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Publication Date: August 23, 2026 - 12:17
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Rare thunderstorm with lightning strikes wows southern B.C., causing havoc at Vancouver airport
August 23, 2026
Lightning strikes lit up the skies across B.C.'s South Coast overnight in a rare display as a severe thunderstorm passed over the region, snarling traffic at Vancouver International Airport and causing flight issues in the process.
For the past 18 months, Canada and the United States have been locked in a trade war. That stalemate has reached new levels in recent weeks – and we might have a map war on our hands as well. Last Thursday, U.S. President Trump signed an executive order, changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. Days later, Ontario’s Premier clapped back in Grimsby, unveiling a Lake Ontario sign on the Canadian shoreline. On Google Maps, which is an American-based company, the Great Lake is now labeled Lake America. It sounds like Apple Maps could follow suit. And on a variety of...
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