20,000+ outages in Quebec: several sectors were affected

It was a rather hectic Sunday in the province. Eastern Quebec was at the heart of a weather bomb, at the same time as part of southern Quebec was deprived of electricity. Gusts of 40 to 50 km/h blew over the Montreal area with maximums recorded at 72 km/h. In Montérégie, the most affected region, … Read more

A meteor crosses the skies of Ontario

Spectacular videos captured a meteor lighting up the sky over Niagara Falls and the CN Tower in Toronto. The “less than one meter” object, named #C8FF042, turned into a ball of fire, the European Space Agency confirmed. “A three-foot object struck in the sky over Niagara Falls, becoming a harmless fireball,” the agency wrote on … Read more

Accidents and road closures in southern Quebec

Accumulations of 5 cm in the Montreal region, a little more in the Laurentians, and snowfall beginning in the Quebec City region complicated travel this morning. Among other things, Route 50 is closed in both directions near Lachute, between km 258 and 260 due to a truck leaving the road. In Mirabel, a lane is … Read more

Artemis: NASA finally on its way to the Moon.

Photo : NASA Fourth attempt, finally the Moon After being delayed three times since August, once due to a fuel leak, and twice by hurricanes Ian and Nicole, the launch to the Moon of the Orion capsule by the SLS rocket has conducted November 16 at 1:47 a.m. The capsule is inhabited by dummies that … Read more

When the fall is cool, the winter will be…

Precursor Autumn Fall often shows harbingers of what the cold season might look like. Over the past thirty years, two cases have stood out: 1989 and 1993. These two winters were particularly cold, while the fall was already cooler than normal. “In 1989, the rupture was brutal during the fall and November projects us into … Read more

A sneaking danger will take shape tonight

The scenario of last Saturday repeats itself Humid air, cool nights, clear weather, light wind: the conditions will be perfect for creating thick fog overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday. Motorists will therefore have one more element with which to juggle during the rush hour on Wednesday morning. Almost all of southern Quebec will be affected. … Read more

The Webb Telescope spots the cosmic imprint of a century of evolution

The James Webb Space Telescope recently peered into space to find a dazzling collection of rings of dust shooting away from a pair of stars 5,000 light-years from Earth. This was announced by the space agency last week. A luminous imprint The sheer number and near-perfect spacing of the rings unfurl like a luminous imprint … Read more

The next system may be tough

The low pressure system should make its entry on Thursday, and risks stretching its visit until Saturday. Areas of western and southern Quebec are first on the list, and could be affected during the day Thursday. It will be the turn of the center of the province on Friday, before reaching the tip of the … Read more