Mild dawn, ice on the Yellowhead — 404 ramp shut at the 401.

Alberta — Highway 2 (QEII)

QEII: mostly dry, ice in places — Edmonton at plus 0.3, Calgary at plus 0.6, plus 1 tonight at the south end

The 6:03 a.m. CST corridor read shows Highway 2 mostly dry with ice in places, lowest minus 5 degrees near Athabasca, winds to 23 km/h near Fort Macleod. At 6:00 a.m. Edmonton Blatchford read plus 0.3 degrees with a south-southwest wind at 8 km/h, and Calgary International read plus 0.6 degrees with a north wind at 2 km/h. Environment Canada calls for a sunny day becoming a mix of sun and cloud in Edmonton, high 11 with wind chill minus 6 this morning, and tonight a few clouds, low plus 2. Calgary gets sun becoming mainly cloudy then clearing, high 13 with winds gusting to 40, and tonight clear, low plus 1. No Environment Canada warnings are in force as of the 6:03 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 ice now — Jasper at plus 2.7, plus 3 tonight

The 6:03 a.m. CST corridor read shows Highway 16 mostly ice, lowest minus 5 degrees, winds to 17 km/h — a step worse than yesterday's mostly dry with ice in places. At 6:00 a.m. Jasper Warden Station read plus 2.7 degrees with a west-southwest wind at 7 km/h — above freezing after yesterday's minus 4.9 dawn. Environment Canada calls for a mix of sun and cloud at Jasper, high 7 with wind chill minus 5 this morning, and tonight partly cloudy, low plus 3. No closures or restrictions were shown on the corridor read, and no Environment Canada warnings are in force as of the 6:03 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 — two paving zones, summit ice, Merritt to plus 5 tonight

Highway 5 between Hope and Kamloops stayed open to through traffic overnight with no incidents reported, last DriveBC poll 2:00 a.m. PDT, and no full closures reported as of 5:16 a.m. MST. Two paving operations hold lane closures in both directions: Box Canyon Chain-Up to Zopkios Brake Check, and Coquihalla Lakes Road to Larson Hill. At the summit the surface is ice, air 1 degree with the road surface estimated at minus 1, and DriveBC lists limited visibility with fog between Exit 202 Portia and Exit 228 Coquihalla Lakes Road, last updated 2:28 a.m. PCT. At 5:00 a.m. PDT Merritt read 1.5 degrees with an east-southeast wind at 3 km/h. Environment Canada's Merritt forecast calls for a mix of sun and cloud today, high 10 with southwest winds gusting to 50, and tonight partly cloudy, low plus 5. 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.

Source: Is The Coquihalla Open (polling DriveBC's Open511 feed) + Weather Navigation summit page (presenting DriveBC data) + Environment Canada (Merritt direct) · Read next: Best tire chains for semi trucks in Canada

Ontario — Highway 401 (Windsor–Toronto–Kingston)

401: 404 HOV ramp at the interchange shut — all lanes closed after a collision

A collision on the Highway 404 southbound HOV ramp at the 401 has all lanes closed, rated critical and reported about 35 minutes before the 7:17 a.m. EST read. On the 401 itself, a police investigation at Westney Road in Ajax has 1 right lane and the right shoulder closed eastbound, rated moderate and reported about 10 minutes before the read. Yesterday's collision at Markham Road is gone from the incident list. 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 15.7 degrees, mostly cloudy, with a west-southwest wind at 21 km/h. Environment Canada's Toronto-area forecast calls for showers ending early this morning then cloudy, high 16, and tonight cloudy with a 60 percent chance of showers this evening, low 9. 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: prairies warmer than forecast, rain coming to the passes Friday

The sunny stretch holds — and runs warmer than yesterday's forecast. Environment Canada calls for mainly sunny conditions Friday — Edmonton 13, Calgary 14 — then sunny Saturday, Edmonton 10 and Calgary 13, and Calgary stays sunny and windy Sunday at 13. Two corrections from yesterday's forecast: Edmonton and Calgary both run warmer Friday than forecast (13 and 14 against 9 and 12), while Calgary's Sunday cools to 13 against the 15 forecast, and Toronto cools faster — cloudy Saturday at 10 and Sunday at 9, against 13 and 8 forecast yesterday. Merritt runs drier today than forecast — a mix of sun and cloud, high 10 — with showers arriving Friday instead: mainly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers in the afternoon and southwest winds gusting to 60 in the morning, high 13. Jasper turns wet Friday too: cloudy with showers late in the morning, rain in the afternoon, snow level 1,400 metres, high 10. Toronto stays the mild end at first — high 16 today, showers tonight — then rain Friday, high 12.

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 Yellowhead has turned to mostly ice, the Coquihalla holds its paving zones with fog at the summit, and the 401's interchange with the 404 has its HOV ramp fully closed — check 511 and Environment Canada before rolling, and give the ice room.

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