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December 26

Avalanche centre sees danger in decline on B.C.’s North Shore
A ski patroller inspects a ridge on Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler.
Obama back at helm for ‘fiscal cliff’ endgame
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the fiscal cliff at the White House in Washington December 21, 2012. Mr. Obama urged lawmakers to reach agreement on averting tax hikes on the middle class, saying he was ready and willing to do what it takes to get a deal by January 1, 2013.
As protests swell, Attawapiskat chief stands firm on hunger strike
Drummers play on the tracks as people from the Aamjiwnaang First Nation and supporters gather for a meeting with officials during their blockade of the CN St. Clair spur line.
Timely job training sought for first nations in Northern Ontario
Tyrell Slipperjack sits in his room Tuesday, December 18, 2012, on the Fort Hope First Nation, Ont.
India opens the door to international retailers
In this Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 photo, Indians shop at a crowded market in Mumbai, India. The arrival of modern retailing would hasten a cultural transformation in the way Indians shop and work. The debate now raging, which has shut down Parliament and may rip apart the ruling coalition, hinges on competing visions of what foreign retailers will bring for India's two largest sources of jobs: agriculture and retail. The existing retail landscape is an intricately evolved tangle of shops and bazaars, which has been forged by ideas that date back to India's earliest religious texts.
Cop watchdog to look into shooting
Fast-rising Milton’s battle of the bulge
Milton is Canada's fastest growing community, with today’s 84,000 residents tripling its 2001 statistics.
Edmonton Oilers go back to the future
Rookie Justin Schultz has left no doubt that he belongs in the Oklahoma City locker room, registering 16 goals and 24 assists to tie for the AHL scoring lead with teammates Jordan Eberle.
Today's Oilers as seen through Paul Coffey's eyes
Former Edmonton Oilers star defenceman Paul Coffey speaks at a press conference in Edmonton (file photo).
A lesson in NHL chemistry
Edmonton Oilers' Taylor Hall (file photo).
Beef recall revealed enforcement deficiency, observers say
A vehicle passes the main entrance sign leaving XL Foods' Lakeside Packers plant in Brooks, Alta., on Oct. 1st, 2012.
CAMH criticized for isolating patient without notification
CAMH's Queen St. W. centre
A better Boxing Day lineup
Britain’s anti-EU party goes from farce to political force
Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain's fastest growing political party, United Kingdom Independence Party, at the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France, Oct. 24, 2012. Farage and his party gains strength on the idea that Britain needs to leave the European Union.
Referee ate too much at Christmas, fumes City’s Mancini after loss to Sunderland
Manchester City's coach Roberto Mancini (R) reacts ahead of their English Premier League soccer match against Sunderland in Sunderland, northern England December 26, 2012.
McGuinty’s locked-door policy acquiesces to unfounded fears
Marcus Gee
Canadian schools try to balance safety, atmosphere in wake of shootings
Taber police leave the scene of a W.R Myers High School where one high school student was shot to death and another seriously wounded after a boy described as unpopular opened fire at the high school in Taber, Alberta, April 28, 1999.
Volatility: The growth investor’s friend
Chris Umiastowski.
The great pension shift: Goodbye safe, dull government bonds
Keith Ambachtsheer now believes that a prudent investment strategy should be centred on dividend-paying stocks. ‘It takes a while to wrap your head around that.’
Universities should foster talent, not sink it
Fourth-year science student Adam Sartore, 21, pictured at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, knows what it’s like to feel stressed-out. He became a member of the student Health and Wellness team to support his peers.
Manila primes for casino boom despite corruption probe
A croupier sits at a baccarat gaming table inside a casino during the opening day of Sheraton Macao Hotel at the Sands Cotai Central in Macau Sept. 20, 2012. In the Philippines, the casino rush is starting with the slated opening in March of port magnate Enrique Razon Jr.’s $1.2-billion (U.S.) Solaire property.
Profile of Ryder Hesjedal
Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal wins Lionel Conacher Award as Canadian Press male athlete of the year. Hesjedal is shown taking the podium as top placed Canadian following the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal race in Montreal, Sunday, September 9, 2012.
All you need to know to make a great impression at work
Business people shaking hands
Wooing shareholders back to gold mining
AuRico Gold has begun to reap the benefits of its own radical steps. Starting out the year with six mines, today the company has two. From forecasts just a year ago for production of 730,000 ounces of gold a year by 2013, the company is now looking at potential output of 240,000 ounces from one mine in northern Ontario and another in northern Mexico.
Haisla gain control of valuable B.C. land
Ellis Ross, chief councillor of the Haisla First Nation, on the shores of Douglas Channel with the Kitamaat Village dock in the background, Kitamaat Village, B.C.
For law firms, bigger isn't always better
‘The first time you enter into a boardroom in one of the glass towers, it’s impressive. And the second time you go visit, you complain about the cost of your parking,’ says Albert Luk, a lawyer in Toronto with Devry Smith Frank LLP.
