Central Ontario is recovering after a severe storm blasted the region, leaving one person dead and thousands still without power.
Officials confirmed a hydro worker was killed near Port Elgin, on the shores of Lake Huron, shortly before midnight as the storm gathered strength.
The Ministry of Labour has been called in to investigate the death.
Elsewhere in Ontario, powerful winds caused at least two injuries and cut power to thousands of residents and businesses overnight.
As of late Wednesday, some 9,000 in the province were without power and crews will be out until 11:30 p.m. working to restore power.
Hydro One was hoping to have everyone back online by late Wednesday, although customers in remote areas might not have electricity back until Thursday.
The main problem areas are around Huntsville, Bracebridge and Parry Sound.
Two were injured in Muskoka after winds toppled a large tree onto their car in Port Sydney, north of Toronto.
A woman was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries and a man suffered serious injuries in the incident.
Provincial police say the storm knocked down about 12 hydro poles in the Bolton area and forced the closure of Mayfield Road, which was re-opened Wednesday night.
The OPP said the downed trees and hydro wires left its local detachment there operating on generator power.
At its peak, the storm left 45,000 people without electricity.
The utility had 200 employees working on the restoration effort.
Toronto Hydro reported some scattered, small outages in the city.
Environment Canada said a line of thunderstorms hit the region with wind gusts of up to 100 kilometres an hour and heavy downpours.
With a report from CTV Toronto's Austin Delaney and files from The Canadian Press
