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Environment Canada unveils Top 10 Weather Stories of 2021

Senior Climatologist David Phillips of Environment Canada unveiled the Top 10Weather Stories of 2021 today.

The weather year for Canada once again yielded millions of dollars in damages across the country with numerous extreme weather events wreaking havoc across the country. The list for this year is as follows:

10. January Prairie Clipper

9. Hurricane Larry in Newfoundland

8. Another Hailer-Flooder in Calgary

7. Dreaded Arctic Blast Freezes Canada in February

6. Year of the EF2 Tornado

5. Canada Rides Out 4 Heat Waves

4. Wildfire Season-Early, Active and Unrelenting

3. Canada Dry Coast to Coast.

2. British Columbia's Flood of Floods

1. Record Heat Under the Dome

 

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Scoreboard, Aug 5

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.

Baseball fans celebrating in the stands. © Can Stock Photo / djpadavona

Scoreboard, Aug 4

The Toronto Blue Jays snapped the Astros' six-game winning streak with a 3-1 win in Houston Monday night.