As 2024 arrives, there will be some New Year's Day closures in London, Ont. 980 CFPL has compiled a list of what will be open and closed on Jan. 1, 2024.

Your guide to what stores, services and activities are open on New Year's Day, 2024.

According to ICBC, 21 per cent of fatal crashes in the B.C. involve impaired driving. Each year, those crashes claim the lives of around 60 people.

Wildlife and climate change experts are concerned after the sighting of two newborn goslings in London, Ont., at the end of December. One wildlife rehabilitation director said he’s been seeing a lot of strange wildlife behaviour in the last few months and fears it's not a good sign for the planet.

Many businesses and services in the Halifax area will be operating on reduced hours Sunday for New Year's Eve, and most will be closed on New Year's Day.

British Columbia is home to thousands of news stories every year. Here are some of the more interesting stories that took place in 2023.

Approximately 600 rides were completed last year in Winnipeg by Operation Red Nose, which aims to prevent impaired driving by residents.

After authorities shot 17 black bears last year in Nelson, B.C., Katie Graves co-founded The Ursa Project Society to educate locals about how simple steps could keep the large mammals alive. A year later, the number of bears killed: zero.

In a year-end interview with Paul Brothers, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston discusses two of the biggest issues facing the province: health care and housing.

Four teenagers have been charged in connection with the stabbing death of a man in Winnipeg, and two other teens are still at large, police say.

According to The Retail Council of Canada, 32 per cent of shoppers were waiting for Boxing Day to make a big purchase.

Between increasing stock prices, shrinking the product size, or offering less quantity — swapping ingredients is another way for companies to manage costs.

It was the king's second Christmas speech since he ascended the throne after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died in September 2022, but the first since his coronation in May.

A slew of foodborne illnesses this year may have Canadians wondering how long their holiday leftovers can stay in the fridge. Here's what to know.

From an orca and a deer swimming together to stowaway cats to hero pigs, there were no shortage of animal stories that delighted B.C. readers this year.

Known as the Cold Moon and the Long Night Moon, a lunar rarity will appear near sunset on Dec. 25, 26 and 27, with peak illumination occurring on Boxing Day.

A trial date has been set for early 2025 to sort out whether Alberta is liable for billions in compensation due to policy changes for coal development in the province.

The City of Guelph addressed some challenges like housing and homelessness in 2023 and Mayor Cam Guthrie will continue to focus on these same issues next year.

Two people have died after a fire in a six-unit building at the corner of McDermot Avenue and Juno Street on Thursday.

 A Calgary carbon capture company has signed a first-of-its-kind carbon offtake agreement with the federal government.

An average household will pay $47.04 more in property taxes in 2024, the township says.

Canada's population grew by more than 430,000 during the third quarter, marking the fastest pace of population growth in any quarter since 1957.

Mysterious messages started appearing in Paula Toledo's inbox on Dec. 8, telling her to brace for an onslaught of people trying to get in touch with her. The messages said internet sleuths had been trying to track down a song she recorded some two decades ago. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security and intelligence adviser Jody Thomas is retiring after a tumultuous few years that saw her respond to the convoy protests in Ottawa, allegations of foreign interference and war.

An anxious electorate, a new look and a bite out of Liberal polling numbers have all boosted the profile of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who was picked by editors across the country as the Canadian Press 2023 Newsmaker of the Year.

The ribbon cutting ceremony via pickup truck involving the premier, mayor and transportation minister was decades in the making.

Researcher Digvir Jayas and his team stored three varieties of hard durum and spring wheat for five weeks at 17 per cent moisture content and monitored for spoilage.

Consumer rights advocates warn that confidentiality agreements amount to a power play by airlines to avoid setting legal precedents or letting word of payouts spread.

In the closing days of the trial, lawyer Kevin McCullough filed an affidavit describing more than a dozen messages he received, some with graphically violent threats.

Two national security sources said the alleged plot was believed to be religiously motivated and targeted against the Jewish community.

A Hamilton mom says she'll be undertaking some home renovations and will share with her kids following a big win from a mid-October Lottario draw.

It was just supposed to be a pause, a breather for an overburdened regulator and concerned public to catch up with an industry growing beyond expectations.

The Louis Riel School Division sent out a letter to parents updating them on the situation and the ongoing investigation.

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to eight years for causing the 2018 crash that killed 16 people and injured 13 others.

Correctional Service Canada said an inmate was reported to have died at Stony Mountain Institution. An investigation is underway.

Filmmaker Frances-Anne Solomon highlights over 200 years of “important, joyful, connected Black communities” in “Claiming Space” the eighth episode of the CBC docuseries Black Life: Untold Stories.

