Not all shopping months are created equal.

Investigators say Patricia Zammit, 51, of Hamilton has been charged with assault and uttering threats.

Brave customers ventured out Thursday on what's known as the biggest shopping day of the year.

Warman RCMP say one of the men who appeared to be suffering from hypothermia died on Boxing Day.

Two businesses were destroyed in an early morning fire in Whitecourt, Alta., on Boxing Day.

"It is the busiest day of the year, but we've really staffed up," said the marketing director of Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Centre.

The throngs of shoppers crowding city streets for Boxing Day could be misleading — especially in Quebec.

Boxing Day shoppers in Saskatoon waited outside the Best Buy until its 6 a.m. opening so as to not miss out on any deals.

"People are a little less likely to be going out for Boxing Day and Boxing Week this year compared to last year," said retail analyst David Ian Gray.

"I wanted to help out with the homeless and I know Siloam Mission does a lot of great work, so that’s why I’m doing it.”