Quiet night, mild dawn. Ice in places, 401 express closed at Markham Road.

Alberta — Highway 2 (QEII)

QEII: mostly dry, ice in places — mild dawn, minus 1 tonight at both ends

The 6:21 a.m. CST corridor read shows Highway 2 mostly dry with ice in places, lowest minus 4 degrees near Red Deer, winds to 26 km/h near Fort Macleod. At 6:00 a.m. Edmonton Blatchford read plus 2.7 degrees with a southwest wind at 7 km/h, and Calgary International read plus 1.3 degrees with a south-southeast wind at 5 km/h. Environment Canada calls for a mix of sun and cloud today in Edmonton, high 11, and tonight mainly cloudy with fog patches developing before morning, low minus 1. Calgary gets mainly sunny conditions, high 12, and tonight a few clouds, low minus 1. No Environment Canada warnings are in force as of the 6:21 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 plus 2.3, a mild dawn after the cold mornings

The 6:21 a.m. CST corridor read shows Highway 16 mostly dry with ice in places, lowest minus 4 degrees, winds to 18 km/h. At 6:00 a.m. Jasper Warden Station read plus 2.3 degrees with a west-northwest wind at 4 km/h — a mild dawn after the run of cold mornings near minus 8 to minus 10. Environment Canada calls for increasing cloudiness at Jasper today, high 6, and tonight partly cloudy and clearing before morning, low minus 6 with wind chill minus 8 overnight. No closures or restrictions were shown on the corridor read, and no Environment Canada warnings are in force as of the 6:21 a.m. check. The Icefields Parkway snow-tire or chain rule is in force since Nov 1 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, Merritt to minus 3 tonight, snow gone from the forecast

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, and drive times are running near typical: 2 hours southbound against a typical 1 hour 58, and 1 hour 56 minutes northbound. At 5:00 a.m. PDT Merritt read minus 1.0 degrees with calm wind. Environment Canada's Merritt forecast calls for cloudy conditions today, high 8, and tonight a few clouds with fog patches developing before morning, low minus 3. 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. The snow that yesterday's forecast showed for Wednesday night is no longer in the forecast — Wednesday night now reads cloudy with a 60 percent chance of showers, low plus 2.

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: express lanes closed eastbound at Markham Road after a collision — collectors carry the traffic

The 401's express lanes are closed eastbound at Markham Road in Toronto after a collision, rated critical and reported 36 minutes before the 7:19 a.m. EST read — drivers use the collectors through that stretch. Two further 401 items are lane-level: debris on the eastbound collector at Weston Road, centre lane closed, rated moderate, and a collision on the westbound collector at Bayview Avenue, 2 right lanes and right shoulder closed, rated moderate. Across Toronto, 1 of 9 major highways has a major incident or full closure, 1 is slow or has lanes closed, and 7 are clear. At 7:00 a.m. EST Toronto Pearson read 14.3 degrees in mist with a southeast wind at 9 km/h. Environment Canada's Toronto-area forecast calls for cloudy conditions with a 30 percent chance of showers this morning, clearing this afternoon, high 21, and tonight clear, low 12. No Environment Canada alerts are shown for the corridor.

Source: routeoutlook.com (live traffic aggregator, presenting Ontario 511 data) + Environment Canada (Toronto-area)

Ontario / Quebec — Ottawa–Gatineau (Chaudière Crossing)

Chaudière Crossing: overnight closures continue to Nov 7 — trucks detour to the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge

The Chaudière Crossing between Ottawa and Gatineau stays fully closed to motorists overnight, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., each night from Wednesday Oct 28 through Saturday Nov 7, for rehabilitation work under the Southern Structures Renewal Project. Motorists detour via the Portage Bridge, and heavy trucks are directed to the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge. Local traffic is permitted between Alexandre-Taché Boulevard and Zaida Eddy Private. The crossing is also closed to pedestrians and cyclists during the overnight closures, with a signed detour via Chaudière Private and the Ottawa River Pathway. The schedule may change depending on weather conditions.

Source: Public Services and Procurement Canada public notice (via Cantech Letter, Oct 26, 2026)

Alberta + BC + Ontario — week ahead (Environment Canada forecasts)

Week ahead: mild stretch holds — Calgary to 15 Sunday, Jasper flurries Thursday, Toronto cools to 8 Saturday

The mild stretch holds into next week. Environment Canada calls for sunny conditions Wednesday — Edmonton plus 10, Jasper plus 6, Calgary plus 10 — then Thursday sunny with Edmonton plus 8 and Calgary plus 12, and Calgary reaches 15 on Sunday. Jasper turns unsettled Thursday with a 40 percent chance of flurries or rain showers, then showers Friday. Merritt runs cooler and wetter: mainly cloudy Wednesday with a high of 9, then cloudy with a 60 percent chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday, high 10. Toronto stays the mild end at first — high 21 Tuesday and Wednesday — then cools through the week to 15 on Friday and 8 on Saturday, with a 40 percent chance of showers Saturday. The message for drivers staging loads: the coldest dawns are behind us for now, and the Coquihalla's snow has slipped out of the forecast — but Jasper's flurries are back on the board Thursday.

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 plus 2.3, the Coquihalla holds one work zone, and the 401 express lanes are closed at Markham Road after a collision — use the collectors through Toronto, and check 511 and Environment Canada before rolling.

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