Environment Canada issued weather statements about the strong winds and blowing snow affecting visibility. High winds, flash freeze leaves thousands without power in eastern Ontario and western QuebecTens of thousands of customers are without power and parts of Highway 401 were closed Tuesday morning as blasts of blowing snow hit the Ottawa-Gatineau area. Highway closures doneWestbound Highway 401 was closed because of crashes from Palace Road to Centre Street in the Napanee area until around 12:45 p.m. The eastbound 401 was closed near Odessa until around 10:30 a.m. because of what Ontario's transportation ministry (MTO) describes as "road conditions." This is in addition to the earlier… <a href="https://t.co/LBrTZeSNHR">pic.twitter.com/LBrTZeSNHR</a> —OPP_ERAround 7:30 a.m. the MTO listed much of Highway 15 and Highway 401 near Kingston as snow-covered, with poor visibility.

Toronto Police Service say they are investigating “antisemitic signs” displayed during a weekend protest in Toronto that sparked outcry from prominent Jewish organizations. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“At protests at Bathurst & Sheppard, extremists openly made threats of violence, glorified terrorism, and depicted Jews as sub-human — yet no arrests have been announced. After multiple attacks on our community, many are asking why the law is not being enforced,” CIJA said in an X post. Police officers detain a demonstrator in Trafalgar Square during a protest in support of Palestine Action on Saturday in London, England. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary.

Auburn, IN (46706)TodayA few snow showers scattered about the area this evening, otherwise a good deal of clouds. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph, becoming S and decreasing to 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 30%..TonightA few snow showers scattered about the area this evening, otherwise a good deal of clouds. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph, becoming S and decreasing to 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 30%.

In one small town in Alberta, the assistant principal says teachers almost never meet alone with parents anymore. What has been your experience with Alberta schools? Teachers weigh in, disagree on cause of mistrustIn January, CBC News sent a questionnaire to 23,000 Alberta teachers and staff — all of the public-facing email addresses we could find online. Principals and teachers from rural and urban schools flagged parental mistrust as an issue of growing concern. What do you think about our reporting on Alberta schools?

Pierre Ny St-Amand, the man who drove a bus into a Laval, Que., daycare in 2023, killing two young children and injuring six others, has been declared a high-risk accused. The defence had argued that declaring Ny St-Amand a high-risk accused would violate his Charter rights because the status assumes that he is irredeemable. WATCH | Families say ruling is the 'bare minimum': Man who drove bus into Quebec daycare declared a high-risk accused | Duration 2:01 Pierre Ny St-Amand drove his bus into a Laval, Que., daycare in February 2023, killing two young children and injuring six others. He’s been deemed a high-risk accused, meaning he will remain in a psychiatric facility under strict conditions. Last April, Downs ruled that Ny St-Amand was not criminally responsible for the daycare attack because he had likely been in psychosis.

Global oil prices continue to soar, impacting costs for CanadiansNewsDuration 3:46The price of crude oil continues to rise amid the U.S.-Israel war with Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, increasing costs at home for Canadians.

A month after the Newfoundland and Labrador government vowed to rebuild a Conception Bay North school destroyed during the summer's wildfires, parents are worried it’s a hollow promise. Traverse-Delaney called that “triggering” and worries the province is no longer committed to rebuilding Cabot Academy, pointing to the small catchment areas. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementJanine Sellars, whose son attended Cabot Academy, said she wants to see action and families’ concerns aren’t being heard. He said he takes the concerns of parents very seriously but given it’s winter, not much can happen other than research. “I can assure the parents and children in Conception Bay North that we have every intent of putting that school back there.

Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser reacted Monday to the case of a Halifax man who used artificial intelligence to create nude images of women he knew, calling the actions "heinous." The man was acquitted last week o f charges under the intimate images provisions of the Criminal Code, but pleaded guilty to other charges. The man at the centre of the case used AI to create deepfake nude images of five high school classmates. A Nova Scotia judge acquitted him on the intimate images charges because the law doesn’t cover deepfakes. While the man was acquitted on the intimate images charges, he pleaded guilty to charges of criminal harassment and sending an obscene picture.

