Environment Canada says the tornado that touched down near Three Hills, Alta. Friday reached a top speed of 175 km/hr, earning a scale rating of EF-1. The twister touched down near the central Alberta town — about 130 kilometres northeast of Calgary — just after 5 p.m. The skies were clear when Theunis Wessels started mowing the lawn Friday afternoon, he told The Homestretch, but that soon changed. German newspaper Der Spiegel called Theunis "the Chuck Norris of lawn mowing" and actor Zach Braff used it to take a shot at U.S. President Donald Trump.

Source: CBC News June 06, 2017 00:33 UTC