More than 280,000 Ontarians lost power on Saturday evening due to high winds that wreaked havoc in the southern part of the province and triggered a widespread warning from Environment Canada.
Utility Hydro One says nearly 210,000 customers were still without power as of Saturday at 10 p.m., and those in hardest-hit areas were expected to remain in the dark overnight.
Police forces across southern Ontario say they responded to calls about downed wires, fallen trees and flying debris. Read more: Environment Canada issues wind warning for most of southern Ontario Environment Canada issued wind warnings for essentially all of the province’s southern regions, predicting gusts between 90 and 120 kilometres per hour expected through the