Montreal braces for up to 20 cm of snow, high winds as system moves in

Snow began blanketing Montreal on Wednesday as a system expected to drop between 15 and 20 centimetres on the city moved in, Environment Canada said. Gusting snow is also expected to make travel increasingly difficult across the city and the province into Thursday. A light coating early Wednesday already slowed the rush hour, but steadier snowfall began late in the morning as the storm intensified. The system arrived after crossing the Rockies earlier this week before dropping south of the Great