Bitter Cold,No Power After Ice Storm in US, Canada

Utility crews from Maine to Michigan and into Canada worked to restore power to more than half a million homes that were left in the dark by last weekend's ice storm, which has been linked to 27 deaths.

Twenty-seven deaths have been blamed on the storm and cold, with 17 in the USA and 10 in Canada.

In the United States, the death toll from the storm reached at least 17 on Christmas day, from traffic accidents and carbon monoxide fatalities.Hundreds of thousands of people from Michigan to Maine remained without power on a bitter cold Monday Dec 23,2013 after an ice storm blasted its way across the country dumping 2 inches of ice in some places.
More than 200,000 power customers in Michigan alone remained without power Monday morning. Consumers Energy spokesman Dan Bishop said some customers could be without power on Christmas Day or longer. The current outages are down from nearly 400,000 customers who were without power after the storms hit
In Canada, 10 people were reported dead, 7 were the result of carbon monoxide poisoning from people using generators or barbecues to stay warm after losing power and heat. 

The ice storm last weekend was one of the worst to hit during a Christmas week, and repair crews were working around the clock to restore service