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The temperate weather and tax credits has made Vancouver a popular place to film Hallmark Christmas movies.

In Canada’s northernmost big city, Edmonton officials are trying to get people out to enjoy the weather with a winter strategy that includes festive events and clearing snow off cycling trails.

The restaurant industry is seeing a critical shortage of workers due to shifting demographics and higher cost of living, something that is even more apparent during the busy holiday season.

Turkish athlete Enes Kanter, a centre for the Boston Celtics, says he’s thankful for receiving clearance from the Canadian government to enter the country for a Christmas Day game. A decision that surprised Turkish officials. Kanter hasn't travelled outside the U.S. in years for fear of reprisal due to his criticisms of Turkey's government.

Pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong continued as masked protesters gathered in shopping malls on Christmas day. Police fired tear gas to disperse bystanders.

Some notable members of the Royal Family didn’t take part in the annual Christmas Day church service, including Prince Philip who was recently released from the hospital. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are spending the holidays in Canada.

CBC Washington reporters Paul Hunter and Lyndsay Duncombe talk about what it's like to cover the Trump impeachment saga.

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The students at M.J. Coldwell Elementary School in Regina took part in a holiday card-writing campaign Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation, which declared a state of crisis after a 10-year-old girl took her own life.

The company that makes Chicken Bones, a popular Christmas candy in the Maritimes, teamed up with a New Brunswick distillery to make Chicken Bones Liqueur. The drink has become one of the most sought after gifts this holiday season.

Extreme fall weather has caused Manitoba’s Red River to freeze unevenly, making much of it unsafe to skate on.

Five years after the sharing of intimate images or videos without consent became a crime in Canada, police forces have received more than 5,000 complaints.

A Canadian geologist will remain jailed in Dubai on fraud charges after authorities say his lawyer failed to appeal more than 60 charges against him. André Gauthier was picked up in December 2015 after he alerted authorities in the United Arab Emirates to irregular dealings in a gold-trading company.

Trump jokes about possibly getting a “beautiful vase” from North Korea, instead of a missile test, after a North Korean official said earlier this month that it’s “up to the U.S. what Christmas gift it will select to get.”

In clips released ahead of her annual Christmas message, Queen Elizabeth acknowledges a “bumpy” year for both her family and country.

CBC parliamentary reporters David Cochrane and Salimah Shivji talk about reporting from the campaign trail during the 2019 federal election.

Roxine Williams describes what she saw when her husband of 44 years, Jim Williams, was shot dead at a Walmart in Red Deer Friday night in front of the couple’s car. Police are calling the incident a botched robbery and have arrested an 18-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman.

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenberg has been forced out by the board of directors after a year of scrutiny following two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jets.

A group of dedicated church bell ringers keep the centuries old tradition of change ringing alive in Canada.

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In solidarity with the demonstrations in Hong Kong, a group in Vancouver is colour coding local businesses in order to identify and boycott Pro-China business owners and support those who are Pro-Protest.

More than 1,100 pedestrians have been hit by motor vehicles in Toronto this year and more than 30 have been killed. Police and city officials set out to reduce pedestrian deaths in 2020 with Vision Zero program.

Workers at the Co-op Refinery in Regina have been picketing since they were locked out earlier this month after a dispute involving pensions. The company says workers are blocking vehicles and have started to use helicopters to transport replacement workers and supplies over the picket line.