Highs and lows

We've been having some bizarre weather over the past 24 hours. Last night was a balmy -5°C, and earlier today the temperature had risen to -2°, which is ridiculously warm for this time of year, the seasonal norm being anywhere between -21° and -30°, according to Environment Canada. However, the wind picked up in the afternoon, and at the time of writing on Wednesday evening we now have a mini-blizzard outside and a temperature of -25°. It's hardly four seasons in one day I know, but at least it keeps things interesting.

Talking of interesting things, it just keeps on getting better for Canada at the Olympics. Today the men's hockey team pulled off a remarkable 7-3 thrashing of Russia to book a place in the semi-finals, there were silver and bronze medals in the speed skating, and then in the women's two man bobsleigh - if that's not a contradiction of terms - Canada came home first and second to take the country's gold medal tally to seven, which ties Germany and the USA at the top of the table in this Olympics and also matches Canada's all-time best at a single Winter Olympic Games.

If the women's team can overcome the USA in their hockey final tomorrow night then this will officially become Canada's best ever Games in terms of gold medals, not bad considering all the gloom and doom of earlier in the week; perhaps we could start thinking about owning the podium after all. Or maybe we should just lease one.