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Blizzard-like conditions expected in Newfoundland
February 15, 2024 The Canadian PressSchools in Newfoundland’s capital are closed today, due to the threat of inclement winter weather. The head office for NLSchools in St. John’s will be open, but officials say not until 11:00 a.m. local time. This week’s hazardous winter conditions…
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…
‘Nasty day’ in Labrador as blizzard dumps 63 cm of snow – and counting
November 24, 2020 The Canadian PressHAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. – People in parts of Labrador are facing a few tough shifts of snow shovelling. As a blizzard rips across much of Labrador today, Environment Canada meteorologist David Neil says Happy Valley-Goose Bay was leading the…
Aftermath of massive St. John’s snowstorm
February 13, 2020 Holly McKenzie-Sutter - THE CANADIAN PRESSJOHN’S, N.L. – The mayor of St. John’s, Nfld. says the cleanup after last month’s fierce blizzard could cause the city to blow its snow-clearing budget by several million dollars. Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital was under a weeklong state of…
Blizzard response wraps up in Newfoundland after historic storm
January 28, 2020 The Canadian PressST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The Armed Forces have wrapped up their mission in Newfoundland and Labrador after dispatching to the provincial capital more than a week ago to help with recovery from a historic blizzard. Premier Dwight Ball thanked the…
Newfoundland expected to see up to 70 cm of snow
January 16, 2020 The Canadian PressST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Residents of eastern Newfoundland are bracing for a blizzard on Friday. Blizzard warnings have been issued for much of the region, where up to 70 centimetres of snow is expected to fall on the northeastern edge…
Blizzard warning issued for southern B.C. region
January 15, 2020 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – A powerful snowstorm that has closed part of Highway 1 east of Vancouver, shuttered every public school and university across southern Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver, has now led to a rare blizzard warning for a region just…
Law allowing blue and amber lights for roadside assistance vehicles now in effect in Saskatchewan
May 17, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterRoadside assistance vehicles in Saskatchewan can now use blue lights in conjunction with amber lights, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) announced on Tuesday. The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed the Traffic Safety (Tow Trucks) Amendment Act to permit blue lights to…
Spring remains elusive in Atlantic Canada as gusty storm sweeps through
March 23, 2017 The Canadian PressHALIFAX – Spring remained elusive in parts of the Maritimes on Thursday after a storm swept through the region, knocking out power and closing schools. The Canso causeway to Cape Breton was closed in the morning as a winter storm…
Parts of Manitoba, Saskatchewan hit by blizzard, travel extremely dangerous
March 7, 2017 The Canadian PressSnow, high winds and low visibility made travel extremely dangerous in parts of Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan Tuesday as a blizzard howled through the region for a second day. Manitoba said the Trans-Canada Highway and highways 16, 5 and 45…