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December 14

Leafs get production throughout lineup in shocking win over Hawks
Toronto Maple Leafs Nikolai Kulemin, left, is congratulated by Jerry D'Amigo, centre, after scoring his team's fourth goal against the Chicago Blackhawks as Jay McClement skates in during second period NHL action in Toronto on Saturday, December 14, 2013.
Nearly 300 train passengers stranded for hours in Labrador in freezing cold
Blast of winter weather hits Central Canada, causing flight delays
Mark Hughes, right, and son Emmet Hughes toboggan during a snowstorm in Toronto on Dec. 14, 2013.
Cherry says 15 game suspension for Thornton too much
Don Cherry is seen in this file photo.
Residents of B.C. homeless camp vow to stay despite court order
A homeless man walks on the side of a road in Abbotsford, B.C., near an area where chicken manure was spread in an effort to force a group of homeless people to move.
Canadians Humphries and Moyse take gold in women’s bobsleigh
Canada's pilot Kaillie Humphries, left, and brakeman Heather Moyse celebrate their win in the women's bobsled World Cup event on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Pilot dies after small plane hits Alberta home
B.C. Justice calls double-murder ‘an unspeakable act of execution-style brutality’
Police tape demarking a crime scene.
Stars rocket past Jets thanks to two goals from both Seguin and Benn
Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin (91) celebrates his goal against the Winnipeg Jets with teammates during the second period at MTS Centre.
Kopitar scores a pair as red-hot Kings easily beat Senators
Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson (41) looks on as Los Angles Kings Drew Doughty and Dwight King (74) and Jeff Carter (77) along with Anze Kopitar (11) celebrate a goal during first period, NHL between the Ottawa Senators and the Loa Angeles Kings in Ottawa Saturday December 14, 2013.
Bruins’ Thornton suspended 15 games for attack on Pens’ Orpik
Boston Bruins Shawn Thornton was suspended for 15 games by the NHL on Saturday. (file photo)
Oilers trade goaltender Jason LaBarbera to Blackhawks
Boston Bruins' Patrice Bergeron, Edmonton Oilers goalie Jason LaBarbera and Oilers' Andrew Ference look for the rebound during second period NHL hockey action in Edmonton on Dec. 12, 2013.
Ottawa, provincial finance ministers set for showdown on CPP enrichment
Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks to journalists while walking to the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 9, 2013
Canadians Mikael Kingsbury, Alexandre Bilodeau finish 1-2 in moguls World Cup
Canada's Mikael Kingsbury, centre, reacts after winning the men's Freestyle Ski World Cup event, in Kuusamo, Finland, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. Compatriot Alexandre Bilodeau, left, came second, and Japan's Sho Endo was third.
Canadian Caroline Calve wins snowboarding gold in parallel slalom
Canada's Caroline Calve celebrates after winning a Snowboard women's World Cup parallel slalom, in Carezza, northern Italy, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013.
Mirtle: David Clarkson’s carelessness costs Leafs again
Toronto Maple Leafs forward David Clarkson (71) reacts after scoring a goal against the New York Islanders during the third period at the Air Canada Centre.
Calendar: What investors need to know for next week
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The week's best web reads: The Santa Claus rally season is nearly here
Santa rides by on his float during the Santa Claus Parade in Toronto on Sunday November 18, 2012.
Why her remodelled bedroom is HGTV star Danielle Bryk’s favourite room
When Danielle Bryk remodelled her three-storey, semi-detached Edwardian home in Toronto’s Beach neighbourhood, she decided to keep the master bedroom for herself – instead of giving it to her kids
Kenney admits to disagreement with Flaherty over Rob Ford comments
Minister of Employment and Social Development Jason Kenney responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, December 9, 2013.
Premier Clark and her Transportation Minister need to get on the same page
Gary Mason
Downtime Download: 'Gone Home' an award-winning game with emotional heft
An empty room is never just an empty room in Gone Home.
Meet modernist design, Vancouver’s new housing trend
Tony Jang of Design + Build stands in front of the two houses he built on East 18th Avenue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, December 13, 2013.
In Pictures: Vancouver's modernist revival
Tony Jang of Design + Build stands in front of the two houses he built on East 18th Avenue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, December 13, 2013.
Low-income social housing residents anxious as Ottawa ends subsidies
The Marguerite Ford Place, a social housing project on West 2nd Avenue, in Vancouver on Sept. 10, 2013.
U.S. ‘green billionaire’ addresses his motives for working to block Keystone
Billionaire Tom Steyer, the chief financier behind the Proposition 39 campaign, discusses a proposed bill to fund energy efficiency projects at schools in California's poorest communities, during a news conference at Mark Twin Elementary School in Sacramento, Calif., on Dec. 4, 2012.
Come rain, sleet or snow: A day with a Canada Post mail carrier
Donna Yerxa, a 28-year veteran of Canada Post, says she’s afraid the end of mail delivery might mean a loss of personal touch.
