British Columbia’s horsemen may have come up with a plan to keep live Thoroughbred racing at Hastings Racecourse, according to a report by CBC. “We want to run the track,” Milburn told CBC. According to CBC, the Vancouver Whitecaps have an agreement with the city to explore a soccer stadium at the site. “It makes no sense to leave this track, this barn area vacant,” Milburn told CBC. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAfter slot machine subsidies that funded purses were pulled from the track in November, the track operator Great Canadian Entertainment announced on Dec. 5 that live racing would cease at Hastings Racecourse.

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Epstein files: New release includes multiple Trump mentionsNewsDuration 3:06The U.S. Department of Justice has released another batch of documents from the Epstein files, which includes many references to U.S. President Donald Trump. Also included are more records to do with Epstein's death, which was ruled a suicide.

One Mount Pearl family is celebrating a Christmas meow-icle this holiday season. After going missing two months ago, Micky the cat has been reunited with his owners. “We got him and he's home for Christmas,” Micky’s owner Kayla Gavin told CBC Radio’s On The Go. Micky the cat made his way to Paddy's Pond after escaping from his home in Mount Pearl. “She sent me pictures, I'm like, ‘OK, so Micky went on vacation is what I'm seeing,’” Gavin said.

Carney says public service part of 'sacrifices' to be madeNewsDuration 3:26CBC News chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton sat down with the prime minister for a year-end interview, in which she asked him about his previous comments that Canadians will be expected to make sacrifices.

“It is important to know we’re close,” said Ted Laking, the minister responsible for Yukon Energy. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe grid is operating at near capacity — thermal and hydroelectric power both, with a fraction of wind generation thrown into the mix. Ted Laking, the minister responsible for Yukon Energy, said alleviating pressure on the power grid requires each Yukoner to scale back their energy use. “There's a lot of big policy questions to have over the next several months as we try to address the issues that are facing our energy grid,” he said. A spokesperson with Yukon Energy wasn’t immediately available for comment.

Newfoundland and Labrador’s registered nurses' union is calling on families to stay vigilant about the care of their loved ones who find themselves in the health-care system this holiday season. According to Coffey, more than a dozen nurses were mandated to work overtime at Carbonear General Hospital last weekend. (Eddy Kennedy/CBC)If departments aren’t staffed, registered nurses will be mandated to work overtime. Coffey said once mandated for overtime nurses are asked to self-assess whether they are fit to practice or too exhausted. She wants the province to implement a provincial travel pool of nurses and said in January a briefing note will be sent to the provincial government to formally propose the provincial travel pool of nurses.

Some Newfoundland and Labrador residents worry they won't be getting their presents on Christmas day, as weather delays have left many packages stuck in transit. A few days ahead of the holiday, she is still waiting for three more packages containing presents. She said living in a rural community also makes getting packages more complicated, as some delivery companies don’t deliver there. We understand weather delays” she said. Purolator’s corporate communications manager Tom Kennedy said weather conditions have impacted shipments sent by sea and air.

It was another busy and booky year for public libraries across Canada in 2025. CBC Books gathered the top five fiction titles from public libraries in Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Saint John and Halifax. Across its branches, Halifax Public Libraries had nearly 2.3 million physical items borrowed this year. The Grey Wolf is the 19th installment of the Inspector Armand Gamache series. Louise Penny is a former CBC broadcaster and journalist.

Soul's Harbour serves up meals in eight N.S. communitiesNewsDuration 1:43The CBCs Luke Ettinger stopped by to see what was on the menu at the Souls Harbour Rescue Mission in Amherst. What he found on the menu was more than just food, but a sense of community.

The judge — she set me free on bail, but what gift is there after 33 years there? A Quebec Crown prosecutor has re-analyzed evidence presented during his trial and obtained since, and has concluded a miscarriage of justice may have been committed. Jolivet made multiple attempts to have the case reviewed by the federal justice minister, but was denied until this year’s letter from Quebec prosecutors. Prosecutor Lina Thériault said both the Crown and defence consented to Jolivet’s release pending the review. St-Jacques said the federal review could take between 18 months and five years.

Holiday flu advice from N.B. chief medical officer of healthNewsDuration 6:14Flu season started early, and there’s been a “very rapid’ increase in case numbers, says Dr. Yves Léger, New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health. This year’s vaccine may not be a good match for the H3N2 strain, but immunization is still the best protection against serious outcomes, he says.

LISTEN | Parkland school shooting survivor confronts trauma again during Brown University shooting : As It Happens 7:29 Parkland school shooting survivor confronts trauma again during Brown University shootingIt’s rare for anyone to say they’ve lived through one mass shooting, let alone two. “That’s something my brain always goes to because of my trauma,” Weissman told As It Happens host, Nil Koksal. She struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder and later became involved with activism around gun violence prevention. A makeshift memorial outside the Barus & Holley engineering building where the Brown University shooting took place. Turns out Weissman wasn’t the only gun violence survivor at Brown University last Saturday.

A Penticton, B.C., teen has lived a Christmas dream after getting cast as The Nutcracker, in a ballet that toured across the Okanagan Valley. Sixteen-year-old Aleksander Filipovic could hardly contain his excitement when he got the news that he was chosen to be the Nutcracker Prince, in a ballet put on by the Mission Dance Centre Company in Kelowna, B.C. (RMC Photoworks, Mission Dance Centre & Company )After a successful audition in October, the teen began rehearsing choreography two days a week, and for the dancer that meant learning some new skills. (Mission Dance Centre & Company/ Facebook )After several weeks of intense rehearsals, the ballet company hit the road in December to bring the magic of The Nutcracker to Vernon, Penticton and Kelowna. After several sold-out performances, the young dancer has his sights set on being a professional dancer one day to continue to share his love of performing with the audience.

Nova Scotia Power releases report on cybersecurity breachNewsDuration 1:55The detailed report to the province's energy board outlines several findings about the cyber attack on the utility earlier this year. As the CBC's Josh Hoffman reports, it touches on new and old information, but some questions remain.