Ford to visit areas with prolonged power outages caused by ice storm in Ontario

Premier Doug Ford is set to visit some areas affected by prolonged power outages since a powerful ice storm hit central and northern Ontario over the weekend. Ice covered trees branches are shown in Meaford, Ontario on Sunday March 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Becky Holvik *MANDATORY CREDIT *

Hundreds of thousands of people across Ontario were still without power Monday after freezing rain coated swaths of the province with thick layers of ice, with outages expected to last in some areas as storm cleanup continues.聽

An outage map from provincial utility Hydro One showed more than 396,000 homes and businesses remained without power as of early Monday evening 鈥 and some areas near Georgian Bay may not have power restored until Friday.

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