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Over 300 participants braved the cold weather and plunged into the St. Lawrence river on Saturday afternoon to raise money for the Special Olympics.

Canadians plunged into frigid waters from coast to coast on Monday to ring in the new year as part of the annual polar bear dip tradition.

Kelowna, while not home to the oldest polar bear dip, is usually the one that sees the most people on the shores of the lake awaiting a quick plunger.

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Thousands of cold water enjoyers gathered at English Bay for the 103rd Vancouver Polar Bear Swim. The event has been cancelled the last two years due to the pandemic.

A 78-year-old Kingston grandmother started 2023 off with a cold swim in Lake Ontario on Monday, all in support of charities raising money for African grandmothers.

The event was slated to return to its in-person format last year, but switched to a "digital dip" at the last minute amid surging COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant.

While the tradition, for many, was put on hiatus for three years due to provincial health orders, they're moving full steam ahead again this year. 

Experts expect the reduction in air pollution from the lockdown may actually save more lives this year than will be lost from COVID-19.

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HERRING COVE, N.S. - More than 150 people braved brisk winds and frigid water temperatures to plunge into the Atlantic Ocean near Halifax as part of an annual New Year's Day polar bear dip.

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OAKVILLE, Ont. - Hundreds of hardy Canadians welcomed the new year Tuesday with a splash into icy waters at Polar Bear Dip events across the country.

OAKVILLE, Ont. - Hundreds of hardy Canadians welcomed the new year Tuesday with a splash into icy waters at Polar Bear Dip events across the country.

KITIMAT, B.C. - Two Labrador retrievers took an unscheduled polar bear dip on New Years Day in Kitimat, B.C., and have some RCMP officers to thank for making it back to the warm blankets of their owners on shore.

The Saskatchewan Day long weekend is has arrived — here’s you need to know about what’s open and closed in Saskatoon on the holiday Monday.

Filmmakers brought a three-and-a-half-month-old polar bear from a Chinese theme park to Canada last year to star in a movie.

Deep below the ice, far from the playful penguins and other animals that bring tourists to Antarctica, is a cold and barren world that by all indications should be completely void of life.

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