Canada
Roughly 500,000 Canadians left ERs before seeing a doctor last year, data shows (CBC)
Fans heartbroken, angry as Winnipeg's Valour FC announces suspension of operations (CBC)
Sceptres kick off PWHL's 3rd season with win over 2-time defending champion Frost (CBC)
'Princesses' of the plant world, poinsettias prepare to soak in holiday attention (CBC)
'There is hope': Dave Chilton updates The Wealthy Barber for today's generation (CBC)
Waterboarding, sexual assault, disguises: Details of terrifying $2M B.C. bitcoin hostage-taking revealed (CBC)
Defence in Ontario couple's murder trial suggests boy they were trying to adopt made up testimony for money (CBC)
Reported illnesses have tripled in some school districts. Experts say mental health is a factor (CBC)
What happens at the exact moment we fall asleep? Dr. Peter Lin looks at new research (CBC)
Teachers, politicians call on the province to release EQAO results (CBC)
Ontario bar exam for future lawyers could be scrapped, replaced with skills-based course (CBC)
At 83, Paul McCartney takes Hamilton crowd through longest list of greatest hits any artist ever had (CBC)
Manitoba Tories defend reaction to 'politically charged' Transgender Day of Remembrance speech (CBC)
A wildfire reduced this B.C. fire hall to rubble in 2023. Now, they're rebuilding (CBC)
1 dead, 1 in critical condition after REM train collision on Montreal's South Shore (CBC)
What's behind the spike in jewelry store smash-and-grabs in Ontario (CBC)
Ontario NDP MPPs withdraw from intimate partner violence committee in protest (CBC)
This hospital had the longest wait times in Ontario last year. It's using AI, private donors to speed up care (CBC)
Vancouver Goldeneyes beat Seattle Torrent in OT as PWHL expansion teams make debut (CBC)
Does Alexa understand your toddler? Western University researchers are looking into it (CBC)
United States
Race for California governor continues to heat up, with Trump critic Rep. Eric Swalwell jumping in (The Los Angeles Times)
'Played with fire, got burned': GOP control of House at risk after court blocks Texas map (The Los Angeles Times)
Border Patrol agent died of cocaine overdose a month after Long Beach arrest, autopsy says (The Los Angeles Times)
Deaths in ICE custody raise serious questions, lawmakers say (The Los Angeles Times)
Central Florida Weather: Light showers tonight, much cooler air arrives this week (Yahoo News)
In-state college tuition for California's undocumented students is illegal, Trump suit alleges (The Los Angeles Times)
Pondering a run for governor, Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta faces questions about legal spending (The Los Angeles Times)
Two UAB football players hospitalized and teammate detained, school says (NBC News)
Takeaways from the outcome of U.N. climate talks in Brazil (NBC Bay Area)
Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the Education Department (The Los Angeles Times)
Bear, in fall feeding frenzy, follows 87-year-old California man into his home (The Los Angeles Times)
Court battle brewing over Tennessee senator's $4.5M home foreclosure (Yahoo News)
'This is a family event:' Witness reacts to shots fired during Christmas tree lighting (NBC News)
Slow cooker dinners that will make you forget about your oven (Yahoo News)
How Ryan Wedding went from an Olympic snowboarder to an alleged drug kingpin hiding in Mexico (NBC News)
An L.A. man was detained in an immigration raid. No one knows where he is (The Los Angeles Times)
CDC replaces website on vaccines and autism with false and misleading statements (The Los Angeles Times)
Israel says it targeted Hezbollah militant in its first attack in Beirut in months (WCPO Cincinnati)
Wrong-way driver causes head-on wreck on I-495 in Mansfield (Yahoo News)
Billionaire hedge fund founder Tom Steyer is running for governor (The Los Angeles Times)