Quebec Power Outage Affects Thousands on Chilly Sunday

0:00Thousands of Quebecers kicked off their Sunday in the dark with over 18,000 customers still without power as reported by Hydro Quebec. Most outages hit hardest in Monte Regi, affecting 8,910 homes and the eastern townships with 7,100. 84 without juice, checked at 9.30am. Folks are scrambling without lights or heat on a chilly morning, turning routine Sundays into hassle-filled ones for thousands. The utility points to equipment failures and vegetation damage as main culprits, with crews aiming to restore power between 12pm and 6pm, and key spots. Meanwhile, Environment Canada has weather warnings out for heavy rain and freezing rain in parts of the province, so bundle up and keep an eye on. Updates as this unfolds. That's your update from Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.