We’ll replace the mail, but not the letters
Margaret Wente
Meet the first Liberal charged with fraud in the sponsorship scandal
Jacques Corriveau is pictured in 2005, delivering testimony before the Gomery commission. Mr. Corriveau was charged by the RCMP on Dec. 13, 2013, over the Liberal sponsorship scandal.
Tutu’s exclusion overshadows preparations for Mandela’s state funeral
Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel, second left, holds her granddaughter Ndileka's hand as family members arrive ahead of the former South African president's casket at the Mthata airport in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa on Dec. 14, 2013.
Thirteen exciting gift ideas for the fashionista in your life
Seven surprising gift ideas for the design-inclined
Last-minute shopping: 9 foodie gifts for under $130 (plus one $300 whiskey)
How filmmaker David O. Russell learned to master the Hollywood hustle
Christian Bale, Amy Adams and David O. Russell on the set of American Hustle, an ode to America’s oil-shock anti-glory days.
Wealthy, entitled, given free stuff – you know, victims of fate
Elizabeth Renzetti
Which puzzle is celebrating its 100th birthday? Need a clue?
The first crossword puzzle was created by a journalist named Arthur Wynne on Dec. 21, 1913. It appeared in the New York World.
Let the airport model drive roads and transit
Jeffrey Simpson
The little book: A nod to the Internet’s ‘too long; didn’t read’ syndrome
Exploring Haiti on my own. Was I crazy?
This week’s Talking Point – gender and housework – and other letters to the editor
The amount of time men spend on housework stopped growing some time in the 1980s.
Why opera directors need to think like Wayne Gretzky
Robert Everett-Green
A beach vacation in the last place you’d expect
Hammocks beckon in front of cabanas on the beach at Abaka Bay Hotel on Ile a Vache, a short boat ride off Haiti’s southwest coast.
Democracy comes from voters, not political-party members
Doug Saunders
As deals get more aggressive, investors balk
In the case of Peter Munk’s Barrick, it’s far from clear that all the stock has yet been sold, though it appears to finally be mostly done more than a month after the deal was announced.
The dispute the entire oil industry is watching
Construction at the Fort McKay First Nation outdoor amphitheatre, which will seat 1,800 people at completion next year.
Buying Used: Five cars for less than $15,000
2007 Honda Civic
Ice Pilot Mikey McBryan loves his cool cars
Mikey McBryan, general manager at Buffalo Airways, stars on Ice Pilots NWT.
1964 CERV II: The legend that never was
The 1964 CERV II.
How hazing nearly ended this junior hockey star's life
Carson Shields showed promise at age six playing for the River Heights Wings in Winnipeg. Now 25, he reveals tattoos he calls a road map from where he was as a criminal addict to where he is now, living with his parents while he finishes universitygraduate from conflict resolution studies at the University of Winnipeg. He lives with his parents. He has part-time work with Manitoba Hydro. He attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. He does volunteer work for a charity (hockeyhelpsthehomeless.com) raising money to build three shelters for the homeless. And he is back in hockey, an assistant coach , am todayacquired during Shields is recovering from alcohol and drugs addiction and a bad downward spiral which he attributes to a bad hazing experience in junior hockey. Shields uses volunteer work to help with his recovery and has written a book of his experience. (John Woods for the Globe and Mail)
Carson Shields then and now
Former junior hockey player Carson Shields holds a photo of himself when he was six and played for the River Heights Wings in Winnipeg.
December 14: Your daily horoscope
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From kimchi to sauerkraut: Fermented foods are having a moment
What should I get to make a tasteful holiday arrangement for my porch?
How David and Victoria Beckham make domesticity sexy
Sarah Hampson
Pickled Radishes
Ruby Sauerkraut
Homeland and Masters of Sex: Two fine finales to feast upon
John Doyle
Celebrating 100 years of Maserati
The 2014 Maserati Ghibli has a 404 horsepower engine and an eight-speed automatic transmission.
Naturally Fermented Garlic Dill Pickles
In Pictures: Panache dinner and spectacular gala in support of West Park Healthcare Centre
How behavioural economics can save the school cafeteria
Students from Toronto’s Central Technical School enjoy lunch at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. School bans on junk food have driven students to fast food restaurants at lunchtime.
Canucks dominate Oilers for sixth straight win
Vancouver Canucks' Ryan Kesler, left, and Edmonton Oilers' Philip Larsen, of Denmark, collide during first period NHL hockey action in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday December 13, 2013.
Economics is a stage, and the politicians merely players
Adam Radwanski
The Sushi Smackdown: Battle of the Zeds
Alexandra Gill
The battle to fix First Nations education
Students board a bus last month at Pikangikum First Nation.
In Pictures: A day in the life of Canada Post worker
Twenty eight year employee with Canada Post, Donna Yerxa delivers mail and packages to a condo building on her route, called her "Walk" in Scarborough on Dec. 13, 12013. (Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail)
Best pictures from December 13
Saudi men walk as their footprints are seen after a snowstorm in Alkan village, west of Saudi Arabia December 13, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Alhwaity (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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