CALGARY -- Among the tools, cash and iPads taken from her brother's home, Deanna Thompson says the family has reclaimed the most valuable stolen item -- her mother's ashes. Read More

A major water main break in Dawson City, Yukon, flooded streets and a historic bar as temperatures plunged to -40 C amid a recent cold snap. Read More

TORONTO -- Canada looked to experience, while adding some grit, in choosing its 23-player women's hockey roster for the Milan Cortina Olympics. Read More

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- A man convicted of killing a traveling salesman during a robbery is set to become Florida's first execution of 2026 under a death warrant signed Friday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who signed off on a record 19 executions last year. Read More

Police are investigating an overnight shooting in Metro Vancouver that has sent one man to hospital after an officer stumbled across the victim while on patrol. Read More

SASKATOON -- Police in Saskatoon are investigating after a patient died Friday at the Royal University Hospital following an altercation with security. Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Washington National Opera announced Friday that it had decided to end its arrangement with the Kennedy Center in the nation's capital, though it said it was hoping for an "amicable transition." Read More

TORONTO -- Canada looked to experience, while adding some grit, in choosing its 23-player women's hockey roster for the Milan Cortina Olympics. Read More

REDCLIFF -- An Alberta man eager to spend Christmas in sunny Mexico says his vacation was spoiled after a flight attendant fat-shamed him with cracks about his weight and even patted his tummy. Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The head of the FBI's New York field office has been named co-deputy director of the bureau, replacing Dan Bongino following his recent departure, an FBI spokesperson said Friday. Read More

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling for Ottawa to approve a new heavy oil pipeline to the West Coast by the fall, saying that a United States-backed Venezuela threatens to undercut Canada in the global energy market. Read More

GATINEAU -- Madeline Schizas took a deep breath, then made her feelings unmistakably clear. Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The wife of Renee Good, the woman shot and killed in her car by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, says the couple had stopped to support their neighbors on the day of the shooting and described the mother of three as leaving a legacy of kindness. Read More

Bones and skulls visible in the back seat of a car near an abandoned cemetery on Philadelphia's outskirts led police to a basement filled with body parts, which authorities say were hoarded by a man now accused of stealing about 100 sets of human remains. Read More

TORONTO -- Canada's 23 players tasked with defending Olympic gold in women's hockey have been unveiled. Read More

TORONTO -- At least two provinces in Canada say flu activity likely peaked over the holidays, while national data shows the number of new cases remains high but stabilized by the start of the new year. Read More

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Drivers for Lyft and Uber protested self-driving Waymo taxis in San Francisco on Friday, urging state regulators to exercise greater oversight of autonomous vehicles, given recent events in which the cars killed pets and blocked traffic. Read More

CRANBROOK -- A Creston, B.C., man has received a life sentence after being convicted of two killings in which the victims were shot in the head on the same day, but whose deaths were both initially ruled to be from natural causes. Read More

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- CES 2026 offered a glimpse of a future that feels straight out of a sci-fi movie: bendable screens, paper-thin TVs and cars and gadgets that can think for themselves as they get to know you and your family's wants and needs. Read More

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) -- A shark attacked and killed an American woman along a beach in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, officials said Friday. Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "One Battle After Another,""Sinners" and "Marty Supreme" scored another pivotal nomination from the Producers Guild. Read More

A Jewish advocacy group is condemning the use of the "Palestine" label for certain ancient artifacts at the Royal Ontario Museum. Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A use-of-force review board cleared the Ohio police officer who shot and killed 21-year-old Ta'Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother who had been accused of shoplifting, according to a statement from the police department's chief released this week. Read More

OTTAWA — New backbench Liberal MP Michael Ma, who made headlines for crossing the floor from the Conservatives last month, will join Prime Minister Mark Carney on his first trip to China next week.   Read More