Winter

• Families gather for Wanuskewin’s 6th annual Kôna Winter Festival

  Despite the dread of winter's return to Saskatchewan, the extra snow was the perfect gift for Wanuskewin, and just in time for the Kôna Winter Festival.

  Features

  Feb 21
  
• School and road closures in Manitoba on Wednesday

  Here is a list of closures and cancellations around Manitoba as a result of inclement weather on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Highway closures: None to report. Go to Manitoba 511 for more information. School closures: Portage la Prairie School Division: Oakville School and all Hutterian schools are closed. Prairie Rose School Division: All schools closed...

  Weather

  Feb 18
  
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• 13-year-old skier from Ottawa dies days after she was injured on Quebec ski lift

  The girl was injured Feb. 11 during a school outing to Centre Vorlage, a ski hill located in Wakefield, Que., about 30 kilometres northwest of Ottawa.

  Canada

  Feb 16
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• Snow melt raising flood risk in parts of southern Ontario

  Some communities in southern Ontario are being warned of potential flooding as warmer temperatures bring melting snow and ice after weeks of subzero temperatures. 

  Canada

  Feb 16
• Ontario breaks free from extreme cold, but winter a ‘long drawn-out affair’

  The extreme cold temperatures seen in Ontario appear to finally be over with milder temperatures expected, but some snow is still in the forecast this month.

  Weather

  Feb 9
• Rain, snow to fall as Okanagan ends year in a drought

  'As we continue into the weekend, we’re going to see potential rain coming through, more so later into the week, like Sunday and Monday.'

  Weather

  Dec 5, 2025
• Montreal to open 500 new spaces in warming shelters for unhoused people

  Martinez Ferrada has promised to put an end to the homeless encampments that have cropped up across Montreal within four years by transitioning their occupants to housing.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2025
• Calgary renews programs, awareness as homeless face dire challenges of winter

  The City of Calgary and 20 other partners have started the annual extreme weather response, providing seasonal day spaces and other services for Calgarians who are homeless.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2025
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• ‘Emergencies don’t wait’: Toronto Hydro urges preparedness for winter power outages

  Nearly half of Toronto households still lack a full emergency kit, and Toronto Hydro is urging families to prepare with simple steps for people and pets ahead of winter outages.

  Weather

  Nov 27, 2025
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• Ontario city overspent dealing with 2nd-worst winter in 30 years: report

  One of Ontario’s largest cities overspent its winter budget after dealing with what it says was the second-worst winter in 30 years for snowfall.

  Politics

  Aug 11, 2025