Christmas 2016

• Airdrie pulls together to save Festival of Lights

  December brought a dark start for the annual Festival of Lights display in Airdrie - but the month is wrapping up on a bright note, thanks to a lot of community support in the small city just north of Calgary.

  Features

  Dec 30, 2016
  
• Where to recycle your Christmas tree in Winnipeg

  Instead of throwing out a natural Christmas tree in the garbage, residents are asked to recycle their trees after the holidays.

  Dec 28, 2016
  
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• Thousands of faithful celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem

  Thousands of pilgrims and tourists from around the world together with local Christians gathered in the biblical town of Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas eve

  World

  Dec 24, 2016
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• Sri Lanka claims world’s tallest artificial Christmas tree

  Sri Lanka has unveiled a towering Christmas tree, claiming to have surpassed the world record for the tallest artificial Christmas tree.

  World

  Dec 24, 2016
• Justin Trudeau praises wildfire response in 2016 Christmas message

  In his Christmas message, Trudeau says the outpouring of support in the aftermath of the Fort McMurray tragedy was a clear example of how Canadians come together in times of need.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2016
• Santa’s approval rating drops in 2016, along with Christmas traditions: Poll

  Fewer and fewer Canadians are decking the halls and hanging their stockings by the chimney with care, a new poll suggests, as time-honoured Christmas traditions are replaced with more modern approaches to the holiday.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2016
• Salvation Army in Edmonton less than half way to fundraising goal

  With one week left in its annual kettle campaign, the Salvation Army in Edmonton is struggling to find volunteers and is less than half way to its fundraising goal.

  Economy

  Dec 18, 2016
• Delivery weekend hailed a huge success for Santas Anonymous

  Over the weekend, hundreds of volunteers came through for Santas Anonymous, to help deliver Christmas packages to families in need.

  Features

  Dec 18, 2016
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• Your MPs read the holiday classic: ‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus’

  One little girl's letter to the editor of a New York newspaper has become a holiday mainstay. Here, MPs from around the country read it for our viewers.

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2016
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• Family overwhelmed by Winnipeggers’ support for late mother’s Christmas wish

  Hundreds of people came out to support the Kwiatek family and Winnipeg Harvest Thursday night.

  Dec 16, 2016