The arctic-like cold has come and gone and temperatures are on the rise.
Residents were out at Kitchener's Victoria Park Sunday enjoying the weather while skating.
"Yesterday we were out 15 minutes or so and we'll probably be out today for at least an hour or more," said resident Jarid Henry.
The region is coming off its coldest stretch of the year with -20 Celsius temperatures on Friday and Saturday.
The chairlift was packed at Chicopee Ski and Summer Resort when temperatures broke the freezing mark in the afternoon.
"Today couldn't be better," said Bill Creighton, CEO of Chicopee. "The weather conditions are perfect, it's two over, and we have phenomenal snow."
The over 20 degree swing is something experts say can be common this time of year, but doesn't usually happen this quickly.
"Southwest winds have continued to pump in considerably milder air from the states," said Rob Kuhn, a severe weather meteorologist from Environment Canada. "Usually it might take two or three days for it to change from well below freezing to getting near freezing. This one here was quite remarkable."
Highs are expected to reach the mid-single digits in the week.
In the 2023 federal budget, the government is unveiling continued deficit spending targeted at Canadians' pocketbooks, public health care and the clean economy.
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In the 2023 federal budget, the government is unveiling continued deficit spending targeted at Canadians' pocketbooks, public health care and the clean economy.
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In the 2023 federal budget, the government is unveiling continued deficit spending targeted at Canadians' pocketbooks, public health care and the clean economy.
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The mother of a five-year-old girl said her daughter was allegedly bullied so badly she was left with a partially amputated finger from an incident in the washroom.
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In the 2023 federal budget, the government is unveiling continued deficit spending targeted at Canadians' pocketbooks, public health care and the clean economy.
The 22-year-old accused of fatally stabbing a teenager at a Toronto subway station Saturday night has been wanted in Newfoundland for almost two years, CTV News Toronto has learned.
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In the 2023 federal budget, the government is unveiling continued deficit spending targeted at Canadians' pocketbooks, public health care and the clean economy.
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In the 2023 federal budget, the government is unveiling continued deficit spending targeted at Canadians' pocketbooks, public health care and the clean economy.
New Brunswickers suffering from a mystery neurological disorder are calling for an investigation into potential environmental causes of the health problems they've been living with for more than two years.
Manitobans waiting for the temperature to warm up this spring will have to wait a little longer.
The race for the upcoming Manitoba provincial election is starting to tighten, according to a new poll.
A 12-year-old Manitoba girl is being hailed a hero after saving her two younger brothers from a house fire.
A 15-year-old girl was shot and killed in the northeast Calgary community of Martindale on Tuesday.
In the 2023 federal budget, the government is unveiling continued deficit spending targeted at Canadians' pocketbooks, public health care and the clean economy.
Rima Rifai thought her furnace had exploded Monday when the house across the street burst into a ball of fire, sending 10 people to hospital with serious injuries.
The Pizza Hut employee who was shot at his workplace earlier this month is on the long road to recovery, his sister has confirmed Tuesday to CTV News Edmonton.
In the 2023 federal budget, the government is unveiling continued deficit spending targeted at Canadians' pocketbooks, public health care and the clean economy.
The Alberta Energy Regulator says it will launch an independent investigation into the tailings leak at Imperial Oil's Kearl oilsands mine.
A busy bridge over the Fraser River will be closed through Easter weekend to accommodate ongoing construction work, TransLink announced Tuesday.
Vancouver's park board has approved a plan to bring a three-day, outdoor comedy festival to Stanley Park later this year.
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