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December 23

Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot
How'd you do? The answers to the Globe's annual holiday crossword
Holiday delights can't take away from Sumac Ridge's sparkle
NHL: Leafs show grit in win over Islanders
Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Joey Crabb (46) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the second period against the New York Islanders at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Debby Wong-US PRESSWIRE
Tear gas fired at protesters in China seaside town
Villagers gather to protest Friday Dec. 23, 2011 in Haimen, China. Riot police in the southern Chinese coastal town fired tear gas at protesters Friday on the fourth day of unrest over a planned power plant expansion, according to a demonstrator's account and TV footage. A
Around the rinks
Minnesota Wild forward Mikko Koivu (9) prior to the game against the Winnipeg Jets at MTS Center. Bruce Fedyck-US PRESSWIRE
The hockey coaching gods smile on Bruce Boudreau
David Shoalts
The Governor-General on health-care, diversity and candid talks with Harper
Governor General David Johnston takes part in an interview at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Thursday, November 10, 2011.
'Twas the night before Christmas
In a sea of torment, he offered haven - and hope
Robin Menzies.
Tarry with the original tweeters
Right here: Festive events to suit the season
VANCOUVER, CANADA - DECEMBER 19: Henrik Sedin #33 celebrates with Daniel Sedin #22, Kevin Bieksa 33 and Dan Hamhuis #2 of the Vancouver Canucks after scoring against the Minnesota Wild during the first period in NHL action on December 19, 2011 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Federal coffers swell with death of national securities regulator plan
The Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Sunday, September, 2005.
Shucks, it's peak oyster season so enjoy
Alexandra Gill
Ontario wins appeal restoring ban on private label generic drugs
Province green lights Vancouver Island wind farm
Wind turbines stands at the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon in Spanish Fork, Utah. U.S., on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011.
Mystery of Ontario's lost eels threatens Christmas traditions
Paul Lionetti grabs hold of a slippery eel at San Antonio Fish Market in Woodbridge, Ont.
Canadian World Cup skier Brad Spence grants young fan a Christmas wish
Canadian alpine skier Brad Spence will honour eight-year-old Gage Ferguson of Calgary during upcoming races. (CP PHOTO/Adrian Wyld)
Injured Kobe plans on playing in opener
Despite an injury to his right wrist, Lakers star Kobe Bryant plans on playing in Sunday's game against the Chicago Bulls. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)
Prime Minister reshaping the way Canada is governed
Prime Minister Stephen Harper responds to question during a closing press conference following the G8 Summit in Deauville, France on Friday, May 27, 2011.
The man who keeps Quebec's church bells ring-a-linging
Bell repairman Daniel Desormiers examines the clapper on one of the bells at Notre Dame des Sept Douleurs church in Montreal on Dec. 14.
Digging for answers on Eglinton-Scarborough line
12/05/06 - Toronto City Councillor John Parker on December 5, 2006.
Xmas light shows can burn the wallet
Martin Lindsay and his son Preston display Christmas lights at their Toronto home Dec. 16, 2011.
The World Juniors: A tournament of mega proportions
Roy MacGregor
A list to Santa that'll make the investing world a better place
Tom Bradley
Griffin Beacon makes your smartphone a universal remote
Griffin’s Beacon Universal Remote Control is available online and at Apple Stores for $69.95. Before buying, take note that separate Beacon systems exist for iOS and Android devices. Which is a disservice to households that don’t fall neatly into a single mobile OS camp (like mine).
When Christmas dinner meant a fleeting escape from battle
Gary Mason
Canada's junior hockey team comes down with a case of Hay fever
Eric Duhatschek
China clings to its North Korean friend
China's President Hu Jintao pays his respects to late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il at the North Korean embassy in Beijing in this still image taken from video footage Dec. 20, 2011.
Canucks' captain passes toughness test
Vancouver Canucks' Henrik Sedin, left, of Sweden, is checked by Nashville Predators' David Legwand in Vancouver, B.C., on December 1, 2011. Sedin will make history Friday Dec. 23, 2011, when he takes part in his 534th consecutive game as a Canuck. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Good week; Bad week
Paul Attfield
How India's 'untouchable' entrepreneurs use capital to fight caste
Students shout slogans during a protest against the reservation of college places for lower castes in New Delhi.
