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T. Boaters in their rubber dinghies floating down the North Saskatchewan River underneath the Quesnell Bridge in Edmonton, August 9, 2020. The statistics were horrific: 27 people killed, 600 injured, 1,700 left homeless, and damage estimated at $300 million. 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It killed 27 people and injured more than 300 people and was the second deadliest tornado in Canadian history. Clearing near noon. ... 2-5 cm hail and even the risk of an isolated tornado… A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks past Rogers Place, one of the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoff hub cities, in Edmonton Monday Aug. 10, 2020. In Edmonton there were several areas hit. It went through varying stages on intensifications and took on multiple shapes and sizes, from cone to wedge shaped, etc. Read more about cookies here. Wind southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. High 21 C. UV index 7 or high. A documentary look at a family's six-month effort to piece their lives back together after the Barrie tornado. Canada's Constitutional Debate: What Makes a Nation? It is one of the most well known tornado events in Canadian history and is the province of Alberta's worst disaster in recent history. The Edmonton tornado was a powerful and devastating tornado that hit the eastern part of Edmonton, Alberta on the afternoon of July 31, 1987. It then hit Edmonton (areas hit: Mill Woods, Sherwood Park Freeway, Strathcona Industrial Park and Refinery Row, Clearview, and Evergreen trailer park). Elections: Liberal Landslides and Tory Tides, Showdown on the Prairies: A History of Saskatchewan Elections, Territorial Battles: Yukon Elections, 1978-2006, The 'Other Revolution': Louis Robichaud's New Brunswick, Equality First: The Royal Commission on the Status of Women, Pot and Politics: Canada and the Marijuana Debate, Sue Rodriguez and the Right-To-Die Debate, Trudeau's Omnibus Bill: Challenging Canadian Taboos, Voting in Canada: How a Privilege Became a Right. Tuesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured 9.8 C with 4 km/h winds out of the west, southwest. Strange stories of death and survival from the deadliest tornado in Canadian history. 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T. Boaters in their rubber dinghies floating down the North Saskatchewan River underneath the Quesnell Bridge in Edmonton, August 9, 2020. The statistics were horrific: 27 people killed, 600 injured, 1,700 left homeless, and damage estimated at $300 million. Search terms must be at least 3 characters in length, Bright Lights, Political Fights: The Canadian Film Industry, Front Row Centre: The Toronto International Film Festival, Prairie Visionaries: Guy Maddin and the Winnipeg Film Group, Beyond Green Gables: The Life of Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canada Reads: Authors, Advocates and Awards, Margaret Laurence: Canada's Divine Writer, Canada Tunes In: The Early Years of Radio and TV, Bringing the World Home: International Correspondents, Child’s Play: Popular CBC Children’s Show Hosts, David Suzuki: Scientist, Activist, Broadcaster, Marshall McLuhan, the Man and his Message, Radio Canada International: Canada's Voice to the World, Ruling the Airwaves: The CRTC and Canadian Content, Banding Together: Singing Out for Disaster Relief, Maple Twang: Saluting Canadian Country Music, The Rolling Stones: Canada Gets Satisfaction, Pierre Berton: Canadian Icon and Iconoclast, The Stratford Festival: The First 50 Years, Michel Tremblay: L'enfant Terrible of Canadian Theatre, The Group of Seven: Painters in the Wilderness, The Comics in Canada: An Illustrated History, Genetically Modified Food: A Growing Debate, Pelts, Pups and Protest: The Atlantic Seal Hunt, Selling Suds: The Beer Industry in Canada, Stranger than Fiction: The Bre-X Gold Scandal, Tim Hortons: Coffee, Crullers and Canadiana, On the Dole: Employment Insurance in Canada, The 'Great Northeastern Blackout' of 1965, Sewing Seeds: Clothing Workers Fight For Better Conditions, Clearcutting and Logging: The War of the Woods, Fished Out: The Rise and Fall of the Cod Fishery, The Stock Market: Bulls, Bears, Booms and Busts, Concentration to Convergence: Media Ownership in Canada, At Loggerheads: The Canada-U.S. In Mill Woods farms were destroyed and there was large hail. It killed 27 people and injured more than 300 people and was the second deadliest tornado in Canadian history. Clearing near noon. ... 