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School buses still running in Ottawa after rainy night

No freezing rain was recorded overnight at the Ottawa airport, and that means students in the city are waking up to find school bus service running normally.

Surrounding areas see school bus cancellations due to icy road conditions

The temperature hovered just above zero C overnight and the Ottawa airport didn't record any freezing rain. As a result, it's pretty wet and slushy outside. (Giacomo Panico/CBC)

No freezing rain was recorded overnight at the Ottawa airport, and that means students in the city are waking up to find school bus service running normally.

But in surrounding areas, especially to the north where temperatures were cooler, school buses were cancelled due to icy road conditionsThursday morning:

  • The Pontiac andOutaouais sectors of Western Quebec School Board.
  • TheUpper Canada District School Board.
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  • Commission scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais.
  • The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario.
  • Conseil des coles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario (not including Ottawa, Kingston andTrenton).
  • Conseil des coles catholiques du Centre-Est (not including Ottawa, Kingston andTrenton).
  • The Renfrew County District School Board.
  • The Renfrew County Catholic District School Board.

Buses are running for:

  • The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.
  • The Ottawa Catholic School Board.
  • Conseil des coles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario in Ottawa, Kingston and Trenton.
  • Conseil des coles catholiques du Centre-Est in Ottawa, Kingston andTrenton.

No one in Ottawa was without power early Thursday morning, but hundreds of Hydro One customers in surrounding areas were left without service.

At the Ottawa International Airport, 15 flights were delayed or cancelled as of 7 a.m.