Old Man Winter doled out a medley of punishment across Canada on Wednesday as freezing rain encased southern Ontario, cold and snow swept across the Prairies, and heavy snow blanketed the East Coast.

Harry Green MBE, who stepped down from being a trustee of Worcestershire Wildlife Trust last autumn after serving for 56 years, had 56 trees planted in his name.

It started with a fresh face from Switzerland named Franjo von Allmen bursting on the Olympic scene by grabbing the first of an historic three gold medals in ski racing.

Authorities say the bodies of eight backcountry skiers have been found and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California. Search and rescue crews were dispatched to ...