Canada: B.C. plunged into a deep freeze, storm expected in the East

CBC News: The National has the story.

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B.C. is in the grips of a polar vortex that's plunging temperatures to dangerous levels, especially for the most vulnerable people. It has caught many off guard because temperatures don't usually fall so low there. Meanwhile a large snowfall is expected to blanket Ontario eastward.