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Getting your child dressed up for that special visit with Santa Claus has become a holiday tradition.

Climbing on his knee, telling him what they want, promising to be good and smiling for the camera.

But as the CBC's Jennifer Quesnel reports, it doesn't always go that smoothly.

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Regina man dies after north end incident: A Regina man who appeared to be in some kind of distress outside a north end condo complex Thursday morning has died suddenly. more »

Saskatchewan gets D on health report card: Saskatchewan is getting poor marks for overall health, according to a report from the Conference Board of Canada. more »
Delayed sentencing of chief frustrates some: A court-ordered delay in the sentencing of the chief of the Pheasant Rump Nakota Nation in southeast Saskatchewan has some people expressing frustration. more »
Wallin refuses to answer questions about repaying expenses: Speaking as an independent Saskatchewan senator for the first time, Pamela Wallin is not answering any questions about whether or not she has repaid expense money. more »
Gordon Barnhart critical of Senate expense claims he saw as clerk: A former clerk of the Senate, Gordon Barnhart, gives a harsh assessment of how senators handled expense claims based on what he experienced. more »

How was the Mike Duffy report 'whitewashed?': Liberals in the Senate and the House of Commons are pushing the government to explain who was behind the decision to edit an original Senate committee report on Mike Duffy's expenses, and why. more »

2nd suspect in Tim Bosma murder case to plead not guilty: The lawyer for Mark Smich says the Oakville, Ont., resident will plead not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Tim Bosma, the Hamilton man who disappeared earlier this month after taking two men on a test drive of his truck. Smich was charged today, after Dellen Millard of Toronto was also charged with first-degree murder. more »
2 more arrests linked to hacking death of British soldier: WARNING: This story contains graphic content. Two more people have been arrested by officers investigating the hacking death of a U.K. soldier in London, say British police. more »
Neil Macdonald: Harper no Obama when it comes to dealing with scandals: Beset by three so-called scandals at the moment, Barack Obama has been meeting his accusers and the press head on, Neil Macdonald writes. The same cannot be said for how Stephen Harper operates. more »
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford fires chief of staff: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has parted ways with his chief of staff, the latest development in a tumultuous week at city hall where the pressure is growing for the mayor to comment on crack cocaine allegations raised by two media outlets. more »