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December 19

Bighorn sheep slaughter baffles conservation officers
The animals were left untouched where they fell.
Mavs' Peja Stojakovic to retire
Dallas Mavericks guard-forward Peja Stojakovic told ESPN he will retire from the game of basketball due to back and neck problems. REUTERS/Mike Cassese
Canada 'very serious' about selling its oil to China, Harper says
CTV News Chief Anchor and Senior News Editor Lisa LaFlamme is shown during an exclusive interview with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Don't kill the land transfer tax
Marcus Gee
Nascent clinical-decision unit is reaping huge benefits in Nanaimo
Emergency RN Louise Cowlishaw looks through patient records at the new 5-bed Clinical Decision unit at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.
Top Mountie delivers candid, scathing view of force at the brink
RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson speaks to the Globe and Mail editorial board Dec. 19, 2011.
Kings hand Leafs third straight loss
Los Angeles Kings Jarret Stoll, right, celebrates with Justin Williams after a goal Monday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Shrewd tactics not the same as good health policy
André Picard
Hardest work still to come as Cohen hearings conclude
A sockeye salmon in the Adams River in Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park near Chase, B.C. Friday, Oct. 8, 2010.
Public 'in danger' if B.C. court doesn't suspend drunk-driving ruling
A Victoria Police officer prepares to administer an Approved Screening Device(breathalyzer) to the driver of a vehicle during a check stop on Yates St. in downtown Victoria.
Flaherty's 10-year health-care plan divides provinces
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks to Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney before meeting with his provincial and territorial and counterparts in Victoria on Dec. 19, 2011.
Republican mayor outed after spending taxpayer money at gay sex store in Toronto
Questions abound on the future of North Korea
A Korean woman, top, buys a newspaper reporting the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at a Korea Times kiosk in Los Angeles, Monday, Dec. 19, 2011.
EU's pact with Ukraine founders over jailing of Tymoshenko
Supporters of former opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko confront the police at a protest in Kiev on Monday.
In Kazakhstan, oil workers' protest ends in violence
A nurse in Zhanaozen, Kazakhstan, attends to a man injured during Friday's riots.
Reaction to Kim Jong-il's death: sadness and satisfaction
North Koreans cry after learning of the death of their leader, Kim Jong-Il, in Pyongyang on Monday.
Managing Occupy protest cost city $1-million, city says
Hapa restuarant on Robson Street in Vancouver May 17, 2003. The new Robson Street hot spot puts a slightly upscale, but still very affordable, spin on izakaya (Japanese tapas, done pub-style). Here owner Justin Ault sears some mackeral. Lyle Stafford/The Globe and Mail
Olympus to issue $1.28-billion in new shares
People walk past a sign of Olympus Corp outside the company's showroom in Tokyo in this November 10, 2011 file photo.
Four independent MNAs join Legault's Coalition
Francois Legault (centre), leader of the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) is flanked by new members (from left) Daniel Ratthe, Marc Picard, Eric Caire and Benoit Charrette Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 at the legislature in Quebec City.
Tory crime bill to put pressure on courts
Minister of Justice Rob Nicholson speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons.
Condo investors may head for exits
Tasty or tasteless? TV hosts appear to eat bits of each other
Dutch TV host Valerio Zeno prepares to take a bite of what he claims is human muscle.
China’s Yancoal in talks to buy Australia’s Gloucester: sources
Junior hockey player Smith-Pelly lives out two dreams
Eric Duhatschek
Ottawa to give B.C. more time to repay HST hit
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks to Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney before meeting with his provincial and territorial and counterparts in Victoria on Dec. 19, 2011.
A portfolio that plays it safe
A crack in the invincible Packers armour?
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers watches from the sidelines during the game against the Kansas City Chiefs on December 18, 2011 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Profiling Yu Darvish
Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish of . Getty Images / JIJI PRESS
Year in hashtags: Tweets from Charlie Sheen
Charlie Sheen attends the official after-party for his "Torpedo of Truth" tour at Muzik on April 14, 2011 in Toronto, Canada.
