4 tornados confirmed as Michigan storms down trees and power lines; 5 people killed

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — At least four tornados touched down in Michigan as part of severe storms powered by strong winds that killed five people, while downing trees, tearing roofs off buildings and leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power, officials said.

The National Weather Service on Friday confirmed that an EF-1 tornado with winds of 90 mph (145 kph) crossed from Ingham County into the western edge of adjacent Livingston County on Thursday night.

Two other EF-1 tornados were reported in Wayne County’s Belleville and south of Newport in Monroe County.

A weaker EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 80 mph (128 kph) was on the ground for less than two miles in Wayne County’s Canton Township, west of Detroit, the weather service said. That tornado caused a tree to fall into a house, said meteorologist Sara Schultz. |Read more https://apnews.com/article/severe-weather-michigan-flooding-7e25d5c3f4bda95febb48c4f96cf2202|

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Alberta NDP says Smith government mishandling doctor shortage

Alberta’s NDP is criticizing the United Conservative’s handling of the ongoing physician shortage in the province.

During a Tuesday press conference, status of women critic Julia Hayter, accused the UCP of not following through with their promise to promptly fix Alberta’s health care system.

Hayter said Premier Danielle Smith “has her head in the sand” and is ignoring the problems Albertans are facing including limited access to doctors.

Back in October, Smith promised that within 90 days, Alberta’s health care system would be fixed.

But, Hayter pointed out that it’s been over 300 days, and many Albertans still struggle to access doctors.

More specifically, female doctors. |Read more https://calgary.citynews.ca/2023/08/24/alberta-ndp-ucp-doctor-shortage/|

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