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Voici les prévisions météo de chaque mois pour l'hiver 2026-2027 au Québec
Pour savoir quand sortir ta pelle... ou ton passeport. ❄️✈️
Les feuilles sont presque toutes tombées, les pneus d'hiver attendent leur rendez-vous au garage et, qu'on le veuille ou non, l'hiver au Québec approche à grands pas. Pour savoir à quoi ressemblera chaque mois de la saison froide, on a épluché les prévisions météo de l'Old Farmer's Almanac et du Farmers' Almanac, et disons que ta pelle n'aura pas beaucoup de congés.
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Dévoilées à la fin de l'été, les prévisions canadiennes de l'Old Farmer's Almanac dessinent un hiver à deux visages dans le sud de la province : une fin d'année 2026 relativement clémente, puis un net virage vers le froid et la neige dès les premières semaines de 2027. Sur l'ensemble de la saison, les températures seraient légèrement au-dessus de la normale, mais l'enneigement se maintiendrait près de la moyenne, voire un peu au-dessus. Le Farmers' Almanac, une publication distincte, arrive à une conclusion semblable : l'air froid aurait du mal à déguerpir du Québec, ce qui ferait basculer bien des systèmes du côté de la neige plutôt que de la pluie.
Comme pour toute prévision à long terme, ces almanachs ne te diront pas quel temps il fera un mardi précis de janvier. Ils misent sur des modèles climatiques et solaires pour dégager de grandes tendances, sur un territoire qui couvre une bonne partie du sud du Québec, de l'Outaouais et de l'Abitibi jusqu'à Rimouski et Sept-Îles. Voici ce qui se dessine, mois par mois, selon l’Old Farmer’s Almanac.
Décembre
Décembre ferait un peu de yoyo avant de s'installer pour de bon dans le froid, juste à temps pour les Fêtes. Le mercure tournerait autour de -2 °C en moyenne, avec des précipitations plus faibles qu'à l'habitude :
1er au 10 : Le temps hésite entre la pluie et la neige, au gré des systèmes qui passent.
11 au 14 : Chutes de neige plus soutenues dans l'est et l'ouest de la région.
15 au 27 : Froid et enneigé. Les conditions seraient réunies pour un Noël blanc.
28 au 31 : Mélange hivernal pour boucler l'année 2026.
Janvier
Si un mois mérite le titre de champion du froid cet hiver, c'est bien janvier. Avec une moyenne d'environ -12 °C, ce serait le mois le plus glacial de la saison, et c'est aussi là que débarquerait le premier épisode de « froid mordant » annoncé par l'almanach :
1er au 10 : Froid intense et averses de neige pour lancer la nouvelle année.
11 au 15 : Le « froid mordant » s'installe. Ciel dégagé et ensoleillé, mais température glaciale.
16 au 18 : Tempête de neige.
19 au 21 : Un froid glacial s'installe dans le sillage de la tempête.
22 au 31 : Nouvelles périodes de neige. Tuque, mitaines et foulard obligatoires.
Février
Le froid resterait bien ancré en février, avec un mercure moyen d'environ -10 °C. Quelques journées de soleil viendraient tout de même casser la routine, avant qu'une deuxième vague de « froid mordant » ne frappe dans la seconde moitié du mois.
1er au 7 : Temps frigorifique, entre flocons et frimas.
8 au 12 : Répit ensoleillé.
13 au 17 : Périodes de neige, sous des températures plus douces. Pour la Saint-Valentin, prévois les bottes plutôt que les talons.
18 au 22 : Retour du « froid mordant ». Soleil au départ, puis les flocons reviennent.
23 au 28 : Neige et froid jusqu'à la fin du mois.
Mars
Le printemps a beau arriver officiellement le 20 mars, l'hiver ne semble pas pressé de céder sa place. Le mois serait un peu plus doux, avec une moyenne autour de -3,5 °C, mais aussi plus humide que la normale, avec environ 85 mm de précipitations contre 75 mm habituellement :
1er au 8 : Une tempête ouvre le mois, suivie d'averses mixtes.
9 au 13 : Alternance entre soleil et neige.
14 au 16 : Nouvel épisode de temps agité.
Fin du mois : Retour de journées très froides pour clore la saison.
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Longtime London MP Irene Mathyssen dies at age 75
Longtime MP Irene Mathyssen dies at 75
Longtime member of Parliament Irene Mathyssen, who served the London, Ont., region both provincially and federally under the NDP banner, has died at the age of 75.
Former NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen announced her mother's passing on social media on Tuesday, saying she always strived to make the world a better place.
Mathyssen was first elected provincially in 1990 and served as Ontario's tourism minister.
She was elected to represent London federally in 2006 and held her seat of London—Fanshawe until her retirement from politics in 2019.
During her time as MP, Mathyssen notably led a successful effort to remove the federal portion of the sales tax from menstrual products.
Mathyssen was succeeded by her daughter Lindsay, who held the seat of London—Fanshawe until 2025.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 14, 2026.
Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Former CP health reporter Helen Branswell remembered as excellent journalist and loving person
Health reporter Helen Branswell remembered as loving person
Helen Branswell, the former Canadian Press health reporter known for her award-winning infectious disease coverage, died Tuesday from complications from cancer. She was 69 years old.