Charlie Sheen's Twitter antics redefined celebrity microblogging
Actor Charlie Sheen is introduced to the audience during his performace at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Saturday, April 2, 2011.
Despite signs of rage, friends couldn't have foreseen Alberta rampage
RCMP examine a car at the side of Highway #2, 130 kms south of Calgary after two bodies were discovered and two others were taken to hospital in critical condition early this moring.
Habs owner stickhandles through language debate
Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson has defended his team's coaching appointment. Globe and Mail/Christinne Muschi
Paramedics fight plan to make them essential service
The relentless rise of Shaw Communications' executive pay
Shaw Communications chairman JR Shaw, shown at a company annual meeting in Vancouver in January, 2006.
Brazil's answer to destructive farming in Amazon
Smoke rises from the ovens of a legal charcoal-producing plant in Paragominas, in Para, Brazil. Paragominas has become a model of sustainability with a new economic approach that has seen illegal deforestation virtually halted.
'Canes won't release Faulk for World Juniors
The Carolina Hurricanes are refusing to release defenceman Justin Faulk to the United States world junior team for this year's upcoming World Junior Hockey Championships. Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE
Eldorado aims to double production with European Goldfields bid
Eldorado's agreement with European Goldfields, announced Sunday, comes at a time when gold prices have been hit hard.
New RCMP head takes tough line on white-collar crime
New RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson speaks to The Globe and Mail editorial board Dec. 19, 2011.
University of Manitoba professor's airship dream closer to reality
Unveiling of the first airship built in Western Canada at the University of Manitoba Engineering and Information and Technology Complex.
Smartphones dialling up new business for stores
Pam Stone browses a Future Shop app on her mobile phone outside the retailer's Granville Street location in downtown Vancouver.
Report: Jets' McKnight has separated shoulder
Violence is no longer 'primary option' for Hamas
Palestinian relatives of prisoner Younis Jahjouh decorate the street ahead of his release from Israeli prisons in the Qalandia refugee camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011.
Chicago Transit withdraws new Bombardier rail cars from service
Bombardier Inc. is supplying the Chicago Transit Authority with 706 rail cars. Forty of the first cars delivered have been withdrawn from service because of a quality issue.
A to-do list for the OSC's Howard Wetston
Howard Wetston, the chairman of the Ontario Securities Commission, photographed at the commission offices in Toronto.
Court upholds Augimeri's election win in Ward 9
Maria Augimeri, a Toronto city councillor, goes over an Ontario Fire Marshal's report with Toronto media on Aug. 4, 2010.
The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement
Recognition for The Globe's green initiatives
UFC's 'Big Nog' recovering from arm surgery
Rangers' Steve Eminger out eight to ten weeks
Steve Eminger #44 of the New York Rangers grimmaces as he leaves the game after blocking a shot against the Dallas Stars at Madison Square Garden on December 13, 2011 in New York City. The Stars shut out the Rangers 1-0. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Shoppers at Kensington Market weigh their options
Shoppers check out the display at a Kensington Market butcher. Core inflation, which strips out volatile items such as energy and some fresh foods, is expected to accelerate from the current 2.1 per cent to as much as 2.3 per cent, the fastest since 2008.
South Korean stock market drops as peers run into headwinds
Stuck for gift ideas? Try an Apple
Rugby: Canada's Adam Kleeberger signs with London
Adam Kleeberger of Canada's World Cup rugby team has signed a contract with the London Scottish. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
South Korea's generation gap
South Koreans read extras reporting the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at the train station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 19, 2011.
Another blow for emerging markets
Detailed survey results for Board Games 2011
10 picks based on a master contrarian
How Charles Dickens became 'Mr. Christmas'
Is your car's battery on borrowed time?
Rob MacGregor
RCMP faces the Stetson's last stand
RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson speaks to the Globe and Mail editorial board Dec. 19, 2011.
Police investigate suspicious death of woman in apartment above strip bar
Girls Say - Episode 2
Screen grab from the second YouTube episode.
