Doctors in emergency departments worry about two basic kinds of cold weather injuries coming through their doors: frostbite-damaged skin and hypothermia.
Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for not only the city, but the entire province of Alberta, forecasting temperatures as low as -40 C over the weekend, with wind chills threatening temperatures of -50 C in some places.
Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for not only the city, but the entire province of Alberta, forecasting temperatures as low as -40 C over the weekend, with wind chills threatening temperatures of -50 C in some places.
It's a different kind of Battle of Alberta. First responders across the province are rolling up their sleeves in a friendly competition to see who can encourage the most people to donate blood this month.