A polar vortex that has plunged Alberta into a deep freeze with record-breaking cold is tightening its grip on the province.
Dangerously cold Arctic air began spreading across the province this week. As of Friday, temperatures across much of the province were hovering around the –40s with biting winds that made it feel more like –50.
Edmonton’s skyline is draped with ice fog. Roads and highways across the province remain slick and many flights scheduled to depart Edmonton International Airport are being delayed.
On Friday, the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton was diverting patients to other facilities after its emergency department and waiting room lost
