Winter storm wreaks havoc on commute, closes schools across Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic [Video]

A person shovels snow in Mississauga on Feb. 13, 2025. (Ryan Rocca / INsauga)

Major snowfall disrupted travel plans, closed schools and shuttered city services in parts of Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces Thursday, as communities dug out from upwards of 20 centimetres and the storm headed deeper into Eastern Canada.

Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, where several flights were delayed or cancelled, had seen about 26 centimetres of snowfall by the morning, said Steven Flisfeder, a warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada.

“It has definitely been the biggest snowfall of the year, so far, for many parts of the (Greater Toronto Area),” said Flisfeder.

The storm wreaked havoc on the morning commute in Canada’s most populous city, putting transit stops out of service and prompting widespread delays.

Toronto’s transit service said more than 50 stops were out of service due to weather Thursday morning. GO Transit was running a …