US EditionPower outages persist in hard-hit areas after Ontario ice storm
- Ontario's provincial utility reports that over 280,000 homes and businesses remain without power due to an ice storm.
- Repairs in hard-hit regions like Orillia and Peterborough may take until Friday to complete, as noted by Hydro One.
- Hydro-Québec reports that 3,000 customers in Quebec are still without power, with a special weather statement issued for Ontario.
- Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Ontario, predicting rain and freezing rain but less impact than last weekend's storm.
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‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: More than 230,000 without power after weekend ice storm — and it could be days before it’s restored
230,000 Ontario residents are still without power days after an ice storm that battered parts of central and eastern Ontario starting last Saturday.
STAY HOME: OPP urging 'nonlocals' to avoid travel to areas most impacted by freezing rain, including some Muskoka, Simcoe, Northumberland areas
Several regions are currently experiencing shortages of essential supplies, including fuel, food and other necessities, say Ontario Provincial Police.
Verglas Ontario's failure persists in affected areas
Some areas of Ontario, hard hit by last weekend's ice storm, may not be back in power by the end of the week," said Hydro One on Tuesday. "In Quebec, Hydro indicated on Tuesday night that approximately 6,000 customers were without electricity while teams and communities in both provinces are preparing for further freezing rains in the next few days.
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