Branswell spent nearly 30 years at The Canadian Press, beginning as a general assignment reporter before eventually landing on the health and medical beat, where she established herself as an essential source of information through her dogged reporting, including of the 2003 SARS outbreak.
Later, while working at the Boston-based health news outlet STAT, her exhaustive coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic proved prescient and garnered her acclaim as she emerged as an authoritative voice on the virus.
"She leaves behind a very significant record as a journalist, an excellent journalist," said Jack Branswell, her younger brother. "But we just also knew her as our sister and somebody who really cared and loved people."
Branswell joined the wire in 1986, first working as a reporter-editor out of the Halifax bureau. In the following years, she spent time in Calgary, Ottawa and London, England. She covered a range of stories and topics, including politics, foreign affairs and sports.
In 2000, Branswell moved to the Toronto bureau, and it was there that she discovered her passion for health and medical reporting.
She spearheaded coverage of the 2003 Toronto SARS outbreak. Branswell became a fixture at daily news briefings, never shying away from asking probing questions that helped readers better understand the emerging medical threat.
"Her work was absolutely stellar," said former CP health reporter Sheryl Ubelacker. "She developed all kinds of sources and she was really on top of the story and probably led everybody on that particular epidemic. She did wonderful work."
At CP, Branswell also covered bird flu, polio and Ebola and demonstrated a relentless dedication to the demands of the health beat. She wrote science-backed stories with precision and accuracy, Ubelacker said, but did so in a way that the average reader or listener could comprehend.
"After she realized how much she loved medical reporting, it became a calling," Ubelacker said. "And she was going to do the very best job she could ever do."
Following her time at CP, Branswell joined STAT when it launched in 2015. There, she continued to report on infectious diseases and global health until the time of her death.
In January 2020, she published a detailed report on an emerging outbreak believed to be caused by a coronavirus when there wasn't much reliable information in the U.S. about what would later become known as COVID-19. According to a 2021 news release from STAT, the veteran reporter, citing experience covering SARS, recognized the dangerous potential of the virus early when she saw an alert about four unexplained pneumonia cases in China in December 2019.
Branswell became an authority on the pandemic and COVID-19 through her continued coverage, leading to multiple accolades including winning the George Polk Award for Public Service in 2021. That same year, Branswell and her colleagues were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for pandemic reporting.
"She was already on her way to becoming a legend and that story made her a legend in my estimation," said Gerry Arnold, the former executive editor of The Canadian Press and longtime friend of Branswell. "The Canadian Press has turned out many, many, many great journalists over the years and Helen would be near the very, very top of that list of the greats."
Branswell was born in Sherbrooke, Que., as one of six children. Her brother said she would say "she fell into" her career as a reporter. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in English literature from St. Thomas University in Fredericton, she freelanced for the local newspaper, The Daily Gleaner, before working there full time.
Arnold first met Branswell in Halifax while she worked for the wire and he reported for a local newspaper. Later, when Arnold joined the wire service, they worked together on Parliament Hill during the early 1990s.
Then, Arnold said, he and Branswell were part of a tight-knit friend group who held dinner parties for those who didn't have family close by. Arnold described Branswell as the person who "made every dinner party she attended better," making sure the music was playing and the wine was cold. She was always quick to laugh, too, he said.
"She was a fabulous friend to so many people and the life of the party," Arnold said. "I'll never forget those Ottawa dinner parties."
Her brother said she often would check in on people, especially if they were experiencing difficult things in their lives, but never wanted to take credit for her kindness.
"She did a lot of things quietly and in the background and she was a wonderful, wonderful human being," Jack said.
As for her reporting, Arnold said what made Branswell stand out was her fearlessness.
"She was never intimidated by power or the pretension of power," he said. "It didn't bother her to stand up in a crowded news conference and ask an awkward question of somebody in a position of power that she knew might make waves or might make them feel uncomfortable. She didn't care about that. She was there to get the story."
Jack said his sister approached her work as a public service to keep people informed.
"A lot of people have reached out and said, 'Your sister was kind of a light and a beacon at the start of the pandemic when we all had no information,'" he said.
Following news of her death, the director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said in a statement posted to X that Branswell was a journalist with "integrity and professionalism"
"Throughout her career, Helen demonstrated an unwavering commitment to evidence, science and truth, helping the public understand some of the most complex and consequential health challenges of our time. At a moment when misinformation competes with facts, her reporting was a trusted source of clarity, honesty and insight," the statement read.
During her career, Branswell earned numerous awards and honours, including the Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting and an honorary degree from Ottawa's Carleton University in recognition of her outstanding career.
She also received several fellowships, including the Southam Fellowship at the University of Toronto and the Nieman Global Health Fellowship at Harvard University, focusing on polio eradication. As a CDC Knight Fellow in 2004, she embedded at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for three months.
Her brother said he looked up to Branswell, and followed in her footsteps to pursue journalism along with their sister, Brenda. He said he hoped people remember Helen always sought to bring truth out into the world as a reporter and that "aside from being a fantastic journalist, that she was just such a loving and caring person."
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 14, 2026.
By Kaitlyn McGrath | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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