Today I was perplexed as to why a man abandoning his car on the road in Lancashire, England due to snowfall had any relevance to the 12 noon news on CBC Vancouver.

Again, this weather via transport and only “private” transport qualifies (planes and cars) befuddles me.  I wouldn’t mind if there was some pertinence to a shortage of food deliveries or fuel, but no, the news story centred on peoples inability to go shopping in a completely different timezone!