School buses cancelled across eastern Ontario because of snow

Nearly entire region has winter weather travel advisory Wednesday morning

All English and French school buses are cancelled in eastern Ontario Wednesday because of the weather.

Environment Canada has a winter weather travel advisory in place because of the snow that covers the entire region except for western Renfrew County.

It calls for up to five more centimetres of snow in eastern Ontario by noon and five to 10 more centimetres in western Quebec over that same time.

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Light snow has been reported at the Ottawa International Airport since before 8 p.m. It had two centimetres by midnight. CFB Trenton had 12 centimetres Tuesday.

Snowy Highway 417 in Ottawa - MTO - Jan29

A snowy Highway 417 near Walkley Road in Ottawa around 6:30 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2025. (MTO)

Rules vary by school or board when buses are cancelled, so check with yours for next steps.

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No changes have been announced in western Quebec.

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This article was originally published for CBC News.