AT&T drops T-Mobile bid
Bruno Spengler earns a steady paycheque - but fame eludes him
Bruno Spengler
European shoppers won't give up Christmas toys
Rising prices, muted wage growth and the debt crisis have squeezed disposable incomes across Europe, but parents are still determined to buy Christmas toys for their children. Sonja Schneider, 34, who works as a pharmaceutical representative and has one child, looks at toys inside Hilpert toy shop in Vienna.
Jason Reitman drawn to flawed, complex characters
Charlize Theron discusses a scene with director/producer Jason Reitman on the set of Young Adult.
Angry Birds, ambivalent moms: Kids and hot apps
Why are we laughing at girls in the Twitter-verse?
Juliette Lewis in screen grab from YouTube video.
Most of Me, by Robyn Michele Levy
Robyn Michele Levy
The close: Dow, TSX sink after early gains
Best exchange traded funds for the Santa Claus rally
The latest shade of green - zero energy use
TD Bank's London branch does not face south – the preferred orientation for solar panels – so they had to be mounted to follow the sun to generate enough electricity.
As OSC ponders 'no-contest' deals, idea faces criticism in U.S.
Bob Paulson speaks to The Globe editorial board
Newly appointed RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson speaks with the media in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa Wednesday November 16, 2011.
Turris looks for fresh start with Senators
For first nations, more auditing is not the answer
Lawrence Martin
Fashion photos of the week: Dec. 20
A model presents a creation made of chocolate during a fashion show in Shanghai December 15, 2011.
A quality smartphone with a 'China advantage' price
Xiaomi’s Mi 1 smartphone stands out among domestic rivals as the first Chinese handset to use a dual-core processor, and with a 1.5GHz processor from Qualcomm. Samsung’s new Galaxy Nexus model runs off a 1.2GHz dual-core processor.
Dr. Julien: Why pediatrics pioneer fundraises for kids
André Picard
Habs owner issues statement amid language controversy
Geoff Molson, owner of the Montreal Canadiens.
Boston's Lucic suspended for one game
Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic.
'Say on pay' votes for shareholders popular with Globe readers
ECB warns of crunch time for euro governments, banks
Michael Babad
It's time to act on pension reform
Edward Waitzer says the provinces should require employers to offer pooled registered pension plans to their employees.
Four major champions talk signature shots
2011 major winners
At 6 I wanted toys. At 52 I'll settle for my memory back
Durham police find 'confinement room' in abandoned farmhouse
Russian ban ‘spells the end of Canadian sealing,’ activists say
B.C. RCMP sting nets $1.15-million in counterfeit notes
Karnalyte resorts to bank debt to raise cash
Hero of riot pleased with police's intent to charge 20 more suspects
Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu addresses a news conference in Vancouver, B.C. Monday, Oct. 31, 2011.
In Pictures: North Korean propaganda posters
The caption of this North Korean propaganda poster reads "Look! The face of American imperialism."
Angry Birds: cinematic trailer
The players in the latest Russian drama
A protester holds a poster with and image of Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, and a sign reading "We are going different ways," during a mass rally against election fraud in central Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. The swelling resentment threatens to weaken Putin's bid to return to the Kremlin in a presidential contest in March, which may allow him to have almost a quarter-century in power.
Pearson-Union Station rail link construction to kick off in the spring
Looking west towards the CN Tower (left) and office buildings (right). Construction on a long-awaited express line from Canada’s biggest airport to downtown Toronto will begin this spring, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced on December 19, 2011.
Stay three nights and save in the U.S.
Wyndham has hotels close to Orlande and Disney World.
Deals of the week: Luxury cars outperform the market
2011 Acura RDX
Top Court to rule on national securities regulator
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks to media prior to a provincial, territorial and federal finance ministers meeting in Victoria, B.C., Dec. 19, 2011.
LA Kings nearing rock bottom
David Shoalts
Harvard 'angels' set up funding network in India
Indian dabbawallah Arun Krusnaji Shette works during a computer class at The Dabbawala Abhyas Kendra Study Centre, part of The Agrawal Institute of Management and Technology in Mumbai on September 9, 2010.
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