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Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

Thousands of people across Canada shrieked, shivered and smiled their way into a new year on Monday as they took part in the long-standing tradition of Jan. 1 polar bear dips.

Montreal police say they've arrested a man who allegedly struck and killed two people with his car before fleeing the scene early this morning. Police spokesman Const.

OTTAWA — Detector dogs who work at Canada's border agency could play a bigger role in sniffing out deadly fentanyl and illicit firearms, suggests an internal evaluation that found room to boost enforcement measures.

MONTREAL — The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision which found that the family of a Montreal man killed by police was harmed when the province’s police watchdog issued a biased news release.

OTTAWA — A national recall has been issued for a brand of hypoallergenic infant formula over concerns it may be contaminated with a bacteria.

As one province pauses the gas tax to provide savings at the pumps, another is bringing it back. The Manitoba government says that starting Monday, motorists won't have to pay 14 cents per litre in fuel tax for the next six months.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says its natural gas utility is to stop collecting the carbon levy as of Monday from residential customers.

OTTAWA — It didn't feel like the glory days at the time, climbing onto a crowded bus and pushing into the crush of bodies, riders sweating into their wool coats and parkas.

HALIFAX — Not so long ago, the largest community in Cape Breton was best known as home to one of the most toxic waste sites in North America: the infamous Sydney tar ponds.