The forecast: Cold. Then cold. Then more cold. Cold that will never end. At least not before next week. Today’s high will be minus-9 and it won’t get warmer than that until next Tuesday, according to Environment Canada.
On the plus side, no more snow is expected until at least Saturday night.
The loonie: At 6 a.m., the Canadian dollar was worth 75.5 cents U.S.
Coming up today
- Parti Québécois leader Jean-François Lisée presents spokespeople for “l’Autre 150”, the PQ’s alternative to the federal Canada 150 celebrations.
- A joint funeral is held in Los Angeles for Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds, who died within a day of each other last week.
Photo of the day
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Quote of the Day
If you’re hurting, you need to help somebody else ease their hurt. If you’re in pain, help somebody else’s pain. — Oprah Winfrey
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