Rescuers for Canadians stuck in snow storm

Canadian police and military teams were working late last evening to rescue about 300 people stranded after what a local official termed the most brutal storm to hit the Ontario region in 25 years.



Some people were stuck in their vehicles for more than 24 hours following a strong snow storm that made it almost impossible to open vehicle doors.



Ontario Provincial Police initially reported about 360 vehicles and about 300 people had been stranded near Sarnia, Ontario, on Highway 402.



The highway is a major thoroughfare linking the US, Canada border to London, Ontario.



Some of those people were rescued, but Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley said it could be 24 hours before everyone was taken to safety.