Record-breaking Storm Uri blankets 73% of America in snow, kills 23 and leaves 3.5m freezing Texans STILL without power: Governor scrambles for answers as he admits it could take DAYS for electricity to be restored in energy-rich Lone Star State
The record-breaking cold weather claimed more lives Tuesday, including four relatives who perished while using a fireplace to stay warm and a woman and a girl who died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
In Harris County, Texas officials reported more than 300 carbon monoxide poisoning cases
In Galveston, the medical examiner s office requested a refrigerated truck to expand body storage
The power breakdown sparked growing outrage and demands for answers over how Texas failed such a massive test of a major point of state pride: energy independence
The bar at Parkdale pinball arcade Cabin Fever has sat empty for most of 2020. Photo supplied by Robyn Harrison
Their regulars took on an October sleet storm to drink sidewalk beers and booked slots to play solo pinball among plastic dividers in the limited weeks of 2020 when the niche bars of Parkdale could offer some modified version of their typical social interaction.
But for much of the year, bar owners with loyal customers who felt more like family saw sales slow to a trickle.
They still had to pay liability insurance to maintain legal standing, though, and, in fact, discovered they’d be paying much more for the privilege of abiding by provincial law while dealing with less of the usual risks.