Ottawa’s $800-billion housing problem
Sarah O’Brien and her husband Darryl Silva were able to buy a home a few years ago because their 35-year mortgage kept payments low.
The ups and downs of the 2012 dance world
Ghosts of Violence
The king of YOLO claims it for his own
The worst ideas of 2012 (with a few exceptions)
Russell Smith
5 biggest celebrity romances of 2012
Counting down the biggest celebrity pregnancies of 2012
Claire Danes holds the Emmy award for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for her role in "Homeland" at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 23, 2012.
Three rail workers hit by train in northeast Edmonton
CN Rail
Pominville nets overtime winner in Canada's Spengler Cup opener
Buffalo Sabres' Jason Pominville scored the overtime winner for Canada against Alder Mannheim in Wednesday’s Spengler Cup opener for both teams. (file photo)
Canadiens’ Josh Gorges organizes outdoor hockey game with Twitter invitation
Montreal Canadiens defenceman Josh Gorges, right, watches the play during a game of pick-up hockey in Montreal, Wednesday, December 26, 2012. Gorges used Twitter to organize a Boxing Day outdoor hockey game with fans at a neighbourhood rink in Montreal.
Scrivens turns back 19 shots as Marlies edge Bulldogs before record crowd
Toronto Marlies goalie Ben Scrivens made 19 saves in Wednesday’s 3-2 AHL victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs (file photo).
After 38 commercial-free years, CBC Radio could bring back ads
A man walks towards the CBC/Radio-Canada building in Montreal, Wednesday, April 4, 2012.
How to create a whimsical and welcoming guest room
Splurging on custom drapes and vibrant accent cushions gave the small room visual energy.
Charges laid against analyst in IBM insider trading case
Microelectonics being inspected at the IBM plant in Bromont, Quebec, April 28, 2010.
Dawson Creek becomes the first solar city
A worker installs solar panels on the roof of the police station in Halifax on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011.
In Pictures: World's longest high-speed rail line debuts in China
Attendants pose for pictures inside a high-speed train during an organized experience trip from Beijing to Zhengzhou on Dec. 22, 2012. The new link more than halves the travel time from Beijing in the north to the economic hub of Guangzhou in southern China. The trip will take about eight hours.
In pictures: A vibrant, inviting guest room
The side tables add character without breaking the bank.
Women buy more gifts than men, but spend less: survey
Don Cherry tweets response to Yakupov’s comments about 'dirty' Canadian players
Hockey commentator Don Cherry (file photo).
Storm that killed 12 in U.S. causing travel headaches in Ont., Que., N.B.
A man walks along a road near Montreal, Dec. 27, 2012 during the first major snowstorm of winter in the region.
How I learned to tink
U.S. appeals court revives cybertheft lawsuit against Canadian
Starbucks sends ‘fiscal cliff’ message via barista
As U.S. President Barack Obama and lawmakers attempt to revive fiscal cliff negotiations that collapsed before the Christmas holiday, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is sending them a message.
Who broke our hearts this year? Top 6 celebrity breakups of 2012
Parrots’ hit parade
How I lost 90 pounds: I realized losing weight was a war on insecurity
Alan Martin before and after his 90-pound weight loss.
Lives Lived: Noemi Matthews Fooks
Noemi Matthews Fooks
Storms in Argentina bad news for food prices
Engineer Rodolfo Iturraspe, director of the Watershed Management and Natural Resources for the province of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina, squeezes peat in the Ramsar protected wetlands near Ushuaia April 1, 2012.
Yarullin scores in overtime as Russia defeats Slovakia
Russia's Albert Yarullin (C) celebrates his overtime game-winning goal with teammates Nikita Nesterov (L) and Mikhail Grigorenko against Slovakia in their preliminary round game during the 2013 IIHF U20 World Junior Hockey Championship in Ufa, December 26, 2012.
Canada takes necessary first step but progression must continue
Canada's Jonathan Drouin (C) celebrates his goal with teammates Brett Ritchie (L), Ryan Strome (2nd L), Scott Harrington (2nd R), and Dougie Hamilton against Germany in the first period of their preliminary round game during the 2013 IIHF U20 World Junior Hockey Championship in Ufa, December 26, 2012.
Retailers enjoy strong Boxing Day
Predawn boxing day bargain hunters load their big screen tv into a cab in front of the Hearland Best Buy store in Mississauga, Dec 26, 2012.
At midday: Wall St. sags, ‘cliff’ angst steals retailers’ Christmas
Barclays Specialist Geoffrey Friedman looks at his computer screen at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012.
Not your granny’s ringette any more
Emily Bakker of The Cambridge Turbos battles the Richmond Hill Lightning for the ring during their National Ringette League game in Cambridge on October 27, 2012.
Christie Pits corner store sells over asking
Lassinantti makes 25 saves as Sweden beats the Czech Republic
Filip Forsberg is seen in this file photo.
