Via Rail passengers suffer massive weather bombs that cause outages, 100-car collisions, and strands.
Ontario and Quebec were hit by a severe winter storm rain, freezing rain, heavy snow, winds and ice pelletsOfficials call it an ‘off the charts’ System of ‘weather bomb’ proportions.
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VIA Rail passengers between Ontario and Quebec Some passengers were left without food or water for as long as 18 hours. VIA Rail is trying to keep passengers as comfortable and mobile as possible, sending crews to immobilized vehicles.
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One hundred-car collision has shut down stretches Ontario’s 401 and 402
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The Weather Network reveals what forecast you can expect Boxing Day, Christmas Eve, and Boxing Day
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In Ontario, Environment Canada has placed most of the province under a warning Friday through the holiday weekend
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It’s Over 240,000 people are without power in Quebec
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Several school boards in the province, Toronto District School Board and other schools have cancelled Friday classes.
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Toronto Pearson International Airport is also preparing for the storm. WestJet is prepared for the storm. cancelled all flights into and out of Pearson Starting at 9:00 a.m. ET on Friday, until the end. Weather conditions on Saturday will determine whether flights can be resumed. The cancellations will affect flights In and out of Ottawa and London, Waterloo, and Montreal.
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Warming centres have opened TTC buses cancelled several routes in Toronto, officials anticipate. power outages to occur with winds Expected speed of 90 to 100 km/h
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Hydro One, Ontario’s biggest electricity utility, stated that crews were already responding to significant power outages Friday morning after high winds struck areas across the province. At 10:30 AM, the utility’s outage maps showed that approximately 45,000 customers were still without power. ET.
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Confederation Bridge between P.E.I. N.B. closed.
Keep following for information on outages, forecast changes and conditions.