Accusation, scandal, raucous political battles — if you saw it in 2016, you'll see it again in the next 11 months, Roy Green writes.

Toronto police later confirmed that they believed the victim, Jarryl Hagley, was targeted.

Speaking is an important form of communication and people use thousands of words daily to complete simple tasks, but a new study has found almost five per cent of people living in Toronto cannot speak English or French, Canada’s official languages.

Violent crime in Surrey dropped in 2016, according to statistics released by the RCMP.

2016 wasn't all bad. That's why Chris Hadfield took to Twitter to list all the good things that happened in the world over the last 365 days.

From a deadly crash involving teenagers at Canada Olympic Park, to an Amber Alert that ended in tragedy, many of the stories were powerful and emotional. We're looking back at Calgary's top stories of 2016.

From the man who tried to bribe a cop with beer, to the thief who left behind his business card – these are some of the dumbest criminals of 2016.

From evacuations, to crashes and even a little girl saving her mom from drowning in a pool, these are some of the most dramatic rescues of 2016.

For whatever reason, the idea of karma – of an all-reaching, all-powerful “balancing” force in the universe – has a seemingly universal appeal, as these amazing videos prove.

This past year our elected officials took part in behaviour running the gamut from “unparliamentary” to “childish” to “physical molestation” – their words, not ours.