Power back on after major outage hit Toronto’s east end

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Thousands of customers were in the dark just after 6:00 am this morning, making the first day back to school after the Christmas break a challenging one. Snow was falling outside slowing traffic while the power outage halted the subway trains between Broadview and Woodbine stations. Toronto Hydro blamed Hydro One for this morning’s calamity. The outage affected approximately 20,000 customers from St. Clair Ave. E. to Lakeshore Blvd., and between Yonge St. and Victoria Park Ave. At approximately 8:15 am, power was restored and the TTC was able to resume subway service, leaving shuttle buses in place to make up for the packed rail cars.