While You Were Parked · Sunday, November 1, 2026
Quiet night. Ice in places, Jasper at minus 9 again.
Sunday, November 1, 2026 — overnight Oct 31 into Nov 1, checked before dawn, Edmonton time.
Edition No. 13. A quiet night is data too: no corridor is closed and no Environment Canada warnings are in force as of the 6:18 a.m. CST check. The story is the ice in places and the third cold dawn at Jasper — plus the Icefields Parkway snow-tire or chain rule starting today.
Alberta — Highway 2 (QEII)
QEII: mostly dry, ice in places — no warnings, minus 4 tonight at Edmonton
The 6:18 a.m. CST corridor read shows Highway 2 mostly dry with ice in places, lowest minus 8 degrees, winds to 14 km/h near Airdrie. At 6:00 a.m. Edmonton Blatchford read minus 4.7 degrees with a north-northeast wind at 3 km/h, and Calgary International read minus 2.1 degrees with a north wind at 3 km/h. Environment Canada calls for fog dissipating this morning then a mix of sun and cloud in Edmonton, high plus 1 with wind chill minus 10 this morning, and tonight a few clouds, low minus 4 with wind chill minus 8 overnight. Calgary gets mainly sunny conditions, high 6 with wind chill minus 6 this morning, and tonight clear, low minus 3 with wind chill minus 7 overnight. No Environment Canada warnings are in force as of the 6:18 a.m. check.
Source: Environment Canada (Edmonton + Calgary direct) + Weather Navigation road report (presenting 511 Alberta data) · Read next: Winter emergency gear for truck drivers
Alberta — Highway 16 (Yellowhead)
Yellowhead: mostly dry, ice in places — Jasper at minus 9, chain rule starts today on the Icefields Parkway
The 6:18 a.m. CST corridor read shows Highway 16 mostly dry with ice in places, lowest minus 8 degrees, winds to 11 km/h. At 6:00 a.m. Jasper Warden Station read minus 9.1 degrees with a southwest wind at 6 km/h — the third morning running near minus 10. Environment Canada calls for a sunny day at Jasper, high plus 5 with wind chill minus 13 this morning, and tonight clear, low minus 8 with wind chill minus 11 overnight. No closures or restrictions were shown on the corridor read, and no Environment Canada warnings are in force as of the 6:18 a.m. check. From today, Nov 1, the Icefields Parkway needs snow tires or chains through Mar 31 under the Parks Canada rule.
Source: Environment Canada (Jasper direct) + Weather Navigation road report (presenting 511 Alberta data) · Read next: Best tire chains for semi trucks in Canada
British Columbia — Highway 5 (Coquihalla)
Coquihalla open — one work zone left, Merritt to minus 6 tonight
Highway 5 between Hope and Kamloops stayed open to through traffic overnight with no incidents reported, checked at 5:00 a.m. PDT. One work zone remains in effect — down from two yesterday — and drive times are running near typical in both directions: 1 hour 55 minutes southbound against a typical 1 hour 51, and 1 hour 52 minutes northbound. At 5:00 a.m. PDT Merritt read 1.1 degrees with an east-northeast wind at 4 km/h. Environment Canada's Merritt forecast calls for mainly cloudy conditions today clearing near noon with fog patches dissipating this morning, high 6, and tonight clear, low minus 6. M+S or 3-peak-mountain-snowflake tires are required on the route from Oct 1 to Apr 30. No chain-up requirement is posted, and winter driving conditions are reported at the summit.
Source: Is The Coquihalla Open (polling DriveBC's Open511 feed) + Environment Canada (Merritt direct) · Read next: Best tire chains for semi trucks in Canada
Ontario — Highway 401 (Windsor–Toronto–Kingston)
401: mainline open — collision at Meadowvale, construction at McCowan
The 401 mainline is open through Toronto this morning. The live traffic read at 7:19 a.m. EST showed 0 of 9 major Toronto highways with a major incident or full closure. The 401's two listed items are both lane-level: a collision on the eastbound express at Meadowvale Road, right lane and right shoulder closed, rated moderate and reported 14 minutes before the read, and continuous construction on the eastbound express at McCowan Road, 1 right lane, rated moderate and in place since Oct 26. Yesterday's disabled vehicle at Keele Street is cleared. At 7:00 a.m. EST Toronto Pearson read 6.0 degrees with calm wind. Environment Canada's Toronto-area forecast calls for increasing cloudiness early this morning with fog patches dissipating, high 16, and tonight clearing late this evening, low plus 5. No Environment Canada alerts are shown for the corridor.
British Columbia — Highway 1 (Fraser Valley)
Highway 1: Bradner Road intersection closed through Monday morning — detour in place
Bradner Road at Downes Road (north), by Highway 1 in the Fraser Valley, stays closed until 5 a.m. Monday Nov 2, 2026, with the detour via Ross and Townshipline roads. Bradner Road itself stays open through the weekend with single-lane alternating traffic. The closure is part of rebuilding Bradner Road under Highway 1 for the Fraser Valley Highway 1 Corridor Improvement Program, under a traffic notification posted Oct 28, 2026. Drivers heading for the Lower Mainland should check DriveBC before leaving.
Alberta + BC + Ontario — week ahead (Environment Canada forecasts)
Week ahead: sunny recovery — Calgary to 14 Friday, Toronto to 18 Monday
The sunny recovery stretches into next week. Environment Canada calls for sunny conditions Monday — Edmonton plus 9, Jasper plus 7, Calgary plus 11 — then Tuesday a mix of sun and cloud with Edmonton plus 7 and Calgary plus 10, and Calgary reaches 14 on Friday. Merritt runs cooler: mainly sunny Monday with a high of 7, then a clear Tuesday night to minus 9 and rain or snow Wednesday night. Toronto stays the mild end: a mix of sun and cloud Monday with a high of 18, then cloudy Tuesday at 18, with showers arriving later in the week. The message for drivers staging loads: the coldest dawns are behind us for now, and the week opens up.
Source: Environment Canada (Edmonton + Calgary + Jasper + Merritt + Toronto-area direct) · Read next: Winter emergency gear for truck drivers
Bottom line for drivers
No corridor is closed and no Environment Canada warnings are in force. The QEII and Yellowhead read mostly dry with ice in places, Jasper wakes at minus 9 for the third morning running, the Coquihalla holds one work zone, and the Icefields Parkway snow-tire or chain rule starts today — check 511 and Environment Canada before rolling, and give the ice room.
Deeper on winter itself: the winter gear hub — heat, freeze, traction, sleep — and the free Winter Cab Checklist.
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Compiled before dawn from Environment Canada alerts, 511 Alberta, DriveBC, and the outlets linked on each item. Conditions change faster than any roundup — check your provincial 511 before you roll.