High Winds and Icy Conditions Leave Many Without Power in Ontario and Quebec

Published on February 29, 2024

Extreme weather conditions are expected to continue across Canada on Feb. 29 after a sharp cold front with high winds hit vast areas in Quebec and Ontario, leaving many without power overnight. About 187,000 customers in Quebec and more than 22,000 in central and eastern Ontario were without power on Feb. 29 morning. Ontario’s Hydro One and Hydro-Quebec have dispatched crews to restore service as quickly as possible. Environment Canada has issued extreme cold, flash freezing and high wind warnings across the country. The agency says frigid air is sweeping through Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and most of northern Ontario and Quebec causing a drop in temperatures to -40 Celsius in some areas....

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