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The chief of a northern Manitoba First Nation fears for his community’s safety amid a critical nursing shortage at nursing stations across the province over the holidays.

Pope Francis on Saturday led the world's Catholics into Christmas, saying in an apparent reference to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts that the level of greed and hunger for power was such that some wanted to "consume even their neighbours."

Dozens of people spent the night in a Walmart store in Chatham-Kent, in southwestern Ontario, and a family of three is spending Christmas Eve in a Fort Erie, Ont., store due to a winter storm.

Dozens of people spent the night in a Walmart store in Chatham-Kent, located in southwestern Ontario, on Friday as a punishing winter blizzard closed the roads around them. At least one person who was stranded says the staff made it as comfortable as possible.

The family of a woman police allege was the victim of an accused serial killer in Winnipeg say they're not being adequately involved in planning around a potential search of a landfill for their loved one's remains.

Family members of Brazilian soccer great Pele are gathering at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo where the 82-year-old global icon has been since the end of November.

The Taliban government on Saturday ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to suspend employing women, allegedly because some female employees didn't wear the Islamic headscarf correctly.

In his annual Christmas address, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls 2022 "a challenging year" and asks Canadians to remember "how fortunate we are to live in a country of peace."

Russian shells pummelled the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 55 in the city that Moscow's troops were forced to abandon last month.

Russian shells pummelled the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Saturday, killing seven people and injuring 58 more in the city that Moscow's forces were forced to abandon last month.

Many people across Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and the Maritimes start their Christmas Eve without power, while more freezing weather is on the way for much of the country.

Parts of Ontario declare states of emergency as dangerous conditions leave travellers stranded on highways and trains. Across several provinces, hundreds of thousands of Canadians face a Christmas Eve without power.

Many people across Ontario, Quebec, B.C. and the Maritimes start their Christmas Eve without power, while more freezing weather is on the way for much of the country.

Parts of Ontario declare states of emergency as dangerous conditions leave travellers stranded on highways and trains. Across several provinces, hundreds of thousands of Canadians face a Christmas Eve without power.

Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups demonstrated Saturday in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish cultural centre in an attack that prosecutors say was racially motivated.

A teenager was killed during a shooting at the Mall of America on Friday that sent frightened customers at the country's largest shopping centre racing into a lockdown just before the holiday weekend, police said.

Earlier this year, Japan's government issued its first-ever power supply warning to stave off widespread blackouts. And there’s concern about it again this winter.

A veteran is urging the federal government to extend the deadline to apply for compensation for military personnel who drank contaminated water coming from a Canadian forces base.

After 19 years in Canada, Nike Okafor was nearly ripped from her Canadian husband and family after a surprise deportation order threatened to upend her life entirely.  Now her nightmare is over. 

After 19 years in Canada, Nike Okafor was nearly ripped from her Canadian husband and family after a surprise deportation order threatened to upend her life entirely.  Now her nightmare is over. 

When Jennifer Burgess was diagnosed with autism at 59, she finally understood why it had been so hard to figure out and follow the rules as a child.

From the federal government’s historic and hotly debated decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to Russia’s war on Ukraine and the economic angst that followed — so much happened in 2022, it can be hard to keep track. But how many headlines do you remember from the past 12 months?

From Christmas pepperpot, to Hanukkah latkes and Chinese New Year dumplings, eating and making holiday foods with loved ones is a way to express love, honour family traditions and create lasting memories. Here are five stories of diverse holiday food traditions.

This year's TV offerings were a mix of very big budgets, long runtimes and a list of whodunits that rattled the internet.

This year's TV offerings were a mix of very big budgets, long runtimes and a list of whodunits that rattled the internet.

On Christmas Day 2016, four people wearing flesh-toned masks and winter clothing stole nearly half a million dollars from five bank machines in Langley, B.C. It's a crime that still hasn't resulted in charges, or even public disclosure — until now.

Students doing graduate-level research say Canada risks losing its future scientists to other countries because the dollar amounts of annual grants have remained stagnant for nearly 20 years.

Although the federal government has promised it's not going after hunting rifles or shotguns, some are warning that any further restrictions on semi-automatic weapons will cause hunters from abroad who typically bring their own firearms into the country to reconsider their trips.

Many travellers faced cancelled flights at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) this week due to severe weather conditions — including one fuzzy passenger.

Human rights activists say the need to identify and publicize the names of thousands of protesters detained in Iran is urgent and that the attention and public pressure on Iranian authorities will help save the lives of many who are voiceless.

Dec. 23, 2022 | Winter weather wallops a vast swatch of the country, leaving Canadians scrambling ahead of the holidays.

A Los Angeles jury on Friday found rapper Tory Lanez guilty of three felonies in the 2020 shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion that left her wounded with bullet fragments in her feet.

Helen Naslund, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the killing of her abusive husband of 27 years, has been allowed unescorted absences from prison and, once she is eligible early next year, day parole.