Because of the “unusually harsh” conditions he endured at Ontario’s Maplehurst Correctional Complex, a drug trafficker can continue to serve the remainder of his sentence from the comfort of home, a three-judge appeal court panel has decided. “Family members and a close friend attributed his eventual involvement in criminal activity to this period of vulnerability,” the judge wrote. In late 2020, police stopped Oryia’s car and found 150 grams of cocaine, more than $72,000 cash, a safe, brass knuckles and items consistent with trafficking. “He also reports exposure to institutional violence, including witnessing serious assaults, and being physically intimidated and assaulted by other inmates,” Tulloch wrote. Factoring in the 315 days in prison and 32 days of pre-sentence credit, Oryia has 382 days of house arrest remaining on his conditional sentence.

Alberta and Czechia will host the fourth edition of the World Cup of Hockey, a country-versus-country hockey tournament set to hit the ice in February 2028, the NHL announced Monday. Team Canada poses with the trophy following their victory over Team Europe during World Cup of Hockey finals action in Toronto in 2016. Member of Parliament Eleanor Olszewski, left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith watch the announcement of the 2028 World Cup of Hockey being hosted in Alberta, in Edmonton on March 16. Edmonton Mayor Andrew Knack speaks during the announcement of the 2028 World Cup of Hockey being hosted in Alberta, in Edmonton on March 16. The World Cup of Hockey is projected to generate an estimated $375 million in economic impact for Alberta, the release states.

Ford defends FOI law change that would keep premier's records secretNewsDuration 2:36Doug Ford defends changes to Ontario’s freedom-of-information laws that would keep records of the premier and his cabinet secret. He says it's about protecting confidential information, but as CBC's Lorenda Reddekopp explains protections already exist.

Multiple power outages, orange warningEnvironment Canada has upgraded its existing weather warnings for the Central Coast to an orange warning under its new colour-coded warning system. As of Monday afternoon, the north and central coasts were dealing with multiple power outages, including more than 600 customers without power due to a substation fault in Bella Bella. The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BC</a> River Forecast Centre has upgraded the High Streamflow Advisory to a Flood Watch for:<br>• Northern <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VancouverIsland?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VancouverIsland</a>.<br>• Western Vancouver Island.<br>• Central Coast incl. 's River Forecast Centre upgraded high streamflow advisories to flood watches on Sunday for the northern and western portions of Vancouver Island, as well as for the Central Coast. "Current forecasts indicate that multiple pulses of precipitation may impact the region through early to mid-week," the flood watch advisory for the Central Coast says.

All three senior security officials said that AI had been a boon to their organizations’ productivity. But they also warned that threat actors were doing the same, with risks to their companies growing at breakneck speed. For Boucher, AI has allowed scammers to create “synthetic human beings” that sound and even look exactly like another person on screen. That poses new challenges for banks and other critical industries who, along with their clients, are prime targets for scammers, hackers and foreign state-backed threat actors. AI can and should be used to defend organizations against threat actors, she said, but there are risks.

Why does a Middle East oil blockage affect Canadian gas prices? | About ThatNewsDuration 1:55Andrew Chang explains how Iran's blockage of the Strait of Hormuz — a critical oil-shipping route in the Middle East — affects the cost of energy here in Canada. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images

The province will once again decide who will hold Niagara’s top municipal post after the sudden resignation last week of Bob Gale, but exactly when the next regional chair will be announced isn’t clear just yet. Robert Foster, whose month is March, automatically becomes interim regional chair and will hold that post until the end of the month. Gale was appointed as regional chair in December by Flack after the post was left vacant by the death of former chair Jim Bradley. WATCH | Niagara Regional Chair Bob Gale resigns: Niagara Regional chair resigns over ownership of signed copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf | Duration 2:58 Niagara Regional Chair Bob Gale, who was leading the charge to amalgamate dozens of Niagara municipalities, has resigned over his ownership of a signed copy of Hitler’s Mein Kampf. Tom Insinna are next in line to serve as interim regional chair.