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Toronto recovers after record-breaking snowfall
Toronto deployed over 600 plows and 1,300 staff to clear record snowfall reaching up to 61 cm, with cleanup expected to last several days amid ongoing transit disruptions.
- Jan. 26, 2026: The City of Toronto mobilized more than 600 plows and over 1,300 city staff and contractors after downtown Toronto received a record 56 centimetres of snow in one day.
- Environment Canada linked the storm to a polar vortex in southwestern Ontario, reporting 46 centimetres at Pearson International Airport on Sunday, raising this month's total to 88.2 centimetres—the snowiest since 1937.
- Mayor Olivia Chow reassured commuters as expressways reached their fourth or fifth clearing round, and City Manager Paul Johnson said plowing should finish by early Tuesday with removal starting Wednesday.
- More than 600 flights were cancelled at Pearson, and the Toronto Transit Commission reported subway shutdowns and long waits on multiple routes, while OPP responded to 200 collisions and 150 stuck vehicles.
- Since last year's storm, City Manager Paul Johnson said the city expanded snow melters and storage facilities, a November city report advised existing resources over costly $130,000,000 models, and Mayor Olivia Chow called past contracts 'fatally flawed'.
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Bitter cold grips Toronto area as clean-up of record-breaking snowfall continues
The cleanup after a record-breaking winter storm that left mountains of snow across Toronto and the surrounding areas is expected to take several days, city officials said Monday as a snow day was declared for schools across the region and commuters faced severe transit delays.
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24heures.caLike Quebec, Toronto was not spared by the hazards of Dame Nature on Monday morning. Here are images of the snowstorm "record".
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