‘Please avoid travelling’: OPP warns of dangerous roads in eastern Ontario

Northern highways closed amid freezing rain warning

A number of Northern highways are closed Sunday evening as a freezing rain warning has been issued for the area.

‘Please avoid travelling’: OPP warns of dangerous roads in eastern Ontario

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning the public of dangerous road conditions due to freezing rain, citing blocked roads with falling branches of trees across eastern Ontario.

Widespread freezing rain on track to hit Toronto and the GTA

Toronto and the GTA remain under a special weather statement as officials warn about the widespread risk of significant freezing rain.

No serious injuries in rash of weather-related crashes: Renfrew OPP

It was a hectic weekend across southern and eastern Ontario with the blast of snow and freezing rain and police in the Ottawa Valley were busy on area roads.  The Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to six collisions between March 28 and 30.  “Renfrew County, like many others, was hit with snow and freezing rain over the weekend, resulting in poor visibility and hazardous driving conditions,” reads an OPP press re…

Freezing Rain Conditions Results In Road Closures, Cleanups

Several roads in Grey County have been closed as a result of the weather. Highway 26 has been closed in both d...

Widespread power outages possible in southern Ontario as freezing rain rolls in

Residents are being warned by a major utility provider that the freezing rain and snow expected this weekend may not only affect travel but could also lead to widespread power outages in parts of southern Ontario. RELATED: Prepare for power outages, unsafe roads this weekend: Mississauga officials Alectra Utilities, which serves more than one million homes and businesses in 17 communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe, said in a news relea…