Polar Vortex Brings Frigid Weather To Much Of Canada
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Global News – https://globalnews.ca/news/4907009/polar-vortex-canada/
Extreme cold has gripped much of Canada thanks to a hovering polar vortex.
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Large swaths of the country are under extreme cold alerts. Stretching from Saskatchewan through Manitoba and northern regions of Ontario and into Quebec, temperatures dipped south of -50C with the windchill Wednesday. And it’s not over yet.
“This polar vortex is expanding out to include more of North America on Thursday,” said Global News chief meteorologist Anthony Farnell.
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