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Taylor Swift was up. Elon Musk was in, out, in and maybe out again. Tom Cruise was back. BTS stepped aside, and so did Serena Williams, and Tom Brady too — oops, scratch that. But the slap? The slap was everywhere.

TORONTO — One of the most cherished modern traditions of the December holiday break is the opportunity to gather with those closest to you...and binge-watch television.

Environment Canada is expecting flooding in low areas across Metro Vancouver.

The cousin of one of the victims of the Christmas Eve bus crash in British Columbia says the new arrival from Punjab, India, leaves behind a wife and two young children.

EDMONTON — An Alberta-born mother of four whose "Company's Coming" cookbooks have become ingredient-stained fixtures on kitchen shelves around the world has died at age 95. A statement from her family says Jean Paré died Christmas Eve in Edmonton.

CALGARY — Canadian oil and gas companies are expected to increase spending in 2023, but analysts say it will be another year of modest growth and not a return to boom times.

Utility crews in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick are still working to restore electricity to thousands of people who have been in the dark for days after last week's fierce winter storms knocked out their power.

Snow fun!❄️

Christmas markets are a quintessential holiday tradition in Europe. Nearly every city, regardless of size, likely has at least one open-air bazaar that pops up sometime between mid-November and early December to sell holiday tchotchkes and treats.

TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada's proposed $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Bank Canada will face scrutiny from Canada's competition watchdogs in the year ahead, but critics say their leash is too short while efforts in the U.S.