The most obnoxious social-media sharing we’ve seen this Christmas
Hands holding a Christmas present
Finland downs Latvia but lose top forward Aaltonen
A hockey puck photographed in studio at 444 Front St. in Toronto, Ontario Wednesday, November 28, 2012.
Buyers negotiate under-asking deal for Parkdale home
Toronto High Park home sells $34,000 under asking
Markham home sells over asking amid rival bids
Competing bids for Toronto house, but home still sells under asking
Clergy bear holiday gifts for isolated crew members
A very happy crew on a ship anchored in Vancouver's outer harbour December 24, 2012 waves and smiles and receiving Christmas gifts from the Mission to Seafarers.
At the Open: Wall Street flat as Obama to return to ‘cliff’ debate
Traders work the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Dec. 26, 2012.
Mental illness, poverty haunted Afghan who killed American
Afghan security officers inspect the scene of a car bomb explosion in Kabul, Dec. 17, 2012.
Russian parliament approves ban on American adoptions
Russian police officers detain demonstrators protesting against a bill banning US adoptions of Russian children outside the Russian parliament's upper chamber in Moscow, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. The upper chamber of Russia's parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted in favor of a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children.
Japan’s Abe taps allies for cabinet, pledges deflation fight
Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during his first press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Dec. 26, 2012.
Syria to discuss latest peace proposals with Russia
A member of the Free Syrian Army carries a missile as he talks to comrades in Idlib December 25, 2012.
Partisan’s guide to following the action
Why not broadcast your ballot? It may be against the law
Voters cast their ballots at Valley High School in Las Vegas on Election Day, Nov. 6, 2012. (Isaac Brekken/The New York Times)
Carney calls U.S. fiscal cliff ‘immediate risk’ to Canadian economy
Petraeus scandal widens to include second general and custody case
Protests sweep Egypt over Morsi power grab
Rise in U.S. home prices shows recovery gathering strength
File photo of a home for sale in Springfield, Ill.
The pushing and pulling of Canada's housing market
Starbucks using cups to send ‘fiscal cliff’ message to lawmakers
A woman holds a Starbucks takeaway cup in this file photo.
Canada cruises to an easy win over Germany
Canada's Phillip Danault (R) collides with Germany's goalie Elmar Trautmann (L) and Leonhard Pfoderl in the first period of their preliminary round game during the 2013 IIHF U20 World Junior Hockey Championship in Ufa, December 26, 2012.
How driverless cars will navigate into the mainstream
California Gov. Edmund G Brown Jr., front left, rides in a <strong>driverless</strong> car to a bill signing at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Sept. 25, 2012. The legislation will open the way for <strong>driverless</strong> cars in the state. <br />
Dec. 26: Heavenly peace, and other letters to the editor
Winter Woods (1915)
Nugent-Hopkins leads Canada to easy win in world junior opener
Canada's Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (centre L) celebrates his goal with team mates Dougie Hamilton (L), Jonathan Huberdeau (front), Scott Harrington (2nd R), and J.C. Lipon (R) against Germany in the first period of their preliminary round game during the 2013 IIHF U20 World Junior Hockey Championship in Ufa, December 26, 2012.
Dowbiggin: Love affair with Canadian junior team began in Piestany
Soviet Union and Canadian players during second period bench-clearing brawl at the World Junior Hockey Championships here Jan. 5, 1987. Both teams were ejected from the tournament. While the Soviets were out of medal contention, Canada was playing for the gold medal, and were leading 4-2 at the time of the brawl .
China's consumers driving economic rebound: survey
A worker carries furniture into an under-construction fashion boutique selling various luxury branded handbags at a shopping mall in Beijing Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012.
Ryder Hesjedal cycles off with the Lionel Conacher Award
Garmin-Barracuda's Ryder Hesjedal of Canada smiles as he waits for the start of the 149-km Stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia from San Vito di Cadore to Vedelago in San Vito di Cadore May 24, 2012.
Six Challenges of the past: How companies have fared
Grail Noble, President of Yellow House Events, poses for a photo in their office, in Toronto, Thursday, September 1, 2011. For Challenge section.
Four tips for finding the best buyer for your business
view of a sign painted on the surface of the road saying sell
December 26: Your daily horoscope
Capricorn
Can pomegranate juice really prevent cancer?
Leslie Beck
Celebrity Photos of the Week: Top 10 breakups of 2012
Singer Justin Bieber and singer Selena Gomez arrive at the 2011 Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, California February 27, 2011.
Sizing up how much car you really need
Peter Cheney
TV: Five shows worth watching tonight: December 26
Bred to survive, Canada’s iconic sled dogs face their greatest threat
Pitarak, a Canadian sled dog.
No department is safe as universities employ U.S. cost-cutting strategy
Mary DeCoste, associate professor of Italian Studies at The University of Guelph, poses in her office in Guelph December 12, 2012.
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