Wind warning in effect for Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent
Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent.
The forecaster has also issued a special weather statement for the regions due to strong winds on Thursday.
“Southwesterly winds are expected to strengthen to up to 90 km/hr later Thursday morning with the passage of a cold front,” said the statement.
Strong winds are expected to be gusting between 80 and 90 km/hr. Utility outages are possible.
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Kitchener
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Competing protests over LGBTQ2S+ inclusive education in Kitchener, Ont.
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Hydrogen sulfide leak at Brantford high school
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London
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Arson charges laid against St. Thomas resident
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Life threatening injuries for motorcycle driver following south end collision
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Police keep close eye on protest and counter protest in Victoria Park
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Barrie
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First-degree murder charges laid against 2 Barrie men after shooting in Keswick park
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17-year-old faces multiple charges in connection with Caledon shooting
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Suspect image released in connection with 'senseless destruction' of flower displays
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Northern Ontario
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Four dead in northern Ontario house fire
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B.C. driver, 26, charged in fatal northern Ontario crash last year
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Sault Ste. Marie
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B.C. driver, 26, charged in fatal northern Ontario crash last year
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Police seize handgun, drugs worth $300K in traffic stop near Espanola, Ont.
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Northern police find more than $100K in SUV suspected in Hwy. 17 shooting
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Ottawa
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Ottawa Senators, National Capital Commission agree to build a new arena at LeBreton Flats
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Ottawa man, 34, dies in hospital after shooting in Heron Gate area
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Ottawa police investigating downtown shooting
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Toronto
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Police arrest 18-year-old woman who allegedly stole Porsche and ran over its owner
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Parents of Ontario teen sue alleged poison salesman Kenneth Law
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Ontario Minister Michael Ford announces leave of absence
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Montreal
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Winnipeg
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Edmonton
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Suspect still at large after police search in Sherwood Park
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Calgary
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Calgary's mayor asks province to salvage parts of halted Green Line transit project
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'Last hurrah': Memorial service for Calgary children's entertainer Buck Shot
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Regina
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Vancouver
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Vancouver Island
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Atlantic
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N.L.
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Newfoundland and Labrador monitoring rise in whooping cough cases: medical officer
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Dispute over unrecognized Inuit group halts major conference for Canadian North
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Cow cuddling: Why a Newfoundland farm is offering quality time with these 'gentle creatures'
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