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A storm in April not only canceled flights, closed schools and shut off power to hundreds of thousands in Ontario and Quebec, it also reached the e-mail of Global Affairs Canada.
In a statement Thursday, GAC said its email had expired due to a power outage caused by the storm.
“Weather conditions and equipment failure have caused a power outage at one of our data centers in the National Capital Region and are disrupting access to certain services, including email services,” GAC said in a statement.
“GAC is working with its IT partners to restore all services as soon as possible. It should be noted that this is not related to a cyber threat.”
The storm is causing disruptions in Ontario and Quebec.
Hydro-Quebec reported more than 280,000 customers were without power as of 9 a.m. ET Thursday, with affected areas ranging from near Gatineau to the eastern suburbs of Montreal.
The storm is expected to bring up to 20 centimeters of snow to some parts of Quebec by this evening, according to Environment Canada.
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In Ontario, the spring storm brought high winds and downed power lines and trees. Hydro One says 59,000 of its customers are without power.
Several schools in Montreal, including the Montreal English School Board and the Lester B. Pearson School Board, were closed for the day. Other school boards in southern Quebec closed individual schools that did not have electricity.
“The snow will be heavy and wet at times as temperatures remain near the freezing mark,” Environment Canada said in a warning. “Wet snow combined with northeasterly winds reaching up to 70 km/h lead to reduced local visibility.”
In Montreal, many arrivals and departures were delayed or canceled at Trudeau Airport. City crews also had to quickly adapt to the blast of snowy weather and turn away from spring street cleaning.
A handful of flights connecting Montreal and Toronto have been canceled, according to Toronto Pearson Airport.
— with files from Global News’ Kalina Laframboise.
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