Year in Review 2013: Environment Canada's top 10 weather stories
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People flock to Kitsilano Beach Park, Vancouver, B.C., July 7, 2013, to socialize and soak up the sun
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N.S. fishermen still missing
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Part of Edmonton's winter strategy is to seriously consider pilot projects that heat downtown streets and sidewalks.
CBC - 4/9
Bracebridge, Ont., faced high floodwaters last weekend along with much of Ontario cottage country.
Submitted by Gillian McCrostie - 5/9
A resident clears his sidewalk in Dartmouth, N.S. on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013.
THE CANADIAN PRESS - 6/9
This handout photo provided by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Arctic sea ice earlier this year. Scientists spent three weeks in the region analyzing conditions, as recent reductions in sea ice extent in the autumn months impacts weather patterns regionally and perhaps farther afield. The Arctic took a bit of a break from its rapid melting this year. But a federal Arctic report card says global warming is still massively altering the top of the world, reducing the number of reindeer, shrinking snow and ice and yet increasing certain fish and the growing season. (AP Photo/NOAA)
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Farmers drive combines harvesting canola while harvesting on Barry Lang's farm near Beiseker
REUTERS - 8/9
Why Toronto Was Drenched by Record Rainfall
Christiano Yoonga | @sukminc - 9/9
A flooded Calgary Stampede stadium is seen from a aerial view in Calgary Saturday, June 22, 2013. Environment Canada says floods were big newsmakers in Canada in 2013, and June's record flooding in Calgary and southern Alberta leads its Top 10 weather stories of the year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Environment Canada ranked the country's weather stories by looking at the degree to which Canada and Canadians were impacted, the extent of the area affected, economic effects and the event's longevity as a big story. Here are the top picks of the year. (The Canadian Press)