Overview

• A fast-moving storm on April 29 brought heavy rain, hail, and winds up to 70 km/h to Southern Ontario, toppling trees and damaging infrastructure.
• At the storm's peak, nearly 144,000 Hydro-Québec customers, 55,000 Hydro One customers, and tens of thousands more in London and Ottawa were without power.
• Utility crews have restored power to most affected areas, though isolated outages and infrastructure repairs continue in harder-hit regions like Byron and the Gatineau Hills.
• Emergency responders handled over 50 storm-related calls in Ottawa, including a unique rescue of a horse trapped under a collapsed shed in Vars.
• Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath sustained multiple injuries during the storm, including a broken wrist, after falling on stairs outside city hall.