People react to entering the ice-filled water in Lake Banook during the annual polar bear swim on New Year's Day in Dartmouth, N.S., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

A person wears New Year's paraphernalia while swimming in the ice-filled water in Lake Banook during the annual polar bear swim on New Year's Day in Dartmouth, N.S., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

HALIFAX — Hundreds across Canada marked the start of the new year by gleefully plunging into frigid lake and ocean water, some for their first time. #NovaScotia
#LakeBanook #Dartmouth

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Canadians ring in 2026 with ‘invigorating’ polar plunges across the country | Globalnews.ca Hundreds across Canada marked the start of the new year by gleefully plunging into frigid lake and ocean water, some for their first time.

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Canadians ring in 2026 with ‘invigorating’ polar plunges across the country

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#LakeBanook #Dartmouth
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