A major winter storm hitting Ontario and Quebec cancelled flights, closed schools and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands on Friday.
At the Quebec City airport, Environment Canada reported wind gusts of more than 100 km/h at 1 p.m. The city’s public safety department said late Friday morning that it had received more than 330 calls about dangerous structures such as downed trees, including 60 calls about tempo vehicle shelters that had blown away.
The storm upended holiday travel plans for thousands of people in Quebec and Ontario as airlines pre-emptively cancelled flights, with more disruptions expected.Article content Daniel Araya, who was travelling with his family from Chile to Vancouver, was stuck at the Toronto airport after his fight was delayed because of the weather. “We really are hoping for a Christmas miracle,” he said. “We spent a lot of time to get here and it will be really sad if we can’t make it to Vancouver to see my sister.”
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