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Widespread power outages remain after damaging storms slam southern Ontario
Global News (Canada) and WJW FOX8 (Nexstar, Cleveland) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedThousands of customers are without power after repeated rounds of thunderstorms across south-central Pennsylvania.
The headline splitGlobal News (Canada) frames it as "Widespread power outages remain after damaging storms slam southern Ontario". The Globe and Mail frames it as "Damaging storms across southern Ontario flood streets and leave thousands without power".
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CenterWidespread power outages remain after damaging storms slam southern Ontario
Global News (Canada) · Center · News report
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Widespread power outages remain after damaging storms slam southern Ontario
Thousands across the Greater Toronto Area and parts of Ontario's Golden Horseshoe remain without power after a severe storm flooded streets, knocked down trees and utility lines.
