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In so many ways, 2014 was a simpler time. We were still six years out from the pandemic. The U.S. had its first Black president. Gen Z hadn’t yet started influencing our fashion, so we were still rocking skinny jeans and ankle socks. And Gen Alpha hadn’t yet been unleashed on the skincare section …
Read More »Storm could bring heavy snow, freezing rain and ice to N.S. and N.B.
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, as both provinces are expected to receive heavy snow, freezing rain and ice pellets on Thursday. The statement for Nova Scotia covers most of the province, with significant winter …
Read More »Canadian ice climbers bring thriving sport to world championship in Edmonton
Even with a torrent of blood flowing from his mouth, knowing several of his teeth were bent out of place, Gord McArthur believed he could get back on the wall. Moments before, in the middle of a manoeuvre last February at the Ice Climbing World Cup in Edmonton, the Canadian …
Read More »Smash-and-grab jewelry store heists are a thing — the industry’s working to put thieves on ice
It’s a scene that’s become all-too familiar in the retail world: Burglars smashing the windows and doors of shops in daring fashion and at lightning speed, then making off with high-value, easy-to-snatch goods. Jewelry stores have become the targets of many of these thieves. And they don’t just use hammers: in …
Read More »What some Canadians saved from the L.A. wildfires — ice skates, a guitar and grandma’s quilt
Raymond Francis can hold the all items he saved from his home in Altadena, Calif., which was gutted by wildfire, in his hands. One is a blue metal tin containing his most treasured mementos — such as NASA and military medals and souvenir rocks from geological digs in Canada, clues …
Read More »Cape Breton coastal communities concerned as climate change eliminating sea ice in Gulf
Ice has been steadily disappearing from the Gulf of St. Lawrence — record low levels were recorded last winter — and federal officials say it could be gone altogether within 20 years. Officials say it’s a clear sign of global warming and it’s raising concerns about the effects on the shoreline …
Read More »As the Arctic warms, some polar bears are being injured by painful ice buildup on their paws: study
Some polar bears living in the far north are turning up with ice-related injuries that, in some cases, seriously affect their mobility and may be connected to the warming Arctic. Researchers observing polar bears in two different populations in northern Canada and Greenland found that some were experiencing hair loss, gashes …
Read More »Hazel McCallion’s son, who pitched Mississauga NHL team, puts mayoral bid on ice
Peter McCallion, the son of former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion and who hoped to bring an NHL team to the city, has dropped out of its mayoral race. McCallion made headlines Monday for promising to bring an NHL team to Mississauga, one of Canada’s largest cities, if elected mayor on the …
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 »Toronto deep freeze not a green light for ice activities, officials say
Its been an unusual winter in Ontario this season. The snow machine got an early start when some communities experienced a historic white Thanksgiving. But by the time Christmas rolled around. many in Southern Ontario were already seeing a green, or rather brown, holiday break. As we head towards the …
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