<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/author/mrichardson/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:13:54 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright 2024 The Globe and Mail Inc. 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Because this is likely our last car, we want something that will work for us in the last driving years of our lives. </i></p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/NHUQU7GBHRBUTBHUE6Z22HKODI.jpg?auth=cc69b88085b5feb270a5a855dc72ac197eea45707fe469c4c9a46206f9b2c677&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2268" type="image/jpeg" height="2268" width="4032"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One difference between this Subaru Uncharted and the Toyota C-HR is the daytime running lights on the Subaru are a half-dozen LED lamps.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Richardson</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>