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  Ronald McDonald House lights the house to help stressed families find their holiday spirit

  Calgary's Ronald McDonald House is getting into the holiday spirit.

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  Christmas events encourage Calgarians to shop local this holiday season

  Two of Calgary's most historic neighbourhoods kicked off their holiday seasons with Christmas events on Saturday.

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  Flames sign defenceman Mark Pysyk to replace departed Zadorov

  The Calgary Flames filled the hole in their lineup left by the departure of defenceman Nikita Zadorov Saturday, signing Mark Pysyk to a one-year, two-way $750,000 contract.

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  1 dead after being struck by vehicle on Highway 3 in southern Alberta

  A woman died after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 3 early Saturday morning.

• Calgary police say they are working with organizers of pro-Palestine rally to minimize disruptions to community

  Calgary police say they are working closely with organizers of a pro-Palestinian protest this weekend to minimize disruption to businesses and the public.

• RCMP conducting check stops for National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day

  On Saturday Alberta RCMP will be conducting check stop in support of National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day, helping prevent drinking and driving.

• Michigan regulators approve $500M pipeline tunnel project under channel linking 2 Great Lakes

  Michigan officials approved a $500 million plan Friday to encase in a protective tunnel a portion of an aging oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes, leaving just one more regulatory hurdle for the contentious project.

• Sold-out crowd donates close to 4K teddy bears, 1K toques as Hurricanes drop 3-1 decision to Blades in Lethbridge

  The Lethbridge Hurricanes collected close to 4,000 teddy bears and almost 1,000 toques but not a victory Friday as they dropped a 3-1 decision to the Saskatoon Blades at Enmax Centre.

• Amid housing crisis, jail seen as preferable to living on the street

  Michael Keough has to pause in the middle of his phone call from Newfoundland and Labrador's largest jail to cough and wipe his eyes -- there's black mould on the wall where the phones are, he explains, and it irritates him after a while.

• At COP28 meeting, oil companies pledge to combat methane. Environmentalists call it a 'smokescreen'

  Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030, the president of this year's United Nations climate talks said Saturday, a move that environmental groups called a 'smokescreen.'

• 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern Philippines and a tsunami warning is issued

  A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Saturday off the cost of the southern Philippines island of Mindanao and Philippine authorities issued a tsunami warning.

• Pedestrian hit by semi truck on QEII near Red Deer Friday

  A person is in serious condition after being hit by a semi truck on the QE II Highway at Gasoline Alley Friday.

• Tschigerl hat trick propels Hitmen to 7-3 win over Tigers in Medicine Hat

  The Calgary Hitmen got a big weekend off to a rousing start Friday night, riding a Sean Tschigerl hat trick to a 7-3 win over the Tigers at Co-Op Place in Medicine Hat.

• Don't ignore us: Backed by pope, poorer nations use COP28 summit to press rich world on climate

  Leaders of developing nations jumped into Saturday's second-day of high-level speeches at the UN climate summit to press rich industrial countries to share their knowhow to fight global warming and ease the financial burdens they face -- while trumpeting their own natural resources that swallow heat-trapping carbon in the air.

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  Nick Taylor's putter drop immortalized in new RBC Canadian Open logo

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  Royal Canadian Navy members put skills to the test with bobsleigh, skeleton athletes