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OPP urges drivers to stay home Friday due to freezing rain

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) urged everyone to stay home Friday while the freezing rain continued.

The weather caused accidents across southwestern and midwestern Ontario.

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If anyone needs to travel, the OPP recommends slowing down, clearing your vehicle of any snow or ice, keeping your full headlights on at all times, and ensuring you have a full tank of gas and a fully charged cellphone in case of an accident.

According to Environment Canada, the freezing rain had stopped by Friday evening.

The weather caused several power outages in Sarnia-Lambton, Chatham-Kent, and midwestern Ontario.

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