The city of Ottawa has issued a daytime winter weather parking ban for Saturday (Jan. 13) between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Only vehicles with on-street parking permits are permitted to park on city streets during the parking ban.
With tens of thousands of customers in eastern Ontario and western Quebec without power, facilities are opening up to allow people to charge devices and use the washroom.
Hydro Ottawa is hoping to have power restored to "the bulk" of homes and businesses across Ottawa by tonight, nearly a week after a devastating storm hit the capital with wind gusts of up to 190 km/h.