An emergency alert urged drivers to stay off highways Friday, as a fierce winter storm reduced visibility to near zero in many areas and led to crashes, including pileups, in southern Manitoba.

The extreme weather is being caused by the polar vortex, an area of cold air that circulates around the Arctic.

Parts of Ontario are under rare blizzard warnings on Monday. Blizzard warnings were issued for communities north of Barrie ...

A sharp change of weather is on tap for southern Manitoba, with many sections likely to be hit by blowing snow and blizzard ...

Snowstorms are a dime a dozen across Canada during the winter months. The most intense storms can grow into ferocious blizzards that cement their place in our collective memory, a legacy that ...

A powerful cold front will push strong winds and bursts of heavy snow across Ontario on Monday, prompting widespread warnings ...

The hazardous mix of heavy snowfall and strong winds could take commuters and drivers by surprise across the region.

The new wildfire grew quickly overnight and was dubbed an "immediate threat to life" by the California Fire Department. The ship became stuck on Lake Erie while departing Buffalo, New York on 22 ...

Additionally, a winter weather advisory is set for dozens of counties in eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota.