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Internally displaced men, who fled a military offensive in the ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Internally displaced men, who fled a military offensive in the Swat valley region, line up to collect ice at the UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) Jalozai camp, about 140 km (87 miles) north west of Pakistan's capital Islamabad June 28, 2009. REUTERS/Ali Imam

Sealers drag a seal carcass off the ice as their boat, the Cathy ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Sealers drag a seal carcass off the ice as their boat, the Cathy Erlene, tries to make it's way out Sydney harbour, Nova Scotia, March 28, 2009. REUTERS/Paul Darrow

A seal hunter clubs a harp seal on a ice floe in the Gulf of ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:02:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A seal hunter clubs a harp seal on a ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The main seal hunt off Newfoundland and Labrador has ended for the year with only a quarter of the quota taken. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Displaced Pakistani civilians struggle for ice at the Chota ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:47:00 GMT

(AFP) - Displaced Pakistani civilians struggle for ice at the Chota Lahore camp in Swabi district in May 2009. The United States needs to help Pakistan urgently deliver aid to millions of people displaced by recent fighting who risk falling into the hands of Islamic extremists, a lawmaker and experts said. Photo:Pedro Ugarte/AFP

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor laughs at an ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor laughs at an offer of ice and pillow for her ankle from Senator David Vitter (R-LA) on Capitol Hill in Washington June 9, 2009. Sotomayor tripped at LaGuardia Airport and fractured her right ankle on Monday while on her way to Washington D.C. but officials said she would continue her full schedule. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

A masked Lebanese secret service officer shows an electronic ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - A masked Lebanese secret service officer shows an electronic transmittor hidden inside an 'IGLOO' ice cooling container found with arrested Lebanese nationals accused of spying for Israel on May 11, 2009. So far, 21 people have been charged with spying on behalf of the Jewish state and several dozen more have been detained, including an army colonel and a retired general. Photo:Joseph Barrak/AFP

Pakistani displaced civilians struggle for ice being distributed ...

(AFP) — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani displaced civilians struggle for ice being distributed at the Chota Lahore camp in Swabi district, northwest of Islamabad. Pakistan boasted a military victory in a small Taliban stronghold but struggled to provide for 1.5 million people who fled its onslaught as fears grow of a lengthening crisis. Photo:Pedro Ugarte/AFP

Skiers Cole Melin and Tasha Wood of Vernon, B.C. glide over ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:22:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Skiers Cole Melin and Tasha Wood of Vernon, B.C. glide over a icy pond on Blackcomb mountain in Whistler, B.C., Monday, May 18, 2009. Plenty of snow and spring weather conditions marked the last day of skiing on the hill for the year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

A passenger train travels along snow-covered tracks heading ...

(AFP) — Fri, 15 May 2009 10:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - A passenger train travels along snow-covered tracks heading west towards Basingstoke in Hampshire on February 3. Construction work has begun on a landmark 16-billion-pound rail line through London from west to east, 35 years after plans for the project were first mooted. Photo:Adrian Dennis/AFP

A Harp seal pup lays on an ice floe in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence ...

(AFP) — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Harp seal pup lays on an ice floe in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence near Charlottetown, Canada in 2008. Upset by the EU's decision to ban seal products, Canadian parliamentarians have proposed seal pelt uniforms for Canada's athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics, but Games organizers quickly rejected the idea Thursday. Photo:Joe Raedle/AFP

A fisherman who survived two nights in frigid temperatures on ...

(CBC) — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:10:53 GMT

(CBC) - A fisherman who survived two nights in frigid temperatures on a pan of ice off northern Newfoundland said Wednesday he repeatedly sang a church hymn while he waited for rescue.

Tensions are rising in the Northwest Territories town of Hay ...

(CBC) — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:04:44 GMT

(CBC) - Tensions are rising in the Northwest Territories town of Hay River, as the local river is expected to flood its banks after a major ice jam upstream broke Wednesday.

