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Military, Police Rescue 150 Canadians Trapped in Blizzard

(Dec. 14) -- Canadian military and police rescued 150 people today on a snow-covered highway in Ontario after an unusually powerful blizzard left hundreds of motorists stranded. A military plane and two military helicopters battled strong winds and blinding snow to help pull dozens of drivers from their vehicles to safety...

Massive Winter Storm Slams Upper Midwest

(Dec. 11) -- A dangerous combination of snow, wind and cold is whipping through the upper Midwest, creating full-fledged blizzard conditions in much of the region. Conditions are so bad in some places that snow plows have been ordered off the road, according to The Associated Press. Some areas got as much as 20 inches of...

Big Weekend Storm Coming, But Path of Heavy Snow Uncertain

(Dec. 7) -- With a deep snowpack already in place in the Northwest and northern Rockies, snow accumulating by the foot near the Great Lakes and cold air as far south as Florida, winter has started quickly this year. A potent storm this weekend will add to winter's early fury. The path of the storm's heavy snowfall is far...

Adbusters Yanked From Store Shelves; Anti-Semitic Photo to Blame?

(Nov. 4) -- The anti-consumerist, culture-jamming Adbusters magazine -- recently known as the hipster publication that ragged on hipsters -- is being taken off the shelves at Canadian drugstore chain Shoppers Drug Mart following a dispute over a "Truthbombs" photo spread juxtaposing images of Gaza and the Warsaw Ghetto,...

Canadian Legion Apologizes for Halloween KKK Costume

(Nov. 4) -- The national president of the Royal Canadian Legion has apologized for racist costumes sported at a weekend Halloween contest in an Ontario hall, which has been closed pending an investigation. Partygoers said they were outraged by two men -- one dressed as a white-robed Ku Klux Klan member, the other wearing...