4 d. ago Here's what the next three months of winter weather will look like in Ontario

November was a wild month for Ontario weather-wise, with colder-than-expected temperatures and even a few surprise snow showers, and now a new forecast is offering a first look at what the next three months of winter have in store. Environment Canada released its latest seasonal forecast on Sunday, as part of its routine three-month outlook that aims to "forecast the evolution of meteorological trends over the next seasons." Unlike other long-range forecasts that try to identify individual storms or snowy periods, the federal climate agency's seasonal prediction system provides a broader, probability-based snapshot of national weather trends. Although the numbers don't exactly guarantee what will happen this winter, they do offer some early signs of how the upcoming season could unfold. The new data covers the period between December 2025 and February 2026, although, as with most advanced modelling, it remains difficult to accurately predict winter p...

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8 d. ago Parts of Ontario now expected to be slammed with up to 60 cm of snow

Ontario is bracing for messy road closures, strong winds, and icy temperatures this week as a winterlike storm sweeps over the province and promises to bring up to 60 centimetres of snow in some areas. According to a The Weather Network, intense lake-effect snow squalls are set to hit the GTA and southern Ontario on Thursday afternoon. Although precipitation totals in the Toronto area are expected to remain low, "localized busts," coupled with heavy winds and chilly temperatures, will coincide with your afternoon commute home. "Visibility could shift rapidly from clear to poor over short distances. Untreated roads may become icy and snow-covered, especially west and northwest of the GTA," the weather agency warns. In snowball regions, complete whitouts are expected, and precipitation in the hardest-hit areas could reach anywhere from 25 to over 50 centimetres on Thursday night into Friday. "Residents should stock up on...

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1 week ago Parts of Ontario about to be walloped with up to 30 cm of snow

Although the official start of the winter season is still a few weeks away, plenty of snow will be coming Ontario's way to close out November with a bang. While most of the major snowfall is expected to hit northern Ontario, the southern portion of the province is also in for a "multi-day lake-effect snow event," according to the latest report by The Weather Network. Starting late Tuesday, a low-pressure system is set to develop just south of Lake Superior, which will extend through Thursday. A winter storm watch is already in effect, and the most precipitation is expected to descend upon highways through northwestern Ontario and Lake Superior's north shore. "A swath of heavy snow is forecast along the Minnesota border in northwestern Ontario, between Fort Frances and Thunder Bay, which will impact travel along Highway 11 between the communities, as well as the Trans-Canada Highway between Thunder Bay and Dryden," The Weather...

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1 week ago 300km/h train through Ontario will happen years earlier than expected

Construction on one of the most ambitious and expensive transportation infrastructure projects to ever be undertaken in Canadian history is now targeted to begin before the end of this decade.Embedded within Prime Minister Mark Carney's 2025 budget for the Government of Canada earlier this month, the federal government highlighted that Alto — the country's first high-speed rail line project — will see its engineering, regulatory, and permitting work accelerated.This will enable construction on Alto to begin in four years — as early as 2029 — instead of the original timeline of in eight years, towards the middle of the 2030s, as previously stated in early 2025, when the federal government announced the selection of a private consortium to lead the project and its decision to evolve the project from a high-frequency rail (HFR) standard to a far more superior high-speed rail (HSR) mode.Alto will operate over a distance of roughly 1,000 km between Toronto...

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4 w. ago Ontario residents can expect payout from the government next week

Monthly Ontario Trillium Benefit (OTB) payments are scheduled to be distributed to Ontario residents next week.Eligible Ontario residents who are registered to receive the payment can expect to see the deposit in their bank account on Monday, Nov. 10.Are you eligible for the Ontario Trillium Benefit?The OTB is a tax-free combination of three payments: the Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit, the Northern Ontario Energy Credit, and the Ontario Sales Tax Credit.You must be eligible for at least one of the payments to receive it on a monthly basis.You could get a maximum of $1,283 for the Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit if you're between 18 and 64 years old, $1,461 if you are 65 or older, $285 if you live on a reserve or in a public long-term care home, and $25 for the time you lived in a designated college, university, or private school residence in 2024, according to the Province's website.The Northern Ontario Energy Credit is designed to assist ...

Politics

4 w. ago Ontario fiscal update may focus on provincial infrastructure, jobs

Ontario is set to table a fiscal update Thursday that is expected to focus in part on infrastructure and protecting jobs, while this week’s federal budget has renewed calls for the province to boost post-secondary funding. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy said Wednesday that Ottawa’s financial plan “lacks some ambition,” particularly in infrastructure spending and insulating […]

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