Environment Canada Warns of Once-in-Decade Storm as Ontario, Quebec Brace for Impact

Environment Canada Warns of Once-in-Decade Storm as Ontario, Quebec Brace for Impact
An Air Canada aircraft taxis at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Dec. 21, 2022. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
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A major winter storm bearing down on Ontario and Quebec cancelled flights, closed schools and threatened widespread power outages Friday, with an Environment Canada meteorologist warning of a possible once−in−a−decade weather event.

Environment Canada predicted strong winds, heavy snowfall and possible flash freezing, issuing winter storm warnings for most of Ontario and Quebec.