Freezing rain

Environment Canada said extended and widespread utility outages are possible — and another light wintry mix of precipitation could happen on Thursday afternoon ...

Residents are urged to stock up on supplies and to have a Residents are advised to avoid travel and drive with caution. Audet said the township wants to remind the public to be prepared and to do their part by not parking on municipal roadways.

TORONTO - A messy mix of snow, ice and freezing rain moved across southern Ontario on Wednesday, plunging the region back into the depths of winter af...

The Toronto Transit Commission also said 41 bus stops would be out of service starting Wednesday evening “until further notice.” Environment Canada said up to 20 millimetres of ice will accumulate in the southwest, such as the London and Niagara areas, by Thursday. “We know the system will intensify and change,” said Sgt. “It could make for some very challenging driving.” WestJet had rescheduled or cancelled nearly a third of its trips, an online flight tracking system called FlightAware stated. The storm was then headed for Ottawa but icy weather was predicted to linger over several regions until Thursday.

Environment Canada says extensive utility outages and tree damage are likely due to the combination of ice accretion and moderate winds. Meantime, Lambton's ...

For the second day in a row, school buses have been cancelled in the Lambton-Kent region due to inclement weather. The transportation services for the ...

“But the cold isn’t expected to last. So the worst of the freezing rain will be over by that point.” Sarnia-Lambton LKDSB high school students will engage in one-day remote, teacher-led virtual learning.

Most of southern Ontario is under weather warnings as a storm from America's northern plains is expected to roll through starting Wednesday afternoon and ...

“The TTC will mobilize additional operators and vehicles to ensure minimal impact for customers,” it wrote in a statement. But Coulson said that means the latest storm will result in messier roads. Pearson airport said on its website that some flights from the United States to Ontario were delayed Wednesday afternoon. But then Sunday, in many areas, we’ll see temperatures back to milder than normal conditions.” “Winter weather is a reality of life in Canada, and just as any number of services may be affected across the province of Ontario, passengers should be aware that the storm may impact their travel plans into and out of Pearson,” said Ryan White. Up to15 centimetres of snow and ice is in the forecast for the Greater Toronto Area, and up to 20 centimetres of snow may fall in the Ottawa area, the weather agency said.

Freezing rain and ice pellets are expected to continue until 4 a.m. tomorrow, while winds will pick up to around 70 km/hr. "A prolonged period of freezing rain ...

Public Safety Canada encourages everyone to make an emergency plan and get an emergency kit with drinking water, food, medicine, a first-aid kit and a flashlight." Ice accretion of 5 to 15 millimetres is possible. "A prolonged period of freezing rain leading to significant ice build up in some areas.

Environment Canada's forecast of freezing rain and strong winds cancelled all school buses in Windsor-Essex on Feb. 22.

Row Expressway and other main traffic routes across Windsor, in preparation for the bad weather. The same could not be said for the Windsor and Chatham campuses of St. Article content

Police called on the public to be careful as the region braced for freezing rain, after already being subjected to snow and ice pellets for most of the ...

#MiddlesexOPP and @MLPS911 on scene of single vehicle rollover on #Hwy402 WB at Centre Road. Appears minor injury to lone occupant @CountyMiddlesex @ONtransport @511ONWest ^jh pic.twitter.com/Hjvd8wiy0E— Crews were expected to stay out through the night into Thursday morning. @NorfolkCountyCA #NorfolkOPP #ONStorm ^es pic.twitter.com/66X45KOeKA— #FreezingRain and #Snow covered roads are making the drive a little slower tonight. It's not the road conditions, it's bad driving habits." Minor injuries were reported. "If you can, just stay off the roads altogether," said London police constable Travis Buckle. A collision was also reported earlier on. "I know we have impatient drivers out there because when I was stopped earlier tonight, I had a driver complain to me that people were passing on Hwy. 3 because others were driving slowly," said Acting Sgt. "Everyone tells me that bad weather causes collisions.

All school buses are cancelled Wednesday in Middlesex and Elgin Counties, as well as the red zone, ahead of a major winter storm.

[Part of the Sun breaks free and forms a strange vortex, baffling scientists](https://globalnews.ca/news/9474534/solar-polar-vortex-sun-flare/) [Winter storm watches issued for much of southern Ontario ahead of major system](https://globalnews.ca/news/9500065/winter-storm-watches-southern-ontario-feb-21/) [ice storm](https://globalnews.ca/tag/ice-storm) is expected to blow through the region late Wednesday and into Thursday with a prolonged period of [freezing rain](https://globalnews.ca/tag/freezing-rain) leading to significant ice build-up in some areas.

School buses are cancelled in parts of the London region Wednesday, as both school boards brace for the winter ice storm closing in on southwestern Ontario.

Rain will continue Thursday afternoon when the daytime high is expected to reach 4 C. All buses in London and Oxford county are starting on schedule, the agency said. Article content