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Canada Braces for Severe Snowstorms and Freezing Rain

2/17/2026

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Environment Canada has issued weather warnings across Canada for snowstorms and freezing rain.
Orange alerts are in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.
Avalon Peninsula North in Newfoundland and Labrador could see 25–50 cm of snow.
Nunavut could experience temperatures near minus 40 degrees Celsius.
Ontario could see freezing rain with ice build-up and possible outages.

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Environment Canada has issued weather warnings across Canada for snowstorms and freezing rain.
Orange alerts are in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.
Avalon Peninsula North in Newfoundland and Labrador could see 25–50 cm of snow.
Nunavut could experience temperatures near minus 40 degrees Celsius.
Ontario could see freezing rain with ice build-up and possible outages.