Environment Canada is issuing its first winter weather travel advisory of the season for much of southern Ontario, including the Greater Toronto Area.
The Canadian PressJoggers brave the elements during the first significant snowfall of the winter in Toronto’s Beaches neighbourhood on Nov. 15, 2022.
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