Look for the Only in Canada series every week. The whirl of the rotor blades animates a flurry of snow as the helicopter lifts off. It’s foreshadowing for all the powder to come, as the chopper ...

A Canadian Forces CH-146 Griffon utility helicopter is seen in flight from Kandahar Air Field (KAF) to Arghandab district in Kandahar province on Oct. 18, 2010. (Massoud Hossaini/AFP via Getty ...