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Power Outages Linger After Icy Weather Hits Montreal

Hydro-Quebec reduced outages to just over 8,300 as of 2 a.m., down from a peak of more than 200,000 on Wednesday, with the number falling to about 54,000 by Thursday evening.
Service on the REM light-rail network was shut down between Brossard and Central Station due to exceptional ice accumulation on overhead lines caused by freezing rain.
Roughly 2,000 Hydro-Quebec workers are repairing lines, and most outages are expected to be resolved by 11 p.m. Thursday, Legault said.
Fewer 911 calls were received than anticipated, according to Urgences-Sante, while operations at airports and schools largely returned to normal Thursday.
Environment Canada lifted all freezing rain warnings on Thursday, as meteorologists noted the storm was less severe than forecast due to colder-than-expected temperatures.

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