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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Kelowna says a half-dozen boats that sunk during January’s cold snap have been removed from Okanagan Lake. The removal process began late last month, around two weeks after a polar vortex froze the area, with temperatures dropping to -30 …
Read More »Amazon employee in Ontario collapses, dies after fire alarm sent staff into deep cold
The Ministry of Labour is investigating after an employee at the Amazon fulfillment center in Talbotville, Ont., south of London, collapsed and later died about an hour after a fire alarm sent staff out of the plant and into frigid conditions. The worker, identified by a close friend as Paulo …
Read More »Thin ice: Ottawa’s Rideau Canal still isn’t open for skating, despite cold weather – Ottawa
Ottawa is looking at another weekend without skating on the Rideau Canal, even with below-normal winter temperatures on the horizon for the weekend. The National Capital Commission, which manages the famous skateway, says it is reassessing the conditions of the ice now that cold enough weather has finally descended on …
Read More »Extreme cold warnings for parts of Ontario, Environment Canada says
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 16, 2024 4:55 pm Updated January 16, 2024 5:09 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Several parts of Ontario are under various winter weather warnings, including an extreme cold warning for a stretch of communities in the province’s southwest. Environment …
Read More »Cold snap draws attention to need for home maintenance on First Nation – Winnipeg
The effects of sudden cold weather along with a viral social media post from a Manitoba First Nation have put the housing crisis that exists in many communities back in the spotlight. But one community’s chief and council say it equally highlights the need for better home maintenance education for …
Read More »Frigid and snowy weather forecast for parts of Canada amid cold snap
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 16, 2024 7:22 am Updated January 16, 2024 7:51 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Environment Canada’s weather map looks like a quilt made up of various warnings and alerts from coast to coast. Special statements and snowfall warnings are …
Read More »Extreme cold in Okanagan impacting residents and businesses – Okanagan
While the extremely cold weather is keeping most Kelowna, B.C., residents inside, some are taking advantage of it. A trio of friends were out enjoying the empty outdoor ice rink at Stuart Park on Friday. “The cold doesn’t scare me away,” said Kamil Rogowski. ” I’m from Saskatoon originally, so …
Read More »Runners brave cold for Salvation Army’s Santa Shuffle raising $2.5K – Winnipeg
Winnipeggers braved the cold on Saturday to run for the Salvation Army’s Santa shuffle fun run, raising $2,500 for the cause. “For a lot of folks, this is one of the things that helps them kick off the festive season. You’ll see folks with race pinneys on, and on a …
Read More »OPP make arrest in 50 year old cold case murder in Attawapiskat
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 27, 2023 11:20 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police say they have charged a man in the 1973 killing of a woman in a remote northern First Nation. Police say an investigation into Helen Carpenter’s death in …
Read More »Man arrested in cold case of woman found in Ontario ‘dumped her body’ in river: docs
A man charged with murdering a woman who was found dead in eastern Ontario decades ago told police investigating the cold case that he dumped her body in a river, U.S. court documents show. The details of Rodney Mervyn Nichols’ conversation with Ontario Provincial Police at a Florida retirement home …
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