As Albertans deal with an unprecedented cold snap that resulted in the Alberta Emergency Management Agency issuing a province-wide Emergency Alert, Canada’s state broadcaster is touting electric vehicles as “the best vehicle” in frigid temperatures.

Plus, the founder of the World Economic Forum says China’s premier’s presence at this year’s annual conference can help “rebuild global trust.”

And is Toronto a “no fun city?” One city councillor seems to think so after the city banned tobogganing from 45 hills across the city.

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