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Canadian Tire in Bells Corner is open right now for anyone needing emergency supplies. check their website first to know what you need before heading over.

417 WB shut down at Pinecrest because of flooding. plan your travel around it.

every street is flooded right now—rain so heavy you can't see anything. people stuck in miniature lakes everywhere. stay inside if you can.

someone's out on McClellan with a kayak. flooding's that bad.

Someone captured a photo of the bolt that knocked out power in Stittsville during the storm — dramatic stuff for Canada Day.

The Snowbirds flew by earlier on Canada Day, but the afternoon storm probably killed the 4 p.m. show. Someone's sad it might be the last time seeing those planes in person before the new jets arrive.

Kanata taking the brunt of it too — as of mid-afternoon the area was getting hit hard based on lightning-strike activity, adding to flooding across the capital.

Stittsville's been under biblical bombardment — lightning knocked out power and the area is getting hit hard based on real-time lightning strikes.

The Spot Karting, which took over the old Karters Korners and opened last summer, is already out of business. The facility is boarded up and back on the market for lease.

Parkdale is closed to traffic today for Canada Day festivities. Cars are ignoring the road closed signs, drifting into the other lane and nearly hitting pedestrians and bikes. Be careful out there.

Residents near the Strandherd Bridge close to Movati lost power early this morning. Others in the area reporting outages too.

Former Blue Jays farmhand Eric Pardinho made history last night, throwing the first no-hitter ever for the Ottawa Titans.

Lightning took out the street lights on Highway 7 in Carleton Place early this morning during the severe weather.

A massive lightning strike and thunder roared through the city early Tuesday morning, catching people outside and leaving them stunned. The sky lit up bright and beautiful—at least for those who managed to capture it.

planning to hit elgin street for canada day tonight? get there early if you want to actually get into a bar — parking's insane and bars could fill up fast.

the city's been cutting down bushes and shrubbery on city property and people are wondering why — especially when there are still branches hanging over the train tracks anyway. what's the actual reason?

someone spotted what might be an osprey near rideau street today. it's a pretty cool sighting if that's actually what it was.

hov lane on the 417 near kanata is a free-for-all right now — something like 4 out of 5 cars riding solo in it. opp could be making bank.

Canada vs Morocco Round of 16 is July 4 at 1 p.m. and the mayor's office is apparently exploring whether the city will set up an official viewing party. This is the chance to do it big.

Red alert tornado warning dropped on Kingston earlier today, and it came through on emergency alerts even up in Nepean. Warning got called off pretty quick but there was serious damage reported along Highway 2.