2-5 cm hail and even the risk of an isolated tornado… A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks past Rogers Place, one of the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoff hub cities, in Edmonton Monday Aug. 10, 2020. In Edmonton there were several areas hit. It went through varying stages on intensifications and took on multiple shapes and sizes, from cone to wedge shaped, etc. Read more about cookies here. Wind southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. High 21 C. UV index 7 or high. A documentary look at a family's six-month effort to piece their lives back together after the Barrie tornado. Canada's Constitutional Debate: What Makes a Nation? It is one of the most well known tornado events in Canadian history and is the province of Alberta's worst disaster in recent history. The Edmonton tornado was a powerful and devastating tornado that hit the eastern part of Edmonton, Alberta on the afternoon of July 31, 1987. It then hit Edmonton (areas hit: Mill Woods, Sherwood Park Freeway, Strathcona Industrial Park and Refinery Row, Clearview, and Evergreen trailer park). Elections: Liberal Landslides and Tory Tides, Showdown on the Prairies: A History of Saskatchewan Elections, Territorial Battles: Yukon Elections, 1978-2006, The 'Other Revolution': Louis Robichaud's New Brunswick, Equality First: The Royal Commission on the Status of Women, Pot and Politics: Canada and the Marijuana Debate, Sue Rodriguez and the Right-To-Die Debate, Trudeau's Omnibus Bill: Challenging Canadian Taboos, Voting in Canada: How a Privilege Became a Right. Tuesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured 9.8 C with 4 km/h winds out of the west, southwest. Strange stories of death and survival from the deadliest tornado in Canadian history. Edmonton weather: Y'all want a thunderstorm? The Changing Face of Daycare in Canada, Chinese Immigration to Canada: A Tale of Perseverance, Africville: Expropriating Black Nova Scotians, The Miracle on Mount Royal: St. Joseph's Oratory, Their Christian Duty: Canadian Missionaries Abroad, Their Majesties in Canada: The 1939 Royal Tour, Modern-day Fairy Tales: British Royal Weddings Since 1947, Still Standing: The People's Champion George Chuvalo, Going for Dope: Canada and Drugs in Sport, Extreme Sports: Faster, Riskier, More Outrageous, Terry Fox 25: Reliving the Marathon of Hope, The Legendary #9: Maurice 'Rocket' Richard, Don Cherry: A Coach, A Commentator, A Controversy, Fair Game: Pioneering Canadian Women in Sports, Golden Summers: Canada's Gold Medal Athletes 1984-2000, Playing to Win: Canada at the Paralympics, Cold Gold: Canada's Winter Winners 1984-2002, The Montreal Olympics: The Summer Games of '76, Gilles Villeneuve: Racing at the Speed of Light, Flying on Ice: Canada's Speedskating Greats, Soaring on Skis: Canada's Alpine Skiing Greats, The Crazy Canucks: Canada's Skiing Heroes, Cross Country Smackdown: Pro Wrestling in Canada, Cold War Culture: The Nuclear Fear of the 1950s and 1960s, One For All: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Royal 22nd Regiment: Canada's Fighting 'Van Doos', Forgotten Heroes: Canada and the Korean War, Dr. Gerald Bull: Scientist, Weapons Maker, Dreamer, Peacekeepers and Peacemakers: Canada's Diplomatic Contribution, Witness To Evil: Roméo Dallaire and Rwanda, Countdown to Victory: The Last Days of War in Europe, On Every Front: Canadian Women in the Second World War, Relocation to Redress: The Internment of the Japanese Canadians.