alta How cold is Alberta these days? Let's just say even the penguins can't deal Just how cold is it in Alberta these days? Colder than the South Pole — at least in Calgary, where the zoo locked even the penguins indoors to keep their tootsies toasty. The Calgary Zoo cancelled its much-loved "Penguin Walk" — a special event that can attract large crowds — for a third straight day Wednesday. "The Penguin Walk has been cancelled for today, January 15, due to extreme cold weather conditions. As this weather puts physiological stress on the birds, we cancel the walk for their welfare," the Calgary Zoo tweeted. calgary Calgary hailstorm that caused $1.2B in damage ranks as Canada's 4th costliest natural disaster July. Storm shredded siding on homes, smashed windows and destroyed farmers' crops. The hailstorm that hit Calgary on June 13 cost at least $1.2 billion in insured damages, making it the fourth costliest natural disaster in Canada's history, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada. "We're looking at the most expensive hailstorm, and I think the residents on the ground are probably not surprised as they're going through the rebuild on this," Celyeste Power, western vice-president of the bureau, told CBC News Wednesday. The storm hit northeast Calgary, Airdrie and Rocky View County hardest. It damaged at least 70,000 homes and vehicles, and destroyed entire crops, as hailstones the size of tennis balls fell at 80 to 100 km/h. The $1.2 billion is just a preliminary estimate and could rise, Power said, as total costs are finalized in the coming months.

edmonton heavy snowfall Nov 5 causes 125 accidents Edmonton police reported 125 collisions between 12 a.m. and 4 p.m. after heavy snowfall blanketed the city on Saturday. According to EPS, 16 were hit-and-run collisions, six collisions resulted in injury and 103 caused property damage. Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning, forecasting between 15 and 25 centimetres Saturday for Edmonton, St. Albert and Sherwood Park. Police reminded motorists to drive cautiously, slow down and allow extra time to reach their destinations as the road conditions remain poor. The City of Edmonton said on Twitter that snow removal crews had been dispatched to begin clearing major roadways and arterial roads. southern Southern Alberta digs itself out after wallop of snow buries cars, blankets roads Nov 09, 2020 Storm likely marks beginning of winter in some areas, meteorologist says