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MVC 417 W just before Parkdale. OPP on scene no injuries #otttraffic #ottnews pic.twitter.com/DGxJ1TXtUn — Ottawa Paramedic Svc (@OttawaParamedic) December 24, 2016

The ByWard Market was busy in the morning and malls were already experiencing heavy parkade traffic.

Meanwhile, in an updated special weather statement for the Ottawa area on Saturday night, Environment Canada said to expect freezing rain beginning Sunday night or Monday.

The statement said “significant” amounts of freezing rain could fall in the region, with several millimetres possible. Snow and ice pellet amounts were expected to be light, it said.

The freezing rain was expected to affect the Ottawa Valley late Boxing Day morning and in the afternoon. The forecast calls for the precipitation to change to rain in the early evening Monday.

The posted high for Sunday is -7 C, with a night-time low of -14 and clear conditions. The highs and lows for Monday show 1 and 0, with rain or freezing rain.