Blizzards, blackouts, deep freezes in Canada, U.S.
- 1/23
A woman falls while slipping on ice during freezing rain on Roosevelt Island, a borough of Manhattan in New York
REUTERS - 2/23
Greg Rohde has an ice and snow encrusted beard after commuting to work at the University of Minnesota by cross-country skis along West River Parkway in the frigid -20 weather, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, in Minneapolis.
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A person walks past a snow covered bus shelter in downtown Chicago
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- 4/23
Snow plows prepare to clear slushy streets in Toronto on Monday as forecasters warn freezing rain will turn roads in much of Southern Ontario into ice paths.
Tony Smyth/CBC - 5/23
A woman shovels out after a winter storm hit St.John's. N.L., Sunday, Jan.5, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
- 6/23
Nick warms himself on a steam grate with three other homeless men by the Federal Trade Commission, just blocks from the Capitol, during frigid temperatures in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. A winter storm that swept across the Midwest this week blew through the Northeast on Friday, leaving bone-chilling cold in its wake. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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- 7/23
Srirupa Chatterjee holds her hood as she crosses a street Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in St. Louis. Heavy snow continues to fall Sunday with forecasters calling for up to a foot (30 centimeters) in eastern Missouri and parts of central Illinois followed by bitter cold. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
- 8/23
An overall view of the city after a winter storm hit St.John's. N.L., Sunday, Jan.5, 2014. Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Kathy Dunderdale says her government will be asking large consumers of energy to conserve power as the province grapples with power outages and rolling blackouts following a heavy storm.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
- 9/23
Last night's slush rain/snow mix froze solid on Monday morning, creating treacherous driving conditions. This car rolled over while driving westbound on Highway 401 past Dixon at around 6:30 a.m. The driver had minor injuries.
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- 10/23
NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the United States mutiple times showing winter weather
Reuters - 11/23
A man clears snow with snow blower in South Bronx section of New York City
Reuters - 12/23
A woman walks through a gust of blowing snow in frigid cold temperatures during winter in downtown Chicago
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- 13/23
Allan Umscheid, owner of Yards By Al in Lawrence, Kan, feels the bitter wind and catches drifting snow on his face as he runs a snow blower early Sunday morning, Jan. 5, 2014. Several inches of snow fell on the Lawrence area overnight and wind chill values are forecast to be as low as minus 25 to minus 32 Sunday night through Monday morning. (AP Photo/The Journal-World, Mike Yoder) MANDATORY CREDIT
- 14/23
Storm days can be fun for children, but a financial problem for some parents.
CBC - 15/23
School buses will not run Monday after a winter storm whipped through Windsor-Essex Sunday into early Monday morning.
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- 16/23
A woman runs from the surf as waves crash into houses on Lighthouse Road during a winter nor'easter snow storm in Scituate
Reuters - 17/23
A police vehicle drives through a flooded street during a winter nor'easter snow storm in Scituate
Reuters - 18/23
Pedestrians brave the blizzard conditions in Halifax on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. The region is in the grip of unseasonably cold temperatures with heavy snow and high winds. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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- 19/23
Crews clear runways blanketed with snow Friday at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport.
CBC - 20/23
Halifax plows out after blizzard; residents unfazed
- 21/23
Waves crash into houses on Lighthouse Road during a winter nor'easter snow storm in Scituate
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- 22/23
Handout of plane seen after it skidded off a runway after landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport
Reuters - 23/23
A man falls while slipping on ice during freezing rain on Roosevelt Island, a borough of Manhattan, New York
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Harsh winter weather has been hitting parts of Canada and the U.S.
The first Monday of 2014 brings more dangerous wind chill readings to the Prairies while other parts of Canada face a miserable mix of freezing rain, high winds and hazardous driving conditions.
Dangerous wind chills of -50 C blanketed much of Saskatchewan and Manitoba on Sunday, with similar readings expected to prevail this morning. (The Canadian Press)