Freezing rain glazed roads and sidewalks with ice across eastern Ontario Monday morning, leading to a slippery commute for pedestrians and drivers and leading school boards to cancel their buses through much of the region.

A freezing rain warning remained in effect in Ottawa at 8:30 a.m., though Environment Canada predicted it would give way to rain showers as temperatures approached their high of 4 C.

Pedestrians in Ottawa negotiate a shiny, slippery coating of ice left on a sidewalk by freezing rain Monday morning.
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Schools remained open, but buses were cancelled in areas including:

• Ottawa (Catholic and public, both French and English).
• Lanark, Leeds and Grenville.
• Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
• Prescott and Russell.
• Renfrew County.
• Northumberland County.
• Kawartha Lakes.
• Simcoe County.
• Peterborough.
• Hastings and Prince Edward counties.
• Lennox and Addington counties.

West Quebec students were beginning their March Break Monday.

Provincial police in eastern Ontario reported 41 collisions between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. on roads and highways east of Brighton and Pembroke. No serious injuries were reported.

The National Capital Commission closed the Rideau Canal skateway until further notice.

With files from the Canadian Press