So it's that time again, when I look back at all the local, national, and international stories that made major headlines in 2014. As always, all readers are welcome to add their own to this thread.
Local:
Coldest winter in over a century, extending well into April
Pipes frozen
Sam Katz resigns after 10 years as Mayor
Bodies of Tina Fontaine and Faron Hall discovered in the river
Brian Bowan becomes mayor of Winnipeg
Rick Chrest successfully challenges incumbent Brandon Mayor Shari Decter-Hirst
Canadian Museum for Human Rights opens
Theresa Oswald leads a Cabinet coup against Selinger, stepping into the leadership race herself
Inquest into death of Brian Sinclair
CFS discovered to be housing children in care in hotel rooms
Major summer flash flooding along the Assiniboine River
National:
Jian Ghomeshi forced off the air amid accusations of sexual misconduct
Issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal woman gains prominence, Harper government rejects calls for a national inquiry
3 RCMP officers shot and killed in Moncton
Polar vortex freezes the country
Great Lakes freeze completely and begin a recovery
2 Liberal MPs suspended from Caucus amid accusations of sexual misconduct
Calgary Stampeders win the Grey Cup
October shooting on Parliament Hill
Death of former Finance Minister Jim Flaherty
Liberal governments elected and re-elected in New Brunswick and Ontario respectively
International:
Rise of ISIS
Greek government collapses
Conflict in Syria
Russian annexation of Crimea
Pietro Poroshenko becomes President of Ukraine
Brazil hosts the World Cup
Sochi hosts the 2014 winter Olympics
Elliot Rodger murders several students in Isla Vista
#YesAllWomen
MH17 goes missing
Passenger plane shot down over Ukraine
Domestic abuse scandals rock the NFL
Outrage over police brutality in the US following the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner at the hands of police
Republicans take full control of Congress in mid-term elections as Obama's popularity plummets
Keystone pipeline held up due to environmentalist protests
Entertainment world mourns the passing of Robin Williams
Failure of climate talks in Lima, Peru
[url=http://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.asp?lang=En&n=C8D88613-1]Here's Environment Canada's Top 10:[/url]
1. Canada's Long Cold Winter2. Summer Flooding in the Eastern Prairies
3. Wildfires in the West and Northwest
4. The Nightmare Before, During and After Christmas5. Summer – Hot on the Coasts, Cool in the Centre
6. Hurricane Arthur and Others
7. Airdrie to Calgary Hailer
8. Powerful December Storms on West and East Coasts
9. Angus Tornado
10. “Snowtember” in Calgary
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