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Thousands of demonstrators braved frigid temperatures on Saturday as they marched through downtown Montreal urging the United States and other countries to do more to curb global warming. The protesters converged on a square outside the Montreal conference centre, where delegates from 189 countries are meeting at a UN conference on climate change from Nov. 28-Dec. 9. They're formerly implementing the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and trying to plan for its successor. Police said about 7,000 people – some dressed as polar bears or sporting other elaborate costumes – took part in the rally. It was one...

MONTREAL — Many Canadians go to their local outdoor hockey rink to skate and live the dream of scoring that winning Stanley Cup goal. But this quintessential slice of Canadian life in wintertime is slowly melting away because of global warming, says a collection of young environmentalists. ‘‘A bunch of us are fairly avid hockey fans and hockey players and we noticed that we were waiting longer and longer every year to play, and then we started phoning rink operators and were told the same story,’’ said Mike Hudema of Global Exchange. Hudema, a 28-year-old from Edmonton, Alta., said the...