Heavy snow and bitter cold in Environment Canada's forecast for Ontario

TORONTO -- The Environment Canada forecast says Ontario is in for a blast of heavy winter weather today. Snowfall warnings, and special weather advisories have been issued for most areas of the province. A weather system moving from west to east is expected to dump five to 15 centimetres of snow across the region starting this morning. As much as 25 centimetres could fall on parts of the Greater Toronto Area. Winds gusting to 50 kph are expected to blow the snow around, making for treacherous dr