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Spring storm knocks out power to tens of thousands across Quebec, Ontario
April 4, 2024 The Canadian PressA spring storm across Quebec and Ontario on Thursday knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers, closed schools and blanketed the Montreal area with heavy, wet snow. In Quebec, more than 220,000 homes and businesses had no electricity…
Emergency declared in Cape Breton as snowstorm leaves much of Nova Scotia paralyzed
February 5, 2024 The Canadian PressHALIFAX – A local state of emergency remains in effect in parts of Cape Breton as Nova Scotia digs out from one of the heaviest snowfalls in 20 years. On Sunday afternoon, as a stalled low-pressure system continued to dump…
Snowstorm inbound for Metro Vancouver as winter weather rages across Canada
January 16, 2024 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – Environment Canada says a snowstorm is expected to hit Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria and beyond, bringing up to 20 centimetres of accumulation and possible freezing rain to southern British Columbia. The weather agency has issued a snowfall warning…
Ottawa company teaching autonomous vehicles to ‘see’ snow, drive in bad weather
March 10, 2023 Tara Deschamps - THE CANADIAN PRESSWhen a major snowstorm hits Ottawa, most residents retreat indoors, griping about the weather and the heaping piles of snow they’ll soon have to shovel. But for Fahed Hassanat and his team at Sensor Cortek, a big dumping of snow…
Major winter storm brings snow, thunder and lightning to parts of Ontario
March 6, 2023 The Canadian PressTORONTO – A fierce winter storm has dumped heavy snow across southern Ontario, where strong winds, thunder and lightning were also reported. Environment Canada meteorologist Haizhen Sun says between 22 and 30 centimetres of snow fell on the Greater Toronto…
Frigid conditions should lift in B.C., but incoming system to bring heavy snow
February 24, 2023 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – Extreme cold, Arctic outflow or snowfall warnings cover most of northern and central British Columbia as an icy and powerful storm sweeps over the province. Environment Canada says the accompanying wind chill has made conditions in those areas…
Southern Ontario digging out after winter storm, snow still falling in eastern parts
January 26, 2023 The Canadian PressMuch of southern Ontario is cleaning up from a major winter storm, while snow remains in the forecast for parts of eastern Ontario. Ottawa and much of eastern Ontario have been under snowfall warnings, though Environment Canada has now ended…
Record-setting Ontario storm drops more than a metre of snow, strong winds
November 21, 2022 The Canadian PressWIARTON, Ont. – Environment Canada is warning that some parts of southwestern Ontario battered by a record-setting weekend snowstorm could see strong winds this morning and into the afternoon. More than a metre of snow has fallen on parts of…
New storm brings rain, wind and snow to several regions of B.C.
November 3, 2022 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER, Wash. – The latest in a series of vigorous mid-fall storms is bringing wind, rain and snow to large sections of British Columbia. Snow or rainfall warnings are posted across most of southern B.C., the central Interior, Prince George…
Blizzard closes schools, shuts roads in parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan
April 14, 2022 Steve Lambert - THE CANADIAN PRESSWINNIPEG – Heavy snow and strong winds were combining in a spring blizzard expected to last three days across southern Manitoba and a section of southeastern Saskatchewan. Schools were closed in many areas, roads were shut down and most flights…
Ontario snowstorm isn’t a Cat event – yet
January 17, 2022 Philip PoradoHeavy snowfall in Ontario isn’t resulting in claim levels associated with a catastrophe event. But time may tell a different story. “We are seeing some increase in auto claims which is typical for snowstorms,” Heather Matthews, chief client officer of…
B.C. government warns strong storms will clash with ‘Arctic air’ over the holidays
December 22, 2021 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – British Columbia residents are being urged to prepare for extremely cold temperatures, power outages and slick streets as a series of winter storm and freezing rain warnings covered most of the province. The B.C. government released a statement…