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Environment Canada shutters long-running national Weatheradio service

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Environment and Climate Change Canada is ending its long-running Weatheradio service. It comes after the federal department closed many of its social media accounts that gave information specific to provinces and territories.

Breakdown
  • Weatheradio network, active for 50 years, has been discontinued nationwide 10s
  • Service was valued as a reliable backup for weather information 24s
  • High maintenance costs led to the decision to shut down the network 48s
  • Some Canadians credit Weatheradio with saving lives during severe weather 59s
  • Experts say modern technology now provides better weather information access 1m 35s
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