Environment Canada has issued orange weather alerts for all of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, as well as most of northern Ontario, warning of severe weather conditions likely to cause significant damage, disruption or health impacts.Bone-chilling cold warnings are sweeping the country this morning, with some regions expected to reach lows of -50 C with the wind chill.
Environment Canada has issued orange weather alerts for all of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, as well as most of northern Ontario, warning of severe weather conditions likely to cause significant damage, disruption or health impacts.
Toronto will be hit with blast of cold air with snow expected over the weekend
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Toronto will be hit with blast of cold air with snow expected over the weekend
Bitter cold sweeps the country with lows near -50 C
Bitter cold sweeps the country with lows near -50 C
Bone-chilling cold warnings are sweeping the country this morning, with some regions expected to reach lows of -50 C with the wind chill.
Environment Canada has issued orange weather alerts for all of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, as well as most of northern Ontario, warning of severe weather conditions likely to cause significant damage, disruption or health impacts.
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Residents in those areas can expect wind-chill temperatures between -45 C and -50 C ahead of a slow warming trend this weekend.
A graphic from Environment Canada shows weather alerts across much of the country early Friday, Jan. 23, 2026.
Meanwhile, the rest of Ontario and most of Quebec won’t see much relief today, as an Arctic airmass hovers over the region, bringing prolonged wind chill values between -40 C and -45 C.
It has been so cold in Toronto that extra outreach teams were dispatched to encourage people to seek shelter indoors.
Once the weekend hits, all of New Brunswick is expected to see temperatures between -30 C and -37 beginning Saturday, with the coldest temperatures expected in northwestern areas of the province until Sunday.
