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All school buses for schools in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and the Ottawa Catholic School Board have been cancelled today.

Freezing rain, snow and slick roads are to blame.

Schools in Ottawa are open today, but all transportation service is cancelled.

Across the river in Gatineau, school bus service is running as normal, though there may be some delays.

For more information on school bus cancellations in the region, visit our special website.

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