Boxing Day News

We have two History DVD sets to give away: The Universe: Complete Season Two as a four Blu-ray elite multicase; and Battles BC: Complete Season One as a four DVD slimpack.

They came, they stood - in some cases for hours in sub-zero degree weather - and then they shopped.

Police in Milford Haven are investigating three Boxing Day burglaries in the town and are appealing to the public for help.

Blaine Pinch makes his way to the check-out line as he was one of many shoppers who took advantage of the Boxing Day sale at Best Buy, in Ottawa, on December 26, 2009.

December 26 is a national holiday that is celebrated around the world, most especially in British Commonwealth nations, known as Boxing Day.

In relation to the effluent that escaped from a local pumping station on Boxing Day, the City of Moose Jaw is advising residents to stay off the ice on the Moose Jaw River.

The day after Christmas was the second-biggest shopping day during the U.S. holiday season, with $7.9-billion spent, even though traffic in stores fell 6.6 per cent from a year ago, ShopperTrak said Wednesday.

What is 'Boxing Day'? After a some time doing research regarding this Holiday, I discovered the following interesting facts.

AN ANNUAL running race around the city walls attracted hundreds of runners on Boxing Day.

Saturday, december 26, 2009 - Today is Boxing Day, and if your home isn't already overflowing with empty boxes, here are a few more to fill in.

TWO men and a 17-year-old boy were assaulted outside a pub in South Ruislip on Boxing Day .

According to figures from Hitwise, web-based outlets saw the biggest traffic of the 2009 on December 26 and 27 Robert Lindsay Boxing Day and the following day have proved to be the two busiest days of the year for Britain's online retailers, according to Hitwise, the online market research group.

Ever wondered just how real those Boxing Week travel "sales" are? If you suspect many of them are just hype, you're not wrong.

Boxing Day, also known as St. Stephen's Day, began in Victorian England in the middle of the nineteenth century as a way for the upper class to give gifts to members of the lower classes.

A two-vehicle collision around 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 26 has claimed the life of one person.

A 51-year-old man died on Boxing Day and police are treating his death as suspicious.

A Ryder Lake man is in custody in connection with the stabbing death of his wife in the early evening of Dec.

U.K. retailers offered fewer discounted products and cut prices less in the post-holiday season this year as consumers stepped up spending.

Selections in stores may be limited on Boxing Day. Photograph by: Photos.com, canada.com So what's happening? As you're rushing to finish your holiday shopping, remember that a new shopping season starts the day after Christmas.

Homicide investigators have released few details about a body discovered in Waterfront Park on Boxing Day.