It’s been a snowy, blustery and bone-chilling winter for many Canadians. British Columbians were digging out of abnormal snow in early March. The Prairies have seen a good dose of good old-fashioned winter, and extreme cold warnings were issued in Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces as well. Then there was the Christmas travel period
Much of Canada is under a winter weather warning, and it’s expected that bitterly cold wind chills in some parts will continue until the weekend. According to Environment Canada, an extreme cold warning has been issued for much of the country, including all of Alberta and Saskatchewan, with wind chills nearing -40.Northern Ontario, northern and
With large swathes of southern Ontario under winter weather advisories, snowfall warnings have been issued for some areas. Environment Canada sent snow warnings for Dufferin—Innisfil, Grey—Bruce and Halton—Peel early on Sunday morning.It warned snow would be “at times heavy” and continue throughout Sunday. The weather agency predicted an additional snowfall during the day of between
Did anyone really ask for another whack of snow? Well, southern Quebec is about to get some more winter weather. Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for parts of the province, including Montreal. A low-pressure system is moving in from Colorado — and gaining steam as it does.The city is set to get
Many of the images that have come out of parts of southern Ontario after a major winter storm several days ago are shocking. Among the areas hardest hit was the Niagara Region, where lake-effect snowsqualls powered by strong winds dropped plenty of snow.Photos from The Canadian Press near Fort Erie, Ont., show some houses along
Via Rail plans to resume trains on its Toronto-Ottawa and Toronto-Montreal routes Tuesday, the rail service said days after a CN train derailment forced the cancellation of those trains scheduled for Christmas and Boxing Day. CN confirmed in a statement that the tracks where its train derailed on Christmas Eve will be reopened Tuesday and
A massive cross-country winter storm is unleashing destructive winds and heavy snow, causing hundreds of airline cancellations and power outages from Canada’s coast to coast. The “bomb cyclone” that blew in on Thursday night is expected to stick around during the holiday weekend. Read more: Winter storm slamming Canadians will be ‘a big one,’ 320K
Thousands of people are without power and numerous crashes have been reported in parts of southern Ontario as the province is hit by a large winter storm. As of around 4 p.m., Hydro One’s outage map showed localized outages throughout the region, with areas north of Peterborough and surrounding the Ottawa area seeing thousands without
All of southern Ontario is under some form of weather advisory ahead of a major storm that’s expected to move into the region beginning Thursday. The complex weather system is forecasted to begin as rain for most areas on Thursday before temperatures drop Friday, causing a flash freeze.Precipitation is then expected to transition to snow
Travellers across the country are scrambling to escape a cascade of disruptions triggered by heavy snow that paralyzed Vancouver’s airport this week, as fresh winter storms bear down on southern B.C. and Ontario. The weather system of frigid cold in British Columbia could lift by Christmas Eve, but not before delivering another blast of snow