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High winds and heavy snow overnight brought Toronto motorists, pedestrians and transit commuters to a crawl. Many were forced to dig out their cars, driveways and sidewalks for hours before even beginning their commutes to work.

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A car covered in snow is pictured on a street in Toronto after a winter storm hit with strong winds and heavy snow on Monday, February 2, 2015.The Canadian Press

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I feel ya, bus. #TorontoWeatherLeo L

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This is what I walked into at the train station #TTC #torontostormMiguel Weston

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A snow plow removes snow from Bay St during a snowstorm in Toronto, Monday February 2, 2015.

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Pedestrians walk in front of traffic as people clear the sidewalk during a snow storm in Toronto on Monday, February 2, 2015.The Canadian Press

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A bicycle is buried during a snowstorm in Toronto, Monday February 2, 2015.

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A woman pulls children in a sled down Sorauren Avenue in Toronto as a storm hits with strong winds and heavy snow on Monday, February 2, 2015.The Canadian Press

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People stand under a bus shelter during a snowstorm in Toronto, Monday February 2, 2015.

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A woman clears snow from a car as a storm hits with strong winds and heavy snow in Toronto on Monday, February 2, 2015.

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A man uses a snowplow to remove snow in front of the old Toronto Stock Exchange during a snowstorm in Toronto, Monday February 2, 2015.

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A man walks up the middle of a street in Toronto as a snow storm hits with strong winds and heavy snow on Monday, February 2, 2015.The Canadian Press

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People clear snow from their sidewalks and streets after a large amount of snow fell in Toronto on Monday, February 2, 2015.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

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A Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Streetcar is seen in a rear view mirror, stopped on its track while the engineer attempts to clears snow on its path during a blizzard condition in Toronto, Ontario February 1, 2015. Southern Ontario is under Winter Storm with blizzard conditions with temperatures hovering at -14 degrees Celsius. Picture taken February 1, 2015.Reuters

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A Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Streetcar is stopped in its track while the engineer attempts to clears snow on its path during a blizzard condition in Toronto, Ontario February 1, 2015. Southern Ontario is under Winter Storm with blizzard conditions with temperatures hovering at -14 degrees Celsius. Picture taken February 1, 2015.Reuters

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A girl walks past cars buried in snow after a winter storm hit Toronto with strong winds and heavy snow on Monday, February 2, 2015.The Canadian Press

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A worker takes a break from shovelling snow during a snowstorm in Toronto, Monday February 2, 2015.

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Stuck bus on Adelaide #torontostormMichael Cnuddle

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A little bit of a long walk to work this morning for the Nextopia team... #torontostormNextopia

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