Weather warnings: Freezing rain and strong winds in Canada [Video]

Environment Canada has issued weather warnings for six provinces over freezing rain, heavy snowfall and strong winds.

According to CTV Your Morning’s meteorologist Kelsey McEwen, winter storm warnings continue in Northern Ontario, where some areas could experience peak snowfall rates of up to three centimetres per hour, leading to as much as 35 centimetres of additional snow by Wednesday night. A snow squall watch is also in effect for areas near the eastern shore of Lake Superior.

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Freezing rain warnings are meanwhile in effect for large parts of New Brunswick and eastern Quebec, including much of Cote-Nord and the Gaspe Peninsula, where as much as 15 millimetres of ice accretion is expected by Wednesday afternoon before conditions switch to normal rain. Smaller amounts of freezing rain are also expected in Labrador and western Newfoundland.

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