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In Harriet Clark’s debut novel, The Hill, a nun explains what it’s like for babies born in prison. “They don’t know that they are in prison,” she says, “but they know when we force them to leave.”The book’s child protagonist is Suzanna, whose mother has been serving a life sentence for as long as she can remember. There is no expectation that Suzanna and her mother will have a relationship outside the prison’s walls. And yet, they do have a sustained relationship within them. The same was true for Harriet and her mother, Judith Clark, who she visited in prison for the better part of almost 40 years. Freedom, Harriet tells me, “never existed on the horizon for me and my mother. I didn’t hope for it. I didn’t treat it as the great dream for her and for me. I knew that as long as I knew my mother, I would just know her in that room.”Judith Clark was sentenced to a minimum of 75 years in 1983 for her involvement in a robbery of a Brink’s armored truck that resulted in the death of three men: a guard and two police officers.

Flooding across the province led to a close call for one man and his passenger, after Highway 335 collapses because of excess water. Hallee Mandryk reports. LAKESIDE, Sask. – Leslie Fetter’s backyard looks more like a body of water after a late snowmelt flooded several parts of central Saskatchewan. Fetter lives in the rural municipality of Lakeside, about 175 kilometres east of Saskatoon. The area is one of more than 20 communities under a local state of emergency due to torrent flooding. “There’s concern. I mean, there’s a lot of water and you can’t control it,” Fetter told CTV News. The water reached its peak over the weekend, submerging dozens of Fetter’s belongings. Vehicles, campers and machinery are all ruined. “It was a mess,” he said. “There were a lot of things floating around. I lost a lot of things.”Saskatchewan extreme weather floods Leslie Fetter stands in his flooded backyard in Lakeside, Sask., on May 6, 2026. (CTV News) Fetter waded through the water to retrieve fuel barrels, tires and fence posts that had floated away in the current. He’s managed to move some of his machinery, including snowmobiles, out of the water.

Thursday could bring showers to the Greater Toronto Area and wind gusts up to 40 km/h in parts of southern Ontario. Environment Canada says the morning will see a mix of sun and cloudy conditions in Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Oshawa and the Niagara Falls area.

Impact of temperatures on Heritage Classic ice Expensive season of storms leads to MPI expansion of hail estimating services

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DAY: A mix of sun and cloud. Wind light except southeast 30 km/h near the water in the morning. Wind becoming south 20 km/h late in the morning. High 18C except 22 inland. UV index 6 or high. 1. Woman sentenced for ‘unauthorized contact’ with NICU babies at Surrey hospital

Tornadoes have been recorded all over the world, but the United States experiences around a thousand of them each year, which is far more than anywhere else on the planet. Most of these occur in “Tornado Alley,” an area of the Great Plains region, where the atmospheric conditions are just right for massive, tornado-spawning thunderstorms. The resulting tornadoes leave a trail of destruction in their wake, often with deadly consequences. A Changing ClimateScientists agree that the climate is changing, and humans are responsible. The burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and gas, releases huge amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere every year, which is leading to a rise in global temperatures, known as global warming. Global warming is just one symptom of the larger problem of climate change. Climate change has also caused an increase in extreme weather events all over the world. “Extreme weather events” is a catch-all term for a variety of very different weather phenomena, some of which are easier to attribute to climate change than others.

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Why is NI facing a growing threat from wildfires?6 May 2026Barra BestSenior weather presenter, BBC News NI Caleb EmersonFigures show that spring drought events are happening more often while there has been a sharp rise in "fire weather"Northern Ireland is facing a growing threat from wildfires as conditions are becoming more favourable, according to a new report. Researchers at Imperial College London say the biggest change is happening in spring - traditionally peak wildfire season - where drought and fire-prone weather has become more common. Figures show that spring drought events are happening more often while there has been a sharp rise in "fire weather" - a mix of warmth, dryness, and wind that allows fires to ignite and spread rapidly. Experts warn this combination, along with climate change, is creating a longer and more volatile wildfire season. Spring has always been the season of greatest wildfire risk, when dry vegetation such as grass and heather can easily burn. According to the report, climate change is now intensifying those conditions.

Wondering when it’s safe to start planting outdoors? The Old Farmer’s Almanac may have the answer. Earlier this year, the Almanac released its 2026 last frost map, offering predictions on when the season’s final frost is expected.

Arizona faced a punishing thermal window between July 14 and July 29 in 2023. Cochise, Santa Cruz, and Pima counties endured weeks of temperatures above 100°F. This specific heat event caused 64 deaths across the southern part of the state. Health officials attributed 36 of those fatalities directly to heat stroke and environmental exposure. The remaining 28 deaths resulted from indirect causes like heart failure during the surge. These figures highlight the lethal nature of sustained night temperatures in desert climates. Maricopa County recorded 64 deaths during a single intense heat spike on July 15, 2022. Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport hit a high of 114°F that afternoon. Most of the victims were found in areas with high concrete density and little shade. Direct heat exposure killed 45 people while 19 others died from related complications. This event proved that even a short spike can overwhelm the human cooling system.