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An orange weather warning has been issued for what meteorologists are calling a high-impact, freezing rain effect beginning overnight Sunday and into Monday afternoon. Most of South Western Quebec and Eastern Ontario are expected to be impacted. Environment Canada says travel conditions could be hazardous, especially during the Monday morning commute. Global’s Elizabeth Zogalis reports.

Cold weather has come early to many parts of the country as Environment Canada released its seasonal outlook for the coming months, which predicts an early start to winter.

Environment and Climate Change Canada will now be using a colour-coded system to make it easier to understand the severity of extreme weather. Global BC senior meteorologist Kristi Gordon explains what these changes will look like.

Environment Canada has issued a weather warning from London all the way to Belleville with freezing rain expected to sweep through the region with some areas potentially seeing up to 5mm of ice buildup on the roads and walkways. Jaden Lee-Lincoln has more on what travelers need to know. 

Crippling snowstorms, fierce wildfires and relentless droughts — 2025 was a year of wild swings. Environment Canada released its list of the biggest weather stories of the year with the destructive wildfire season coming in at No. 1 and considered the second worst in Canadian history. Fire ravaged an area bigger than New Brunswick and...

A powerful winter storm swept across the Prairies Wednesday, bringing blizzard conditions, heavy snow and strong winds to parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Environment Canada warned of treacherous travel, possible school and road closures, scattered power outages and bitter wind chills approaching −45 C in northern regions. Some residents welcomed the wintry blast, with...

Environment and Climate Change Canada is introducing a new colour-coded alert system designed to make weather warnings clearer and easier to understand. ECCC meteorologist Jim Prime joins Ross Hull to explain why the change is happening, what stays the same, and how Canadians will notice the new system in their day-to-day weather updates.

Environment Canada flags freezing rain and snow in Regina with even more snow glazing Saskatoon.

Snowfall warnings are in place for several parts of southern and central Ontario, with more snow expected in the hours to come. Environment Canada says the snow may transition to rainfall later Sunday.

Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for B.C.’s South Coast due to another Pacific storm. Meteorologist Mark Madryga has the weather forecast for the province.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement that the first snowfall of the season is expected to begin this weekend in parts of Quebec and Ontario.

It’s not what people expected to wake up to this early in November. “I guess this year winter is starting early, without warning,” said one Quebecer digging out on Tuesday morning. The entire month’s average snowfall — 20 cm — fell over much of the southern Quebec region overnight and catching many off guard. “We...

Vancouver Island is being hit by windy weather, causing ferry cancellations. Environment Canada issued wind warnings for the Greater Victoria area and say the gusts may be strong enough to cause damage. Kylie Stanton has more.

Speaking in Vancouver Tuesday, Canada’s Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin announced new regulations aimed at reducing the amount of methane released into the atmosphere. The rules will impact much of the oil and gas sector, as well as dozens of landfills across Canada – helping to reduce emissions by more than 300 megatons...

The federal government is aiming to reduce the amount of methane released into the atmosphere over the next decade. Heather Yourex-West looks at the new regulations, which sectors will be affected, and why environmental groups say it doesn’t go far enough.

Environmental groups are warning Canada may be on pace to see greenhouse gas emissions rise under a so-called “grand bargain” with Alberta. The signing of Thursday’s Memorandum of Understanding saw several Trudeau-era climate policies rolled back in a bid to draw more outside investment in Canadian oil and gas. Balancing economic and environmental interests can...

U.S. President Trump warned of “very severe tariffs” on Canadian fertilizer Monday during an announcement to rollback environmental restrictions on farming equipment. “A lot of it does come in from Canada,” Trump said, adding that if “you put very severe tariffs from (fertilizer) coming in from other countries, you’ll be making your own fertilizer very...

Warren Mabee, Queen’s University Professor and Director of the Queen’s Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, joins Global’s Nivrita Ganguly to discuss what the federal government’s new pipeline agreement with Alberta will mean for the future of Canada’s energy and environmental policies.

Snowfall in the last 24 hours has triggered a yellow weather alert in Manitoba. It’s part of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s new color-coded system to warn residents of extreme weather. Teagan Rasche has more on how it works, and what the colours mean.

Temperatures dropped to well below freezing Thursday as a cold snap rolled into the city of Calgary. While temperatures are expected to rebound by the end of the weekend, Environment and Climate Change Canada says it’s hard to say what winter will feel like over the next three months.