The brutal winter weather continues to affect much of Canada but it鈥檚 not all doom and gloom.

鈥淭here鈥檚 some good news,鈥� Environment Canada鈥檚 senior climatologist Dave Phillips told 麻豆传媒 Channel on Saturday. 鈥淭he polar vortex that has been gripping this country for two weeks in the west and this week in the east, [鈥 is going home for Christmas.鈥�

But Canada hasn鈥檛 seen the last of the deep freeze yet. Saturday has been another cold day for many Canadians.

鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of misery out there,鈥� Phillips said. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 think that there鈥檚 any province that is sitting back and not feeling the effects of this wintery kind of weather.鈥�

has issued extreme cold weather warnings for much of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and New Brunswick.

鈥淲e鈥檙e seeing on the prairies wind chills that could freeze flesh in five or 10 minutes,鈥� said Phillips.

New Brunswick is being hit with the coldest weather in decades for this time of year.

With the wind chill temperatures dipping below -30 C this weekend, St. John鈥檚 Harbour was engulfed in sea smoke, a rare phenomenon which only forms when very cold air moves over warmer water.

Parts of B.C., Quebec, and northern Ontario also have extreme cold warnings in place.

Snowfall warnings are in place in southern Ontario with forecasts of 15 to 20 cm of snow expected to fall this weekend.

Between five and 10 cm of snow is expected to hit the Toronto area, and the snow could change to freezing rain as temperatures rise to just above freezing.

There is also a snowfall warning in effect for the Metro Vancouver area with 5 to 15 cm expected by Sunday. But some of that snow may be washed away by rain, which is expected to arrive Monday in Metro Vancouver and most of the south coast.

Meanwhile, in Newfoundland, the province is assessing the damage caused by a severe storm on Friday, which caused infrastructure damage and flooding.

Environment Canada meteorologists are warning a strong warm front will make its way north across Newfoundland on Sunday.

They predict the island will be covered in snow by Sunday morning, which will change to rain as temperatures rise throughout the day.

But thankfully, after this weekend, the weather will improve. According to Phillips, there will be milder temperatures across the country by mid-week, ironically in time for the first day of winter.

鈥淚t鈥檚 like natures festive gift for us,鈥� Phillips said, forecasting a pleasant Christmas period.