What’s that? Well, it’s when some special rodents, groundhogs (marmot), emerge (or are awakened) from their hibernating quarters and “predict” whether we can expect an early spring, or much more winter to come. This year, the first weather groundhog was…»
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Economy, Environment, International, Society
Global warming vs the Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics are to celebrate the thrill of winter sports, but it seems winter is being less and less cooperative. With the Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea, just weeks away, a new study shows increasingly fewer cities will be…»
Plan ahead to manage winter blues: psychologist
We are currently in the heart of winter in Canada and some people feel particularly down or depressed. This type of depression is called seasonal affective disorder or SAD and it can affect some people more deeply than others. Sunlight in winter…»
How crazy can the weather be in Canada?
Environment Canada forecast Today’s warmest temperature 9.9C in Grand Etang, Nova Scotia Today’s coldest temperature -43.4 in Key Lake, Saskatchewan It’s winter here, and that used to mean across almost all of Canada, a steady few months of cold and…»
Welcome to winter in Montreal…Oh Noooooo!!!
After an unusually warm November, today sees the first real snowfall Montreal has seen this winter, and the fun (so-to-speak) has just begun. It caught a number of motorists off guard on the relatively steep Beaver Hall Street in the…»
Canada in for cold and snowy winter?
Get those winter boots and parkas ready because both the Old Farmer’s Almanac and its competitor, the Farmer’s Almanac, are predicting a cold and snowy winter for much of Canada this year. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, which is…»
Warm winters: havoc for hibernating creatures, fish, trees
It’s not “normal”. Winters in Canada are supposed to be long and consistently cold. In recent years, that’s not been happening. Yesterday a warm front a few degrees above zero moved through much of eastern Canada bringing with it extensive…»
Major winter storm hits Maritimes
A new winter system is rolling through Canada’s Maritimes, with Newfoundland next in its path. As the storm moves across the provinces, it will bring high winds and heavy snow. Blizzard warnings cover all of Nova Scotia, which will be…»
Arts and Entertainment, International, Society
Cricket in Canada’s winter? Why not!
Canada is hockey country. Oh sure we have baseball and football, but hockey is number one, especially in a land where winter plays such a big part. Cricket, one of the biggest sports in the world, is not big in…»
Health, Internet, Science and Technology, Society
It’s seasonal depression time, but light can help
Seasonal affective disorder or SAD is a major depressive episode suffered by Canadians and other people who live in northern latitudes. It most often occurs in winter, when the days become shorter and there is less light. “When light levels…»
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Odds of war increase as Trump scraps North Korea summit, says Canadian expert
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics
American pamphlets discovered encouraging illegal entry to Canada
Arts and Entertainment, Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Former revolutionary, refugee, author speaks at immigration museum
