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Winter storm buries Eastern Canada in snow. Frigid cold means it’s sticking around
A person is seen cross-country skiing on a Toronto street on Sunday. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press) The record-breaking winter storm that pounded Ontario and Quebec with snow on Sunday night and Monday morning is moving east into Atlantic Canada, and bringing extreme cold with it. A large and strong low-pressure area brought a large snowstorm across much of southern Ontario on Sunday night, Environment Canada notes, creating significant impacts on transportation and leading to school closures across much of Toronto and the surrounding areas. Toronto Pearson Airport recorded 46 centimetresRead more
Vancouver’s attitude towards snow hasn’t changed in over 100 years, says historian
City helped shaped Vancouver’s image after its incorporation as a place with mild winters to draw visitors Snow seems to bring out the worst in Vancouver, with stalled buses, spun out cars, and a city paralyzed by a few centimetres blanketing the ground. It’s a phenomenon historian Blake Butler calls “the evergreen mentality,” or Vancouver’s lack of preparedness and denial of annual snowfall events. “It’s the idea that Vancouver is a place devoid of snow, when in fact it’s part of the coast’s climate, albeit not as much as the rest ofRead more