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  A man, a bike and a gun: Police search for evidence to solve the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO on the streets of New York

  As the investigation into the fatal shooting of a health care executive in Manhattan enters its fifth day, police are missing key pieces of evidence and are combing through what they have gathered for more clues, as the suspect remains on the run.

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  Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media say

  Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad fled to Moscow on Sunday, Russian media reported, hours after a stunning rebel advance took over the capital of Damascus and ended the Assad family's 50 years of iron rule.

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  McDavid, Skinner help Oilers beat Blues 4-2

  Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist and Leon Draisaitl had two helpers as the Edmonton Oilers won their second game in a row, defeating the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Saturday.

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  'Go beyond the board': Chess helping Alberta youth keep troubles in check

  Every Friday in a southern Alberta classroom, youth are learning how to keep their troubles in check.

• More than 900 people died in Jonestown. Guyana wants to turn it into a tourist attraction

  Guyana is revisiting a dark history nearly half a century after U.S. Rev. Jim Jones and more than 900 of his followers died in the rural interior of the South American country.

• Kenya LGBTQ2S+ activists try switching role of religion from oppression to empowerment

  The Canadian Press travelled to Kenya as part of an investigative series looking into a global backslide in LGBTQ2S+ rights and the consequences for Canada, including the role of religion.

• Groups launch legal challenge against Alberta's new gender-affirming treatment law

  A pair of LGBTQ2S+ advocate organizations say they've followed through with their plan to challenge Alberta's three transgender bills in court, starting with one that bars doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for those under 16.

• Nobel recipient Geoffrey Hinton wishes he thought of AI safety sooner

  Geoffrey Hinton says he doesn’t regret the work he did that laid the foundations of artificial intelligence, but wishes he thought of safety sooner.

• Bill fast-tracking resort development sets 'problematic' precedent, critics say

  A bill giving Alberta’s government power to reclassify land in provincial parks for the development of all-season resorts has some concerned about environmental impacts and the “problematic” precedent it sets by allowing the province to bypass existing legislation.

• Facing the holidays without family ties or the romantic partner of your dreams? Here's how to make this season fulfilling

  While the holiday season is often a time rich with cheer love and family connections, it can also be a painful reminder of what once was.

• 'A safe haven': Edmonton family gives the gift of biodiversity with land donation

  This giving season, one Edmonton family is going big.

• Apiaries abuzz over ruling against widening cross-border trade in live honeybees

  The dismissal of a class-action lawsuit over rules governing the cross-border live bee trade is casting a spotlight on political division within Canada's beekeeping community.

• Surging Oilers continue critical home stretch vs. Blues

  The Edmonton Oilers kicked off a crucial home-heavy stretch with a convincing win and will look to build off it when they play host to the rejuvenated St. Louis Blues on Saturday.

• Canada Post strike: Union 'extremely disappointed' in latest offer, negotiator says

  A negotiator for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) says the latest offer from Canada Post to end the ongoing strike shows the carrier is moving in the "opposite direction."

• Not just for your parents: Facebook's buy-and-sell platform drawing back millennials

  The two-metre-tall anchor, believed to be from a century-old shipwreck, was salvaged by a fisherman in the 1980s. But last year, the 31-year-old Stapleton, who works as a navigation officer on a cargo ship, snapped it up on Facebook Marketplace.

• Invasive species could be hiding in your Christmas decor. Here's how to stop the spread

  Make sure to look through your holiday decorations, as Christmas trees, wreaths, and other natural decor can have invasive insects, eggs, and plants that pose a threat to local ecosystems and the economy.