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Published Monday, December 25, 2017 2:29PM EST

Canadians dreaming of a white Christmas were in luck Monday, with much of the country blanketed in snow. But those hoping to go walking in a winter wonderland today may want to reconsider -- Environment Canada has issued weather warnings as many parts of country gets hit with howling winds, snow squalls and Arctic temperatures.
ATLANTIC CANADA
High winds, freezing rain, winter storms and blizzards are blasting the Atlantic provinces for a second day today, with Environment Canada issuing weather warnings for nearly all of Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

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CTV Vancouver Island videographer Gord Kurbis snapped this photo in Courtenay, B.C. on Dec. 25, 2017. (CTVNewsGord/Twitter)

Environment Canada issued weather warnings (seen in red) in every province on Dec. 25, 2017. (Environment Canada)

Much of the island of Newfoundland will be hit with wind gusts of up to 110km/h Monday and Tuesday.
“Damage to buildings, such as to roof shingles and windows, may occur,” Environment Canada cautioned in its weather warning for the city of St. John’s. “Loose objects may be tossed by the wind and cause injury or damage.”
Winds of up to 100 km/h are also expected to howl through eastern and central P.E.I. Monday night, while the western part of the province is forecasted to receive up to 20 centimetres of snow.
Nearby, the entirety of Nova Scotia was under weather warnings Monday, mostly due to high winds and freezing rain.
“A developing low pressure system approaching from Cape Cod will intensify as it moves northeastward to lie over the Gulf of St. Lawrence this evening,” Environment Canada said in a weather statement for Halifax. That system, Environment Canada said, will lead to freezing rain, winds between 90 and 110 km/h as well as higher than usual tides.
All of New Brunswick, meanwhile, has been issued winter storm or blizzard warnings.
“Snow, at times heavy, will become widespread across the province by this afternoon,” Environment Canada stated in its warning for Fredericton. “Total snowfall amounts of 15 to 30 centimetres are expected, with the highest amounts in central and northeastern portions of the province.”
The province is also expected to experience gusting winds between 90 and 110 km/h as well as “frequent reduced or near-zero visibilities in blowing snow.”