Prime Minister Justin Trudeau now says he isn’t the best choice to lead the Liberals into the next election, and he will step down as soon as the party picks another leader. That leader will also automatically become prime minister. There are warnings the party constitution could leave the campaign open to foreign interference. Trudeau says his main regret from his time in office is not getting electoral reform done. Opposition leaders Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh say it’s time for a federal election. Several premiers have already signalled their biggest concern: that the federal government needs to keep its eye on relations with the U.S.

Plus: Flu numbers are up in Canada, Elon Musk wades into UK politics, and more.

Authorities in the U.S. say their investigation into the deadly car ramming attack in New Orleans is crossing international borders. F-B-I officials are looking into two trips the attacker made, including one to Ontario.

Also: A Liberal caucus meeting is just days away, and questions are swirling in Ottawa about the Prime Minister and whether he'll stay or go.

And: When Hollywood wants to create authentic-looking Vatican costumes, they go to Ety Cicioni, the head tailor for the Swiss Guard. We take a look inside his studio.

Plus: A grieving mother orca carrying her dead calf, A former French president goes on trial, a preview into this year's Golden Globes and more.

A food bank in Edmonton is planning a massive expansion to meet a growing demand for its services. Advocates are hoping the new year, and a potential federal election, could turn the page on Canada's food insecurity crisis.

Also: In Winnipeg, paramedics and firefighters were off the job for thousands of hours last year due to psychological injuries. And while those workers take time to recover, the understaffed system is put under further strain, creating a cycle of burnout.

And: The arrest of an Italian journalist in Iran is straining relations between the two countries. Some observers believe the timing of her imprisonment is not a coincidence.

Plus: Americans pay their respects to former president Jimmy Carter, the latest developments of political turmoil in South Korea, and more.

The U.S. Surgeon General says alcoholic drinks should come with a warning label about the risk they carry of causing cancer. Vivek Murthy also wants the guidelines on alcohol consumption limits reassessed. He says people need to be better informed before buying the drinks so they can weigh the cancer risk. His proposal for a label requires an approval from the U.S. Congress.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back in Ottawa and pressure is mounting for him to go. He made a brief public appearance to sign a book of condolences for former U.S. president

Jimmy Carter, who died days ago, but he didn’t say anything.

And: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the top job. But only by a hair. He was able to flip two holdouts and won reelection with the minimum number of votes needed: 218.

Also: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided arrest on Friday after an almost six-hour standoff between investigators trying to detain him and presidential guards. He is the first sitting president in South Korea to have an arrest warrant issued for him. He is under criminal investigation for insurrection for his short-lived martial law decree.

Plus: The latest on the New Orleans attack, and is Siri listening in on your conversations?

A coalition of leftist parties is projected to win the most seats in France's snap election - a surprise turnaround from the predicted surge of the far-right National Rally party. Also: The calls are slowly growing louder - for Joe Biden to drop out of the U.S. presidential race. And so -- some Democrats are talking about the possibility of passing the torch. Plus: A Spanish Galleon ship that sank in Labrador in the 16th century is being recreated - with plans to set sail once again.

The FBI says it now believes the suspect in the New Orleans truck attack acted alone.

A 42-year-old army vet ploughed his truck into a crowd, killing 14 people. The attacker was apparently inspired by ISIS. The group was at one point considered defeated in the Middle East, but has been actively recruiting people online. Even in Canada, where RCMP arrested an 18-year-old for planning to travel and join the group outside the country.

Police say so far there is no evidence of a connection between the New Orleans attack and an explosion outside a Trump tower in Las Vegas. Police say a man inside a Tesla Cybertruck likely shot himself just before the vehicle exploded. The blast injured seven people nearby.

And: A B.C. teen is out of intensive care after contracting avian flu. She went into the hospital in November, and was on supplemental oxygen for over a month. There is still no information on how she contracted it, but there is no evidence that anyone else was infected.

Also: Jurassic footmark: About 200 dinosaur footprints have been discovered in a quarry north of London, England. The prints belong to cetiosaurs and megalosaurs, which lived 160 million years ago. The footprints are big enough for the archaeologists to sit in, and should give them information about how dinosaurs walked, and maybe even where they were going.

Plus: The popularity of Nordic spas, and should you try that new year’s detox diet?