Do you know how to stay safe if you lose heat during extreme cold?
Extreme cold has swept across Canada, bringing heavy snowfall and strong winds and breaking temperature records in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories.Those temperatures, the Red Cross warns, can bring frostbite and hypothermia — even death.“As Canadians, no matter where we are, whether it’s Winnipeg or up north or Victoria, we all experience some level of winter,” said Jason Small, Canadian Red Cross spokesperson.“And we need to be prepared for that.”The advice comes as Alberta has issued multiple alerts to the public over the last three days to immediately conserve electricity as its provincial power grid strains to keep up with demands amid the frigid temperatures.Parts of B.C. and southern Ontario are also facing deep freezes.Searches for terms like “extreme cold” have spiked on Google among Canadian users and are projected to keep climbing.
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