REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Extreme cold and bitter winds are pushing in from the Arctic through Yukon, the Northwest Territories, B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan, bringing wind chill that feels as low as -55 in some regions.

The warnings of “the first arctic intrusion of the year” from Environment Canada cover parts of the territories and Saskatchewan, much of central and northern British Columbia and all of Alberta.

The forecaster says the arctic air mass has settled over Yukon and the Northwest Territories with

This kangaroo’s short vacation was a “hopportunity” of a lifetime.

Southwestern Ontario residents were shocked to come across a kangaroo standing on the roadway in Chatham-Kent that police said made a daring escape from the local aviaries and “went on a short-lived adventure” on Tuesday.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on Douglas Line, urging citizens “not to approach if located.”

A spokesperson with Chatham-Kent police later playfully confirmed that members of the public “were not hallucinating if they spotted a

Former U.N. Ambassador and Florida Gov. faced off in the first one-on-one debate of the 2024 election cycle, while former President held a town hall at the same time.

The competing Wednesday night events in Iowa come just five days before the state’s leadoff presidential caucuses and as the candidates are issuing last-minute appeals to voters to turn out for the Jan. 15 contest, which could be the ever.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who didn

NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig and Martin Scorsese have been nominated by the for its top award.

The nominations to the 76th DGA Awards, which followed earlier Wednesday, went as expected. The other two nominees for the guild’s top award, for outstanding directorial achievement, are Alexander Payne for “The Holdovers” and Yorgos Lanthimos for “Poor Things.”

Nolan’s nomination, for “Oppenheimer,” is his fifth DGA nod though he’s never won before.

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A judge postponed the trial of a man accused of in suburban Chicago in 2022 after his lawyer on Wednesday asked for more time to review evidence. The trial had been slated to begin next month, and a new date has not been set.

Robert Crimo III, 23, is charged with , 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery for , Illinois. Dozens of people, were injured.

Authorities have said Crimo confessed to police

NEW YORK (AP) — on Wednesday sought dismissal of charges, including bribery, as his lawyers told a judge that New York federal prosecutors are making claims that are “outrageously false” and “distort reality.”

The New Jersey Democrat and his wife pleaded not guilty after they were with accepting bribes of gold bars, cash and a luxury car in return for help from the senator that would benefit three New Jersey businessmen, who were also arrested and pleaded not guilty.

The indictment has since been with charges alleging that

ATLANTA (AP) — A man who was being held at the in Atlanta died Wednesday at a hospital after he was found unresponsive in his cell, authorities said.

A jail officer doing a security round found Michael Anthony Holland, 36, in his cell early Wednesday, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Jail staff attempted unsuccessfully to revive Holland, who was pronounced dead at Grady Memorial Hospital.

Atlanta police will investigate the death, and the county medical examiner’s office will do an autopsy

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s small Citizen’s Movement party on Wednesday nominated a youthful, little-known congressman to run for president in the June 2 election campaign that has been dominated by two women.

The party announced that its candidate will be Rep. Jorge Álvarez Máynez, 38, who takes up the mantle from a Citizen’s Movement candidate who dropped out in December. He will face front-runner Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling Morena party, and opposition coalition candidate Xochitl

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some 20 million people have signed up for health insurance this year through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, a record-breaking figure.

President Joe Biden will likely proclaim those results regularly on the campaign trail for months to come as former President Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner, vows to dismantle the Obama-era program.

The Biden administration announced Wednesday morning that 20 million have enrolled for coverage on the marketplace, days before the open enrollment period is set to close on Jan.