomaidis/CBC)
Several cities and towns were under a thunderstorm warning as severe storms rolled across Toronto and most of southern Ontario on Saturday afternoon.
At the peak of the storm, Environment Canada said wind gusts of up to 100 km/h and toonie-sized hail were possible in some places.
“This is a dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation. Large hail can damage property and cause injury,” Environment Canada said in a statement.
The storm knocked down power lines in Kitchener. (Submitted by Sherry Morley)
“Widespread and extremely strong wind gusts can destroy buildings with tornado-like damage, flatten large stands of trees and blow vehicles off the road.”
Locations impacted by the thunderstorms include:
Hamilton
Toronto
Milton
Burlington
Brampton
Oakville
Mississauga
Vaughan
Richmond Hill
Markham
Erin
Halton Hills
Ancaster
Dundas
Waterdown
Caledon
King City
Aurora
Toronto
Rockwood
Stratford
A weather alert was sent to the mobile phones of Ontarians ahead of the storms.
In the alert, Environment Canada warning residents to “take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches.”
As of Saturday evening, there were no reports of tornadoes by Environment Canada.
Environment Canada issued an emergency alert Saturday afternoon as thunderstorms hit Ontario. (John Rieti/CBC)
Thousands of customers in Mississauga were without power Saturday afternoon due to the storm, Alectra Utilities said.
Hydro One was also responding to outages caused by the thunderstorms moving across southwestern Ontario.
The company said it was trying to restore power as quickly as possible. In a tweet late Saturday evening, it said it could take “several days” for some to get their power back.
“If you spot a fallen power line or pole, keep at least 10 metres back, even if it doesn’t appear to be live. Report it to the police and on our app,” Toronto Hydro said in a tweet.
UPDATE: We anticipate it will take several days to restore power after today’s destructive storm. Restoration times will be updated once damage is assessed. Stay safe and please see our outage map for updates in your area: <a href=”https://t.co/dGLs0RqRHl”>https://t.co/dGLs0RqRHl</a>. <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/ONstorm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#ONstorm</a> <a href=”https://t.co/T9VeJjj9Nq”>pic.twitter.com/T9VeJjj9Nq</a>
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers placed All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey on injured reserve because of his lingering calf and Achilles tendon injuries.
The move made Saturday means McCaffrey will miss at least four more games after already sitting out the season opener. He is eligible to return for a Thursday night game in Seattle on Oct. 10.
McCaffrey got hurt early in training camp and missed four weeks of practice before returning to the field on a limited basis last week. He was a late scratch for the opener on Monday night against the Jets and now is sidelined again after experiencing pain following practice on Thursday.
McCaffrey led the NFL last season with 2,023 yards from scrimmage and was tied for the league lead with 21 touchdowns, winning AP Offensive Player of the Year.
The Niners made up for McCaffrey’s absence thanks to a strong performance from backup Jordan Mason, who had 28 carries for 147 yards and a touchdown in San Francisco’s 32-19 victory over the New York Jets. Mason is set to start again Sunday at Minnesota.
After missing 23 games because of injuries in his final two full seasons with Carolina, McCaffrey had been healthy the past two seasons.
He missed only one game combined in 2022-23 — a meaningless Week 18 game last season for San Francisco when he had a sore calf. His 798 combined touches from scrimmage in the regular season and playoffs were the third most for any player in a two-year span in the past 10 years.
Now San Francisco will likely rely heavily on Mason, a former undrafted free agent out of Georgia Tech who had 83 carries his first two seasons. He had at least 10 touches just twice before the season opener, when his 28 carries were the most by a 49ers player in a regular-season game since Frank Gore had 31 against Seattle on Oct. 30, 2011.
The Niners also have fourth-round rookie Isaac Guerendo and Patrick Taylor Jr. on the active roster. Guerendo played three offensive snaps with no touches in the opener. Taylor had 65 carries for Green Bay from 2021-23.
San Francisco also elevated safety Tracy Walker III from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against Minnesota.
BRUSSELS – Canada walked away with some hardware at the Diamond League track and field competition Saturday.
Alysha Newman finished third in women’s pole vault, while Marco Arop did the same in the men’s 800-metre race.
Newman won a bronze medal in her event at the recent Paris Olympics. Arop grabbed silver at the same distance in France last month.
Australia’s Nina Kennedy, who captured gold at the Summer Games, again finished atop the podium. Sandi Morris of the United States was second.
Newman set a national record when she secured Canada’s first-ever pole vault medal with a bronze at the Olympics with a height of 4.85 metres. The 30-year-old from London, Ont., cleared 4.80 metres in her second attempt Saturday, but was unable conquer 4.88 metres on three attempts.
Arop, a 25-year-old from Edmonton, finished the men’s 800 metres with a time of one minute 43.25 seconds. Olympic gold medallist Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya was first with a time of 1:42.70.
Djamel Sedjati, edged out by Arop for silver in Paris last month, was second 1:42.87
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 14, 2024.
MILAN (AP) — Bologna’s preparations for its Champions League debut are not going well though it managed to spoil Como’s first Serie A home match in 21 years on Saturday.
Bologna came from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw to gather three points from its opening four matches.
Bologna hosts Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday. Its only other appearance in Europe’s top competition was in 1964 in the preliminary round of the old European Cup.
AC Milan is also winless as it prepares for a Tuesday Champions League match against Liverpool. The Rossoneri hosted promoted Venezia later. Juventus drew at Empoli 0-0.
Como made a great start in the fifth minute when Patrick Cutrone attempted to roll the ball across the six-yard box but it took a huge deflection off Bologna defender Nicolò Casale for an own goal.
Bologna thought it was gifted a way back into the match on the stroke of halftime when referee Marco Piccinini signalled for a penalty following an Alberto Moreno handball, but he revoked his decision and instead gave a free kick because the handball was just outside the area.
Bologna improved after the break but found itself further behind when Cutrone raced onto a through ball and cut inside past a defender and fired into the far bottom corner.
Tommaso Pobega hit the post for Bologna, which finally pulled one back in the 76th through substitute Santiago Castro.
Another substitute helped the visitors snatch a point when Samuel Iling-Junior curled a fine strike into the top left corner in stoppage time.
Unbeaten sides
Juventus, and more surprisingly Empoli, are among six unbeaten sides.
Empoli held Monza and Bologna to draws either side of a shock 2-1 win at Roma. Juventus’ perfect start to the season was ruined by Roma in a goalless draw before the international break.
On Saturday, there were few clearcut chances in Empoli although home goalkeeper Devis Vásquez made spectacular saves to fingertip out a Federico Gatti header and deny Dusan Vlahovic in a one on one with the Juventus forward.
Empoli had a good opportunity in the 73rd minute following an Alberto Grassi one-two with Pietro Pellegri but the finish was straight at Mattia Perin.
The host could have won it right at the death but Gatti flew in with a great sliding block to keep out Emanuel Gyasi’s close-range effort.
Juventus hosts PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Tuesday.
