But for Christmas 2023, virtually every corner of Canada was touched by conditions warmer than anything seen in decades. Vancouver hit a high of 14 Celsius on Dec. 27, shattering a record that had stood since 1986. Ottawa — which can occasionally boast of being the world’s coldest national capital — hit a high of 6 Celsius on Boxing Day. A Calgary man drowned on Christmas Day after falling through the thin ice of the Bow River. Even the North is close to meltingThe territories are still reliably being hit with snow and ice … but just barely.