A Christmas carol for 2011
Prime Minister Stephen Harper jokes around with Cpl Gary Eddy from Cold Lake, Alb. dressed up as Santa Claus in Alert, 2006. File photo.
NBA odds
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving is the odd on favourite to win this year's NBA rookie of the year award. Rick Osentoski-US PRESSWIRE
The battle for Los Angeles rejoined
Los Angeles Clippers' Caron Butler (5) and Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant scramble for the ball on the court during their NBA preseason basketball game in Los Angeles, California December 19, 2011. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Differing fortunes for two former teammates
New York Knicks centre Tyson Chandler. Jim O'Connor-US PRESSWIRE
The Lunch: The tastiest of 2011
Jim Flaherty, Oleg Deripaska and Maureen Sabia
A holy racket rages on in Jerusalem
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish youths blow on rams' horns during prayer in Jerusalem.
Crusade against CBC is no vendetta, Péladeau insists
Pierre Karl Peladeau, President and CEO of Quebecor Inc., speaks during an interview at Quebecor offices in Montreal, Tuesday, December 6, 2011.
Judge grants B.C. drunk driving law brief second life
RCMP Const. Faz Majid holds a breathalyzer test showing a driver's blood-alcohol reading of .04 during a roadside check in Surrey, B.C., late Friday September 24, 2010.
Why Germany's grumbling over the debt crisis rings a little false
Eric Reguly
Forecasters cut U.S. growth outlook
New orders for durable goods, excluding transportation equipment, rose a modest 0.3 per cent, as a sharp drop in requests for computers and electronics sapped overall demand.
Jackman family values child development
Order of Canada member Dr. Eric Jackman, president of Invicta Investment Incorporated, is seen here at his offices in Toronto Thursday Dec. 22, 2011.
Oh what a sorry year it was, from RIM not in motion to those sweaty CEOs in their bunkers
Elizabeth Renzetti
The silver lining to volatile stock markets
David Parkinson
Lawyers for Rob Ford ask court to overturn audit of election expenses
How to look good when you step down from a job
Leah Eichler
Translator shouldn't put down his dictionary just yet
Brad’s target retirement income is $80,000 a year after tax, which makes his dream of hanging up his hat soon – look a tad ambitious.
Dollarama directors go shopping for shares
A Dollarama in downtown Toronto.
Moore Park church organ gets a second life in song
Jen and Justin send out joint Christmas cards. Is marriage next?
Photo of Justin Theroux by Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images Photo of Jennifer Aniston by Nathan Denette / The Canadian Press
The Report on Business 2011 year-end quiz
Peter Power's photo essay on the OLPH's restored pipe organ
Carlos Nunes applies the first coat of paint to the cross stencil as work continues on the renovation of the pipes.
'Baby Jesus? Never even met the guy': The Santa Q&A
The Lineup: Dec. 24 - 30
"People can't take their eyes off this majestic beast walking down the aisle," says Mallary Davenport, about the camel that stars in the annual Christmas Eve presentation at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church.
An investing style to match one's personality
Pizza Pide: Is the best 'za in the city Turkish?
A Sebzeli pizza ( #16 on the menu) at Pizza Pide.
On the Stand: a weekly roundup of the best magazine reads: Dec. 24
James Adams
Your American cousin is now your poorer one
Shoppers converge along 34th St. and Herald Square in New York City.
Amazon's 'showrooming' tactic the latest to enrage booksellers
Kobo head Mike Serbinis with his ereader device in Toronto, April 28, 2010.
The RCMP's red serge has nothing to do with sergeants
Four-year-old Jack Robertson wears the Red Serge as he stands with RCMP officers during an RCMP change of command ceremony in Vancouver, Feb. 11, 2011.
Few 'Net upstarts hit bestseller lists
Darcie Chan was born in Wisconsin and grew up in the small towns of Brandon, Wisconsin, La Junta and Cheraw, Colorado, and Paoli, Indiana. She has two younger sisters.
Pink towers, axe sculptures: 2011's top shows
The Instant Coffee exhibition at MKG127 gallery, January, 2011.
