Winter storm creates treacherous driving conditions in Regina and around southern Sask.
CTV
Many commuters in and outside of Regina are facing tough driving conditions Wednesday morning following a significant snowfall on Tuesday that has closed highways and snarled traffic on many of the city's main throughfares.
Many commuters in and outside of Regina are facing tough driving conditions Wednesday morning following a significant snowfall on Tuesday that has closed highways and snarled traffic on many of the city’s main throughfares.
In Regina there have been reports of large traffic back ups on Ring Road, Dewdney Avenue and Victoria Avenue Wednesday morning.
Plainsview School is the city's northwest is also closed on Wednesday due to poor road conditions and impassable roads, Regina Public Schools said in an email, adding classes will resume on Thursday.
Regina Public also said in the email that it was cancelling all student transportation for Wednesday.
The Regina Catholic School Division said on its website that it too was cancelling all student transportation for Wednesday due to unsafe road conditions.
On Tuesday the city said it was all hands-on deck, with crews deployed since Monday evening doing ice control and working to ensure traffic flowed as effectively as possible with a focus on "high-risk intersections."
"Currently, winter crews are providing a full storm response with graders, sanders and sidewalk machines. Based on the snowfall forecast for the city, a systematic plow of all major roads will commence before Wednesday morning," the city said in a release on Tuesday.
Thirty-nine new photo radar cameras will be installed to keep an eye on Ottawa roads over the next 14 months, including on roads in the rural villages of Dunrobin, Manotick, Richmond and Vars.
Four teenagers been charged after a violent carjacking in the city of Brampton.
Cloudy sky and a gusty northerly wind prevail through the end of this week in the Maritimes. A fall storm will bring a risk of heavy rain and high winds to the region this weekend.
The families of the victims of Paul Bernardo have been barred from attending the serial killer’s upcoming parole hearing in person, according to the lawyer representing the loved ones of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy.
Many commuters in and outside of Regina are facing tough driving conditions Wednesday morning following a significant snowfall on Tuesday that has closed highways and snarled traffic on many of the city's main throughfares.
Massive trees toppled onto roads, power lines and parks cars as hurricane-force winds battered the B.C. coast overnight during an intense “bomb cyclone” weather event.
A blast of winter weather has caused school closures and bus cancellations around Manitoba.
Alberta's government says a new nurse practitioner program will expand primary health care access across the province
Hurricane-force winds of up to 159 km/h have slammed into parts of the British Columbia coast as a massive storm swirling off Vancouver Island severed highways and cut power to about 225,000 people.
A Canadian Taylor Swift fan has some 'Bad Blood' with the Calgary International Airport after security staff confiscated hundreds of dollars worth of beads she was going to use to make friendship bracelets.
Governance in Yukon's second-largest municipality has been at a standstill since its newly elected mayor and council refused to pledge allegiance to King Charles during their swearing-in ceremony.