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Heavy snow in Japan leaves 17 dead, dozens injured

Heavy snow in Japan leaves 17 dead, dozens injured

TOKYO (AP) — Heavy snow in large swaths of Japan has killed 17 and injured more than 90 people and left hundreds of homes without power, disaster management officials said Monday.
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Frigid monster storm across US claims at least 34 lives

Frigid monster storm across US claims at least 34 lives

BUFFALO, N.Y.
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Boil water order issued in Mississippi capital amid freeze

Boil water order issued in Mississippi capital amid freeze

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — City officials in Jackson, Mississippi, on Christmas Day announced that residents must now boil their drinking water due to water lines bursting in the frigid temperatures.
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Small earthquake hits Quebec's Charlevoix region early Sunday morning

Small earthquake hits Quebec's Charlevoix region early Sunday morning

MONTREAL — Earthquakes Canada confirmed that a 3.1 magnitude earthquake was felt in Quebec’s Charlevoix region this morning. The federal agency reports that the small earthquake occurred at 4:51 a.m.
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Dolphins delight with return to B.C. waters, but some see 'invasive species'

Dolphins delight with return to B.C. waters, but some see 'invasive species'

After 100 years of absence, large numbers of Pacific white-sided dolphins are back in the northern part of British Columbia's Salish Sea.
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Storms, extreme weather shut down power and strand holiday travellers across Canada

Storms, extreme weather shut down power and strand holiday travellers across Canada

Ferocious winter weather grounded flights and stranded nine Via Rail trains between Ontario and Quebec on Saturday as snow, freezing rain, high winds and rain hammered much of the country and plunged Christmas Eve and Day travel plans into chaos.
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18 die as monster storm brings rain, snow, cold across US

18 die as monster storm brings rain, snow, cold across US

BUFFALO, N.Y.
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Paradox between warming climate and intense snowstorms, say scientists

Paradox between warming climate and intense snowstorms, say scientists

FREDERICTON — There is a complex, counterintuitive relationship between rising global temperatures and the likelihood of increasingly intense snowstorms across Canada.
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Quake lightly felt in Haida Gwaii, Masset, Port Clements, and Skidegate

A minor earthquake rattled British Columbia early Saturday morning. Earthquakes Canada reported the 4.7 magnitude quake struck at 1 a.m. PST at a depth of 10 km. The epicentre was 38 km east-southeast of Masset, B.C.
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Massive winter storm brings rolling blackouts, power outages

Massive winter storm brings rolling blackouts, power outages

MISSION, Kan.
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