What makes winter worse: snow or cold?

What makes winter worse: snow or cold?

February 13, 2019 5:52 pm MST.

Winnipeg has faced 22 extreme cold warnings this year while Vancouver and Montreal have been buried under tons of snow. With five weeks still left until spring, Mark Neufeld explores one of the harshest Canadian winters in recent memory.

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