A number of homes in Hay River, N.W.T., were evacuated early ...

(CBC) — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:08:22 GMT

(CBC) - A number of homes in Hay River, N.W.T., were evacuated early Wednesday morning after a huge ice jam broke upstream on the local river, signalling the imminent start of spring flooding.

A row of snow-covered Pontiac autos is seen at a dealer's lot ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A row of snow-covered Pontiac autos is seen at a dealer's lot in Golden, Colorado April 27, 2009. General Motors announced on April 25 that it will phase out the 82-year old Pontiac brand by the end of 2010. GM is facing a June 1 deadline to come up with a plan to make deep reductions in debt, labor costs, dealership network and brands to return to profitability. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES BUSINESS TRANSPORT)

An undated handout photo from the Center for Northern Studies ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An undated handout photo from the Center for Northern Studies shows the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf disintegrating. REUTERS/Denis Sarrazin/Center for Northern Studies/Handout

Allowing home ice for Summerside for the eastern Canadian Junior ...

(CBC) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:18:25 GMT

(CBC) - Allowing home ice for Summerside for the eastern Canadian Junior A Hockey championship is not fair, and the games should go back to the original host in Dieppe, says the coach of the Pembroke Lumber Kings.

British explorer Pen Hadow drills to measure ice thickness during ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - British explorer Pen Hadow drills to measure ice thickness during a mission to the North Pole to gauge how fast Arctic ice sheets are melting in this undated handout photo. The explorers say they are surprised by how little permanent ice they have found so far. The three adventurers set off in early March on a 620-mile (1,000 km) trek from Canada's Arctic to the North Pole. REUTERS/Martin Hartley/Handout (CANADA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Sudden flooding from an ice jam forced 85 people from their ...

(CBC) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:29:35 GMT

(CBC) - Sudden flooding from an ice jam forced 85 people from their homes in Riverton Thursday.

Officials in Red Deer, Alta., are on flood watch after an ice ...

(CBC) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:42:34 GMT

(CBC) - Officials in Red Deer, Alta., are on flood watch after an ice jam on the city's namesake river built up over the weekend.

Several communities north of Winnipeg were inundated with Red ...

(CBC) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:27:27 GMT

(CBC) - Several communities north of Winnipeg were inundated with Red River floodwaters early Sunday, with reports of some residents in St. Andrews and St. Clements being stranded on rooftops.

Poor weather and heavy ice continue to thwart seal hunters in ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:14:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Poor weather and heavy ice continue to thwart seal hunters in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan/ file

A young family pose for a picture as excavators line the Winnipeg ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:41:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A young family pose for a picture as excavators line the Winnipeg floodway to avoid ice jams on Thursday, April 9, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

The first and highest crest of the Red River could arrive in ...

(CBC) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:52:40 GMT

(CBC) - The first and highest crest of the Red River could arrive in Winnipeg on Wednesday, forced up by ice jams.

Roland Farrell, left,and area volunteers move sandbags outside ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:02:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Roland Farrell, left,and area volunteers move sandbags outside a south Winnipeg home last Sunday. Winnipeggers along the Red River are preparing for the possibility of flooding if ice jams force the water to rise above expected levels. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

The weather and the ice are two things flood fighters can't ...

(CBC) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:10:25 GMT

(CBC) - The weather and the ice are two things flood fighters can't completely control but the city of Winnipeg is doing whatever it can to take care of at least one of those things. A number of sites within the city are being targeted with big machinery to break up ice jams.

Caledonia RCMP are having trouble identifying the body of an ...

(CBC) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:54:05 GMT

(CBC) - Caledonia RCMP are having trouble identifying the body of an infant boy who was found Saturday in a snowbank in the Moncton area.

New Brunswick police are asking the public for help after the ...

(CBC) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:42:23 GMT

(CBC) - New Brunswick police are asking the public for help after the body of an infant boy was found Saturday in a snowbank in the Moncton area.