Ferries have been cancelled between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island as a windstorm slams into southwest B.C. on Christmas Day.

Calgary-based Sun Cycle Farms conducted a pilot project that grazed cattle inside a grid-connected solar farm in southern Alberta in an attempt to prove that livestock production and renewable energy can successfully co-exist.

King Charles used his annual Christmas message to hail the selflessness of those who have cared for him and the Princess of Wales this year as both were receiving cancer treatments.

The Professional Women’s Hockey League played a first season and started a second, the Northern Super League fired its engines for an all-Canadian women’s soccer launch, and the WNBA announced its arrival in Canada. Women’s professional sports in Canada reached a critical mass in 2024.

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” plaguing the world, from the Middle East to Ukraine, Africa to Asia.

Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 had flown hundreds of miles off its scheduled route from Azerbaijan to Russia to crash on the opposite shore of the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan. A Kazakh official said 38 people had been killed, while 29 survived the crash.

Swiss chocolate giant Lindt is in a sticky trademark dispute with a Canadian chocolate shop.

Digital cameras have become trendy among Gen Z photographers. Some say the renewed popularity is part of a countercultural practice.

Russia launched a massive missile and drone barrage targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Wednesday, striking a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to take shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning.

Manitoba’s premier is open to the legislative chamber hearing a rotation of different prayers reflective of various faith traditions so more people can see themselves and their religious practices represented.

Linda Trinh knows what it’s like to live through hard times. Her family struggled when they moved from Vietnam to Canada. So, when the doorbell rang and strangers came with a Christmas hamper, it showed her the meaning of kindness, human connection and seeing past differences.

Imax, the Canadian-founded theatre company, is slowly taking over the cinema world and becoming synonymous with big-budget blockbuster movies. Experts say that will change not only the movie-going experience, but also what films get made.