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From a drunk Bohemian Rhapsody singer to thieves who pinched millions of dollars in maple syrup, 2012 was a notable year for silly criminal antics in Canada.

The folks who keep watch over North America's skies are once again capturing the imaginations of children with their Santa Claus tracker.

This is an early Christmas gift Mayor Rob Ford likely doesn't want.

Police are looking for two men who beat and tied up an elderly couple in Vaughan, Ont., before stealing their Christmas presents from under the tree.

A Sagkeeng First Nation man has been fined $300 for a November 2011 shooting accident that killed his nine-year-old son.

Some 2,500 ambulance techs and paramedics in Quebec are poised to strike Monday night.

Dozens of First Nation members have been camped out around a CN railroad track in Sarnia, Ont., since Friday as a part of nationwide Idle No More demonstrations.

Sun News Network's Beatrice Vaisman shares video messages and online reaction from Canadians who are wishing our troops a Merry Christmas.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is spreading Christmas joy from outer space.

Aboriginal leaders say a life is at risk because First Nations and the feds continue to be at odds over calls for talks on treaty implementation.

Three Saskatchewan men gambled and lost when they allegedly tried to cash in bogus casino chips.

Workers on Monday were still trying to restore power to 16,400 homes, the result of a snowstorm Friday that knocked down hydro lines and caused havoc on the roads.

So far as NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair is concerned, Stephen Harper and Bob Rae both have some things in common as government leaders.

A spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird strongly condemned terrorist attacks in Nigeria that killed 12 people attending Christmas services.

More than 10,000 Quebecers were still without power Tuesday afternoon after spending Christmas Eve in the dark.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Christmas message

Arson investigators have been called in following a massive multimillion-dollar blaze that levelled a north side restaurant early Christmas morning.

Another penny-pinching federal budget is mere months away, but Defence Minister Peter MacKay says he'll enter 2013 expecting the military to remain a strong fighting force.