{"id":445928,"date":"2026-01-31T21:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T21:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/445928\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T21:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T21:27:11","slug":"major-weather-alerts-issued-for-saskatchewan-toronto-and-n-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/445928\/","title":{"rendered":"Major weather alerts issued for Saskatchewan, Toronto and N.S"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>Canada isn\u2019t getting a break from harsh winter conditions, with weather alerts in effect across multiple provinces as freezing rain, extreme cold and heavy snow continue to impact travel and daily life.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Freezing rain has closed major highways around Regina and created dangerous driving conditions across parts of southern Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n<p>Environment Canada says freezing rain moved southeast across the province overnight, tracking from Saskatoon through Regina and into southeastern Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n<p>While the alert has been lifted for most areas, warnings remain in parts of the southeast, including the Estevan region.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>Saskatchewan RCMP say icy roads, snow-covered lanes, blowing snow and strong winds are affecting visibility and travel.<\/p>\n<p>According to police, the driving conditions have caused several traffic accidents and added to the highway closures in south-central Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Drivers are urged to avoid unnecessary travel and check the <a href=\"https:\/\/hotline.gov.sk.ca\/map\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Highway Hotline<\/a> for real-time updates on road conditions and closures.<\/p>\n<p>Environment Canada has issued a \u201cyellow\u201d cold warning for Toronto, with wind chills of minus 25 to minus 30 expected again overnight into early Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11643711\/lottery-winner-jailed-john-eric-spiby-counterfeit-drugs\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769894831_360_Untitled-design-3.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tU.K. lottery winner, 80, jailed in $424-million counterfeit drugs bust\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11645329\/toronto-stock-exchange-value-january-30\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769894831_315_5500f1980b085e20b5145a229d2f5752f0c79d540e7b0e0395b5a3758de35316_0a213d.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tToronto Stock Exchange plunges due to massive precious metals sell-off\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Forecasters warn frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin.<\/p>\n<p>In Atlantic Canada, a special weather statement is in effect for Nova Scotia, where a winter storm expected Sunday night into Monday could bring 15 to 30 centimetres or more of snow along with strong winds.<\/p>\n<p>This alert comes on the heels of back-to-back storms in the province for the past three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Environment Canada advises residents to monitor forecasts and alerts as winter weather continues to affect multiple regions.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada isn\u2019t getting a break from harsh winter conditions, 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