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As Ontario begins to sizzle from a prolonged period of heat and humidity, the risk for thunderstorms is also on the rise in parts of the province including a tornado threat for parts of eastern areas Saturday.
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The B.C. government is trying to hammer home the message that more people need to register for a COVID-19 vaccination.
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix implored this week: “Register. Register. Register.”
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There’s a reason for that, not visible in the information the B.C. NDP government has been providing publicly so far.
Of the more than 2.5 million people who have registered for a vaccine, only 260,000 were still waiting for a jab as of May 11, the latest information the province was able to provide in response to a Postmedia request.
How a thunderstorm with hurricane might can capsize a ship
Nathan Howes
Saturday, April 17th 2021, 2:37 pm - An unrelated ship in the general vicinity of Port Fourchon, La. recorded a wind gust of 188 km/h, equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane.
While ships capsizing during rough waters at sea is not unheard of, this particular storm that sank a vessel on Tuesday had some extraordinary powers.
The 129-foot Seacor Power liftboat came across a line of potent thunderstorms shortly after launching from Port Fourchon Tuesday afternoon. The ship was around 13 kilometres south of the port when it issued a distress call just before 4:30 p.m.