Canadians across country celebrate New Year's Day with polar bear
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Thousands of people across Canada shrieked, shivered and smiled their way into a new year on Monday as they took part in the long-standing tradition of Jan. 1 polar bear dips. Canadians have been marking New Year’s Day with plunges into lakes, oceans and rivers made frigid by typical January conditions since at least 1920, […]
New Years Day Polar Bear Swim
Canadians across country celebrate New Year's Day with polar bear swims
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Canadians across country celebrate New Year's Day with polar bear swims
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