Compare the mild, double-digit temperatures much of southern Ontario experienced over the last week with what the rest of Canada has had to suffer through.
British Columbia's south coast was hit by a huge dump of snow over the weekend, with between 20 and 50 centimetres of accumulation being recorded near Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, and parts of Vancouver Island.
Some flights were delayed or cancelled at Vancouver International Airport, and it was expected some schools would be closed at the start of the week.
The heavy snow and slush brought down trees and branches onto power lines, plunging thousands of homes from Victoria to Chilliwack into darkness.
According to Environment Canada, temperatures will fall there overnight, turning wet roads into virtual skating rinks and making roads even more dangerous than they already are.
Highways and ditches were filled with abandoned vehicles and at least one traffic death was being blamed on the treacherous conditions.
British Columbia has been hit hard by severe weather in recent weeks, the weekend snowstorm following torrential rains and windstorms that resulted in widespread flooding and power outages.
Residents in Alberta, meanwhile, are bundling up as temperatures drop as low as -25 degrees Celsius.
Homeless shelters in Calgary and Edmonton have been overcrowded as the streets became too cold to sleep out on.
One shelter in Calgary was reportedly forced to set up emergency shelter on buses because their building was filled to capacity.
And if you think the GTA has been spared, just know that it won't last. Weather experts are cautioning that temperatures will fall below zero this weekend and Toronto could be hit with its first significant snowfall on Sunday.
But there are a few days of warm weather still ahead between Monday and Thursday - with an incredible high of 17 predicted for Wednesday - so it might be a good idea to get some early holiday shopping out of the way and put the outdoor lights and decorations up now.
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