The sister of a man who died while serving time at Her Majesty's Penitentiary is imploring Newfoundland and Labrador's justice minister to "step up to the plate" to investigate Seamus Flynn's death. 

A member of the Kelowna Rockets had a life-changing moment while on the road with his team this week, far from the ice.

Members of faith groups from across Metro Vancouver came together at an event on Sunday to call for peace and an end to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

A Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission report looked into how stakeholders perceived a police practice known as street checks.

Locals say the province should do more to help people affected by grizzly co-existence and find ways to remove stumbling blocks if it wants to see more bears on the landscape.

Joshua House, an addiction treatment centre in Chilliwack, is facing a $70,000 hole in its budget as inflation eats into the recovery home's funds.

The Crossroad Family Resource Centre in Gander, N.L., is bridging a generational gap with its Little Gems program — where babies visit seniors a few times a week. As the CBC’s Troy Turner reports, this visit at Oram’s care home saw lots of laughter, quick-crawling babies, and most of all, connection between young and old.

The motion was adopted following an electronic vote at the National Assembly, with 75 votes in favour, 27 against and no abstentions.

At this week's Kingston Impact Basketball Academy, kids trained with players from the Queen's Gaels, nurturing talent and fostering community sports growth in the city.

From an encampment in Halifax to ice dance in Beijing, here are some of the best Canadian images of the past week.

A First Nation in Nova Scotia has collaborated with a celebrity chef to create meal kits for band members that feature meat from nuisance deer shot by crossbow hunters.

A day after the Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady, a senior official says immigration has put pressure on housing prices feeding into inflation.

The head of Canada's biggest grocery chain says the looming implementation of the grocery code of conduct would lead to higher prices for consumers, not lower ones.

RCMP officers make arrests following an attempt to stop a vehicle in Dauphin. It then began to drive erratically toward Highway 10.

It's election day for the Assembly of First Nations, where chiefs in the assembly or their proxies will decide who's best suited to lead the organization.

A proposed bike lane in Saskatoon along Avenue C North raised some concerns with business owners in the area.

December 6, marks the 34th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre when 14 women at the engineering school were killed by a gunman in an anti-feminist attack.

In response to an inquiry about CRA call centre wait times from a Conservative MP, the auditor general says she will update her 2017 report on the matter.

Canada's financial intelligence agency has levied a $7.4-million penalty against the Royal Bank of Canada for non-compliance with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing measures.

B.C. educators and parents say they're increasingly aware of just how much spaces on the Internet have come to dominate the most intimate part of young people's lives.

Deadpool star, and seemingly perpetual good guy, Ryan Reynolds is lending his likeness to a new fundraising campaign ad for Toronto hospital SickKids, showcasing the chaos that follows many children around.

RCMP officer Michael Wheeler has been convicted of two firearm crimes, including careless use of a firearm and pointing a firearm at a person.

Qalipu First Nation has selected western vice-chief Jenny Brake to take over the top job on an acting basis after the resignation of longtime chief Brendan Mitchell.

Public-sector union officials have raised the possibility of illegal strikes by their members over a Higgs government bill that would force them into a new pension plan.

Police said first responders arrived at the crash scene near the town of Berwick at about 8:25 p.m. The driver, a 33-year-old local man, was the only occupant of the vehicle.

Although Tama Fost is a Newfoundlander, and a Labradorian too, she is also the first generation of her Inuit family lineage to have been born and raised in a city. She explores what being an urban Inuk and honouring tradition means to her.

Canadian freestyle skier Marion Thénault opened the aerials season with a convincing victory, scoring a personal-best 99.05 on her second and final jump Sunday in Ruka, Finland. Danielle Scott of Australia, who led after the first run, captured silver in the field of 12 (88.83).

The reclassification of pentl'ach and its addition to B.C.'s official list of First Nations languages, was the result of linguistic and administrative work by the Qualicum First Nation, with support from the First Peoples' Cultural Council. 

The Kelowna Rockets posted their first shutout win of the season Friday in Langley while in Penticton, the Vees blanked the visiting Spruce Kings.

A crash between a truck and a train in Langley, B.C., sent one person to hospital and closed Glover Road and 216 Street for hours early Saturday.

The county announced that it has received $257,640.40 from the estate of Jon Gregg Murray.

Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez says the ferry that operates between Digby, N.S., and Saint John, N.B., will not be moved to another route next year.

A one-time coach of the Regina Pats has been found guilty on both counts.

A hunter has been charged in connection with a bear carcass found earlier this month near Klukshu, Yukon, and some local residents believe the animal was a beloved grizzly known locally as 'the mayor of Klukshu.'