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All of southern Ontario under rain, snow special weather statements

Environment Canada is warning rain, freezing rain, high winds and even snow are possible across southern Ontario on Thursday night. The weather agency issued a series of special weather statement on Tuesday evening. One advisory, issued for Toronto, warned of potentially heavy rain — up to 25 millimetres on Thursday evening. It …

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‘Lightly felt’ earthquake reported in southern Ontario originating near Buffalo, N.Y.

Residents in southern Ontario reported they “lightly felt” a 3.8-magnitude earthquake that had originated just south of the border near Buffalo, N.Y., on Monday. The earthquake was reported in West Seneca, N.Y. — just southeast of Buffalo — at around 6:15 a.m. It was initially reported by Earthquakes Canada at …

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Southern Manitoba to receive some welcome warmer weather after extended cold snap – Winnipeg

Some good news for Winnipeggers waking up to chilling cold weather Friday — things are about to take a dramatic turn for the warmer. Environment Canada meteorologist Kyle Ziolkowski told 680 CJOB’s The Start that the polar vortex the region has been experiencing is headed back north, and southern Manitoba will …

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Winter weather advisories in place for Toronto, much of southern Ontario

Toronto and much of southern Ontario is being warned to prepare for more wintery weather. Environment Canada issued several winter weather travel advisories on Saturday, affecting the vast majority of southern Ontario. “I know we had a big burst of snow already this week in Toronto and the GTA but …

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Southern, eastern Ontario brace for snowstorm, difficult travel conditions

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 25, 2023 9:38 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for most of southern and eastern Ontario, with a significant storm expected to hit parts of the province. Snowfall started in southwestern Ontario Wednesday morning …

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Southern Manitoba about to get hit by prolonged cold snap, meteorologist says – Winnipeg

After a relatively warm winter so far, southern Manitoba is about to get hit hard by a polar vortex. Environment Canada meteorologist Chris Stammers told 680 CJOB’s The Start that the truly bone-chilling temperatures are only a few days away. “I’m unfortunately not going to be making too many friends over …

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Winter storm sets off school closures, messy commutes in southern Quebec

A winter storm has closed several schools, cancelled flights and made for a difficult commute on roads across the southern half of Quebec on Friday morning. A number of school boards, including the Eastern Townships and Central Quebec school boards, have shut down for the day due to the weather. …

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‘It’s beautiful’: Hoar frost covers southern Manitoba – Winnipeg

Southern Manitobans have been treated to beautiful scenes since the weekend as hoar frost turned the outdoors into a winter wonderland. Environment Canada Senior Climatologist David Phillips compares the frost to “snowflakes attached together.” “It’s a kind of feathery frost,” he said. “It’s light, it’s picturesque, I mean, it’s a …

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Thousands without power, numerous crashes reported in southern Ontario as winter storm hits

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 …

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