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
A major winter storm is expected across parts of southern Ontario just ahead of Christmas Day — and will impact travel plans for most Ontarians planning to commute back and forth for the holidays. According to Motorcycle accident toronto today’ Chief Meteorologist Anthony Farnell, the storm will arrive from the U.S. Midwest and will rapidly deepen over
Two storms in two weeks across Canada: is this a precursor to the upcoming winter? The season officially begins Wednesday with the arrival of the winter solstice, and Canadians across the country will feel the wrath of another major storm ahead of the holidays. The system is so big that Environment Canada issued advisories and
Canadians who hadn’t yet cracked out their snow shovels were forced to on Friday as a snowstorm moved through eastern Canada. Images of white streets were captured in cities like Ottawa and Montreal due to a weather system passing over the region, the same one that dumped several centimetres of snow in Toronto and nearby
With fall nearing its official end, it’s time to bring out the warm clothes and snow shovels, as a severe winter storm is expected to hit parts of Canada this week. According to Environment Canada, some areas will be hit with more significant rain or snow than others, including Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario south, Quebec