Ottawa sees more than 100 mm of rain as severe Canada Day storm floods basements | Unpublished
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Publication Date: July 2, 2026 - 13:06

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Ottawa sees more than 100 mm of rain as severe Canada Day storm floods basements

July 2, 2026
A storm that started abruptly on Canada Day in Ottawa saw about 118 millimetres of rain fall and left thousands of people without power.


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