Above: Winter weather affecting most parts of Canada. Mike Drolet reports.
Canadians are accustomed to cold weather to the point where many take pride in knowing that their particular region is colder then another.
But that perverse pleasure is being tested as below-normal temperatures and dangerous wind chills continue to grip much of the country.
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In Alberta, where some eastern parts of the province remained under a wind chill advisory Sunday, Calgary city councillor Sean Chu set off a storm of controversy on the weekend with a tweet suggesting the intense cold cast doubt about global warming.
In Winnipeg, where it was -30 C on Sunday with a wind chill that made it feel like -44 C, the weather kept people away from the normally busy outdoor skating rinks.
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Roy Laham, owner of Iceland Skate Rentals at The Forks, said he had about 20 customers on Sunday.
That compared to a typical weekend day where he said he would see 200 to 300 people.
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