People around the world have been celebrating Christmas, and many shared the same wish, an end to the pandemic.

After dealing with his own medical issues for years, Blake Crossley is now running, jumping and smiling for joy - and for charity.

Queen Elizabeth gave a deeply personal Christmas Day message this year — her first Christmas since the death of her husband Prince Philip.

New rules on gatherings and capacity limits are now in place in New Brunswick and Quebec as COVID-19 cases surge across Canada. Manitoba is also facing calls to bring in stricter public health measures.

As COVID-19 cases rise, people looking to travel during Christmas are hit by thousands of flight cancellations and delays globally.

A military funded Clinical Center in northwestern Germany is cautiously hopeful it can weather the latest covid surge.

More than a thousand flood evacuees in British Columbia will be spending their holidays displaced from their homes, relying on the kindness of strangers, in an attempt to capture the spirit of the season.

The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell ended on Monday with a prosecutor labelling her a dangerous predator while a defence attorney maintained the socialite was innocent.

Working in sub-zero temperatures, ice sculptors have turned the Siberian city of Tomsk into a festive paradise through the city's annual design competition.

This year, consumers might not be as surprised by what's under their trees as by the trees themselves. Despite a tighter market for trees, Stew Leonard's was able to secure its entire stock of Christmas trees from a supplier in Quebec....

Spain's €2.4 billion Christmas lottery offers a distraction from pandemic

People in Moscow are being treated to a spectacular display of Christmas trees themed on cities from around the world, an attempt to cheer up Russians as the COVID pandemic continues to restrict travel this holiday season.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that he and his staff are following public health guidelines after some staff members tested positive for COVID-19.

Public officials including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier François Legault are urging Canadians to be flexible with their holiday plans as provinces continue to break daily COVID-19 records.

The U.K. recorded more than 100,000 daily cases of COVID-19, shattering the country's single-day record. But while Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will impose new restrictions after Christmas, England hasn't announced anything...

A firefighter dressed as Santa Claus climbed down the wall of a children's hospital in Barcelona to surprise those spending Christmas there.

The bar is the only place in Bulgaria where people do not need a health certificate to get in, but leave with one after getting the jab.

'Carpathian Rhapsody' will be available to stream online for free in the next five days.

In 1859, a new confection emerged on the market in the small town of Gränna, Sweden. It was a hard, minty candy with red and white stripes, created by Amalia Eriksson

Cheddar is looking back at the 12 biggest buzzwords of the year leading up to Christmas. The term for Day 12 is Web3. Definition: (noun) Also known as Web 3.0, a version of the internet where data is decentralized and based on...

Cree-Métis singer Falynn Baptiste says she sings Christmas carols in Cree to celebrate the creator, her community and her culture.

The bar is the only place in Bulgaria where people do not need a health certificate to get in, but leave with one after getting the jab.

Psychologist Christine Purdon recommends checking on your own emotional state as the coronavirus pandemic drags on, and has a tip for family holiday gatherings — avoid vaccination debates..(Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)

Father Christmas is busy at work preparing presents for children all around the world. Luckily for everyone, he's been granted 'key worker' access to deliver his gifts.