Watch as this mother polar bear teaches her cubs the skills needed to survive in the wild. The cubs can be seen swimming ...

One of Vancouver's favourite New Year's Day traditions — the annual Polar Bear Swim — was celebrated by thousands again on Wednesday, in an event that has now spread across the world.

The annual Polar Bear Swim drew hundreds, as usual, for the bracing, rejuvenating dip into the sea at Cabrillo Beach. The tradition goes back more than 70 years and includes the ceremonial ...

A growing body of research verifies that cold water plunges do provide benefits, particularly for mood and cognitive ...

Then they realize the band isn’t playing yet. Someone missed the fine print in the City of Vancouver’s Polar Bear Swim messaging, which said the event ran from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., but in ...

Temperatures hovered around 7 C when the city’s official 105th annual polar bear swim kicked off at noon. The event runs for about four hours and includes a more than 90-metre swimming race.

Polar bear dip at Willows Beach The Lido Club, a Victoria-based ocean cold water swimming club, is hosting a polar bear dip at noon at Willows Beach in Oak Bay. Club members will be at the beach ...