Fell off the back of an iceberg: stuffed 500lb polar bear stolen in Canada heist

Thieves haul off taxidermy animal from resort hotel in northern Alberta that had previously lost two stuffed raccoons

As temperatures in western Canada recently plunged to -30C (-22F), most residents retreated indoors to wait out the blistering cold snap. But one group of thieves saw opportunity.

On one of the coldest nights of the winter, they gained access to a hotel north of Edmonton, where security patrols had been cancelled because of the weather.