Новости за 25.12.2018

A man, woman and teenage boy are dead following a head-on collision on Highway 10 early Christmas Day west of Melville, Sask.

An eight-year-old boy from Guatemala died in government custody early Tuesday, said U.S. immigration authorities, marking the second death of a migrant child in detention this month.

An updated schedule from BC Hydro says it will take until New Years Eve to restore power to some residents affected by a powerful windstorm.

BC Hydro customers who live on the islands are still feeling the effects of a windstorm that swept through the region last Thursday, knocking down power lines.

While taking Christmas Eve calls from children, U.S. President Donald Trump asked a seven-year-old named Coleman, "Are you still a believer in Santa?" Trump listened for a moment before adding, "Because at seven, it's marginal, right?"

Queen Elizabeth says in her Christmas message that peace and goodwill need to be heeded as much as ever, and people should respect each other even when they harbour deeply held differences.

A woman led police on a multi-kilometre, hours-long vehicle chase before she was shot and killed by an officer early Christmas morning, the Calgary Police Service said in an afternoon statement.

Indonesian rescuers on Tuesday used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the devastated west coast of Java hit by a tsunami that killed at least 429 people, warning more victims are expected to be uncovered as the search expands.

Many Canadian children are spending the holidays battling the flu and other respiratory illnesses — and an early start to the flu season might be partly to blame, public health officials say. Doctors say it's not too late to get the flu shot, which they expect to be more effective than last year.

So, you got a new Google Home or Amazon Alexa smart speaker for Christmas, now what? Well, one of the first things you'll want to do is set it up to play the latest CBC newscasts from across the country. Here's how to do that, step by step.

The world's most expensive drug, one woman's escape from the notorious NXIVM organization and a rare surgery that gave a Quebec man a new face are some of this year's most-read longform stories on CBC News. If you missed them the first time around, here's your chance to dive in.

Academics and entrepreneurs believe Canadian technology developed to help feed future astronauts could be adapted for building large scale vertical farms in Canada's North. Advances in LEDs make these operations a possible cost effective solution to provide fresh local produce.

Starting Jan. 14, Canada Post says the cost for an individual stamp on a letter sent within Canada will be $1.05, instead of a loonie. Other increases for mail within the country range between a dime and 35 cents depending on the size of the letter.

Pope Francis urged Christians to avoid greed, gluttony and materialism of Christmas in his homily of the Christmas Eve mass on Monday. Instead he insisted on its message of simplicity, charity and love.

Kevin Spacey is scheduled to be arraigned next month on allegations he sexually assaulted the teenage son of a Boston television anchor in a restaurant, a Massachusetts prosecutor said Monday.