The Esquimalt levée and polar bear swims around Vancouver Island are among many ways to celebrate this New Year’s Day.

The organizer of the 2026 polar bear dip literally took the plunge on Dec. 22 to promote the upcoming event. When The ...

CBC reporter Troy Charles was among thousands to take the plunge into the frigid waters of Vancouver's English Bay Beach on New Year's Day, in a tradition that was born in the city over 100 years ago.

Most mornings, the Blue Boobies arrive in waves at the Albany Beach parking lot. Some days, they start as early as 6 a.m., appearing in the dark, attaching themselves to lit buoys and venturing out, ...

The 40 th -annual “Polar Bear Swim” took place at Lakeside Park in Jacksonport, Door County, on Thursday morning. On the ...

For the last 40 years, you could find — and even join — JR Jarosh during his annual New Year’s Day rite: swimming in the ...

At the second annual Polar Bear Swim, make it a quick dip or take a deeper dive into the Pacific Ocean for the 300-yard buoy swim. Once you have taken the plunge, warm up in the heated Annenberg ...

One hundred and six years of tradition have made Vancouver’s Polar Bear Swim in English Bay one of the city’s most popular ...

A White Rock, B.C., councillor who uses a wheelchair has arranged for the community's popular New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim to be more accessible.