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Author: Lyndsay Armstrong
Publication Date: January 1, 2026 - 16:01
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Canadians celebrate new year with polar dips in icy waters
January 1, 2026
Hundreds across Canada marked the start of the new year by gleefully plunging into frigid lake and ocean water, some for their first time.
Alejandra Lopez, who’s visiting Nova Scotia from Mexico, said she likes to do cold dips in a tub with ice water back home, but she’d never done a polar plunge.
Unpublished Newswire
Demonstrations were held in several Canadian cities on Saturday to voice support for the Iranian people as a popular uprising sweeping across Iran neared the two-week mark.Protesters in Montreal and Ottawa demanded the fall of the Islamic regime and the return of Reza Pahlavi, the son of the former Shah of Iran who has been in exile in the United States for 47 years.
January 11, 2026 - 09:47 | | The Globe and Mail
Canada and the United States say two preclearance projects that would allow more travellers to be screened well in advance of crossing the border are set to proceed this year after many months of planning.The assurances follow U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra’s comments that cast doubt on the future of arrangements currently allowing many passengers flying to American cities to be pre-cleared at Canadian airports by U.S. border officers.
January 11, 2026 - 09:46 | Jim Bronskill and Kyle Duggan | The Globe and Mail
January 11, 2026 - 08:46 | | CBC News - Canada
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