The special duty of a Jewish Christmas baby
John C. Reilly on conflict, claustrophobia and Roman Polanski
Johanna Schneller
The Prague Cemetery, by Umberto Eco
Italian writer Umberto Eco listens to a question during the presentation of his latest novel "The Prague Cemetery" in Madrid on Dec. 13, 2010.
An Iliad for our times
Stephen Mitchell
The Drop, by Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly
Civilization: The West and the Rest, by Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson
The Great Northern Brotherhood of Canadian Cartoonists, by Seth
Seth at his home in Guelph, Ont.
Naheed Nenshi's ill-timed book bonanza
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi reads on his iPad at the Grant McEwan Library at City Hall on Dec. 8, 2011.
Why is it we can't get enough of Jane Austen?
Leah McLaren
The close: Dow, TSX turn in fourth straight gain
The Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast Centre in Toronto.
Party photos of the week: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo clothing launch
Erin Hamelin and Beata Rydyger
That's a wrap!
Molly Dilworth
The ballad of St. Vaclav, patron of that elusive political virtue: Telling the truth
A still from the documentary Citizen Havel, which follows Vaclav Havel from 1992, on the cusp of his election as president of the newly formed Czech Republic, through his return to civilian life in 2003.
RIM asks court to dismiss BBM trademark lawsuit
A BlackBerry handset is displayed in Washington, December 15, 2011.
A very tardy, slightly guilty Thank You card from a sketchy paper girl
Tabatha Southey
Poker champ Duhamel offers $10,000 reward
Montreal's Jonathan Duhamel: overnight millionaire.
Obama signs bill forcing faster decision on Keystone XL
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to the press after signing into law a two-month payroll tax cut extension in the press briefing room at the White House in Washington December 23, 2011.
Why black dominates the squirrel world
Striking York Region bus drivers refuse to vote on offer
York Region Transit Viva bus outside the Finch subway station on the Yonge line.
Lights, Camera, No Action
HBO's 24/7 - Flyers - Rangers
Newfoundland calls on Ottawa to fight for sealing industry
A Harp seal pup lays on an ice floe March 31, 2008 in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence near Charlottetown, Canada.
Roethlisberger will not start against Rams
Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers took a beating in Thursday's game against Cleveland. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
Happy Holidays - Joyeuses Fetes
10th hole at Glen Abbey Golf Club
Baseball player killed in Alberta shooting 'meant the world to us'
Friends and Lethbridge Bulls teammates carry the casket at the funeral for Tanner Craswell in Charlottetown on Dec. 23, 2011. Mr. Craswell, teammate Mitch MacLean and Tabitha Stepple of Lethbridge, Alta. were killed in a roadside shooting in Alberta last week.
U.S. consumer confidence index released Tuesday
8 U.S. stocks under $10 to avoid at all costs
Quebec boy's body found five days after he slipped into river
Maxime Dion is shown in a family photo. The Quebec boy slipped under the ice of a frozen river east of Montreal and drowned.
Oilers will have to find their scoring touch on the road
Edmonton Oilers' Ryan Nugent-Hopkins celebrates his goal against the Calgary Flames during third period NHL hockey action in Edmonton on December 3, 2011. Oilers general manager Kevin Lowe feels the divisional realignment of the NHL will allow his team to face Alberta rivals Calgary in the playoffs one day down the road. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Ulan
A resort becomes a celebrity haven in Anguilla
Viceroy Anguilla hotel.
Indulge in these waterfront rooms in Singapore
The Fullerton Bay Hotel in Singapore.
L.A. Confidential
Darryl Sutter
Kalamata olives with chopped garlic
Green olives with thyme
Black olives with orange zest
Tired of Kate Middleton yet? You'll be hearing her name even more in 2012
Kate Middleton watches a demonstration by students during a visit with William to Darwen Aldridge Community Academy in Darwen, north-west England, on April 11, 2011.
B.C. government defends televising Stanley Cup riot trials
Riot police walk in the street on June 15, 2011 in Vancouver. Vancouver broke out in riots after their hockey team the Vancouver Canucks lost in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals.
Some moments define a couple, we found ours while snow camping
Winter camping? You'll bond in the most unexpected ways.
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