RCMP Warn to Stay Off Highway 63 as Freezing Rain Causes Crashes, Traffic Standstill - Edmonton

RCMP warn to stay off Highway 63 as freezing rain causes crashes, traffic standstill - Edmonton

Freezing rain on Highway 63, south of Fort McMurray, turned the road into a skating rink that RCMP said led to semis and other vehicles going off the road and halting traffic.

Warm autumn gives way to icy roads as RCMP urges caution in Wood Buffalo

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — We may have enjoyed an unseasonably warm autumn so far, but the RCMP is warning drivers that winter has arrived on the roads whether it feels like it or not. Wood Buffalo RCMP says icy conditions, freezing rain and patches of black ice are already making travel unpredictable across the region. Officers are urging motorists to slow down, leave extra room to stop and stay alert for sudden changes in traction, particularly on…