TORONTO – Environment Canada has ended an extreme cold warning for Southern Ontario, including the Greater Toronto Area.
However, an extreme cold weather alert continues for the City of Toronto.
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The national weather office said the bitterly cold arctic air combined with light northerly winds will create wind chills of -30 to -35 degrees Celsius Monday morning.
Conditions are expected to improve as temperatures rise to a high of -12, but closer to -25 with the wind chill.
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The overnight low will hit -15.
The cold weather caused a number of watermain breaks across the city, including one at the MasterCard Centre, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ training facility.
A number of flights have been cancelled at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport as a result of the cold weather.
Travelers are being advised to check the flight status before arriving at the airport.
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