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    Cape Breton digs out after snowstorm

    People on Cape Breton Island were digging out Sunday after a major winter storm. More...
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    Warm winter ahead for most of Canada

    Most Canadians across the country can look forward to a warmer-than-normal winter, right through until spring, according to Environment Canada's latest forecast. More...
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    Surprise! Canadian winter will be cold

    A senior climatologist with Environment Canada says the country should expect a cold winter, but warns that forecasting is getting more and more difficult. More...
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    Occupy Canada braces for winter weather

    Protesters camping out for the Canadian Occupy movement are bracing for the spectre of a teeth-chattering winter, as mayors and police in several cities ramp up the pressure to drive demonstrators out of public areas. More...
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    Winter storm warnings issued in eight states

    -- A powerful winter storm coated Oklahoma in white early Wednesday as yet another round of frigid weather began marching across the United States. The new storm comes barely a week after a record-setting weather system pummelled the Plains and the Midwest. Up to 12 inches of snow was forecast...
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    White nose syndrome found in Northeastern Ontario bats

    Help protect Ontario’s bats Five years ago in upstate New York, bats started dying from a mysterious condition. Dubbed “white nose syndrome” because of a fungus that grew on affected bats, it has now killed more than a million bats in eastern North America. In March 2010, the syndrome was...
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    Heart deaths in Australia peak in winter

    Heart deaths in Australia peak in winter BRISBANE, Australia, (UPI) -- The rate of heart attacks in Australia rises in the winter because many people don't know how to bundle up from the cold, a researcher says. Dr. Adrian Barnett of the Queensland University of Technology's Institute of...
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    Crippled Mars Rover is Chilled, But Still Alive

    NASA's crippled Spirit Mars rover is still awake as it prepares for the oncoming Martian winter, which has already left it colder than ever before. Spirit has been parked in her winter position since early February, when scientists decided to stop maneuvering the rover and prepare for the...
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    Drug tests pending in Marie Osmond son's LA death

    LOS ANGELES – Toxicology tests will determine whether drugs or alcohol played a role in the death of Marie Osmond's 18-year-old son, who police said jumped to his death from a downtown apartment building, a coroner's official said Monday. Michael Blosil left a suicide note before he leaped from...
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    US sets medals record, Canada ties gold record

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia – While the Vancouver Olympics aren't finished, the medal races are — and in spectacular fashion for North Americans. The United States is guaranteed 37 medals and Canada will finish with at least 13 gold medals. Both are the best of these games and part of the...
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    A winter statistic

    A winter statistic 98% OF CANADIANS SAY 'OH SHIT' BEFORE GOING IN THE DITCH ON A SLIPPERY ROAD. THE OTHER 2% ARE FROM ALBERTA, AND THEY SAY, 'HOLD MY BEER AND WATCH THIS.'
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