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December 26

How an air-combat simulator is honing Canada’s hockey players
Roy MacGregor
Salmon farmer fishing for higher returns
Carol Schmitt released 48,000 Chinook smolts into the Sarita River in 2011, and is beginning to see them return.
Retailers have busy Boxing Day despite ice storm’s chilling effect
Shoppers make their way through Toronto’s Eaton Centre as they visit the Boxing Day sales on Dec. 26, 2013.
Best pictures from December 26
First Nations chief wants sustainable jobs from Kitimat LNG project
Ellis Ross, Chief of the Haisla First Nation, addresses the audience during the International LNG Conference at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, Feb. 25, 2013.
Toronto Hydro rules out burying power lines as ice-storm recovery drags on
Enwin Utilities workers from Windsor, Ont., repair damaged power lines in Scarborough on Dec. 26, 2013.
High River residents may have homes seized in plan to raze flood-prone area
Military personnel drive in a light-armoured vehicle across a washed-out highway to High River on June 24, 2013.
An unlikely telecom mastermind, Quebecor’s Dépatie faces revenue challenge
Robert Dépatie has not granted any interviews since he took over from Pierre Karl Péladeau in May, and still wants more time before talking to reporters, a Quebecor spokesperson said.
How one harried commuter took matters into his own hands
Harvey Schachter
Do you have the motivation to lead like Mandela?
Youngsters write tribute messages to former South Africa President Nelson Mandela during a public screening at the Orlando stadium in the Soweto township, Johannesburg, of his funeral in Qunu, South Africa, on Dec. 15, 2013.
Toronto board’s child-care centres to stay closed amid post-storm power problems
Enwin Utilities employee Mitch Prier helps repair damaged power lines in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough on Dec. 26, 2013.
Predictable companies are long-term investment bonanzas
Shares of predictable but unexciting companies, like Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, are often undervalued.
In pictures: Shoppers line up for Boxing Day bargains
A shopper walks by a store’s display advertising a Boxing Day sale in Ottawa on Dec. 26, 2013.
Online etiquette post breakup? It’s complicated
Electronic dance music and the rise of the big night out
Russell Smith
Talking Points: Jellyfish swimming, women’s sleep, and ‘ideal’ cardiovascular health
NEON KALEIDOSCOPE: A spellbound visitor watches jellyfish swim at the Vancouver Aquarium.
Happy new beers (and bourbon and more)! 36 drink picks to help you ring in 2014
Can you get away with it? Then it was probably art this year
Andy Warhol’s 1962 screenprints of Marilyn Monroe came eight years after Willem de Kooning’s own portrait of the actress.
Hot-wheeling out of the in crowd
In pictures: Utility workers repair Scarborough's downed power lines
Enwin Utilities employee Mitch Prier repairs damaged power lines in Scarborough on Dec. 26, 2013.
Secular charter looms large in Quebec’s potential snap election in 2014
Supporters of Quebec’s proposed secular charter march in Montreal on Sept. 22, 2013.
Sick of congestion? Build roads, not transit
Rush hour traffic on Spadina Avenue near Front Street in Toronto on Nov. 29, 2013.
Canada’s cadets face winter-clothing crunch as military cuts budget
Navy cadets stand in formation in front of members of the Canadian Forces during a Remembrance Day ceremony in Vancouver in 2012.
Sweden narrowly edges Swiss to avoid early upset at world juniors
Switzerland's goalie Melvin Nyffeler tries to save a shot from Sweden's Oskar Sundqvist, right, during the first period of their qualification round IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships action in Malmo, Sweden, on Thursday Dec. 26, 2013.
B.C. resumes search for missing British backpacker
A photo of missing British tourist Tom Billings, 22, is displayed as his father Martin Billings pauses while speaking to the media during a news conference at Vancouver Police headquarters in Vancouver on Dec. 9, 2013.
U.S. breeze to easy victory over Czech Republic at world juniors
Vince Hinostroza of the U.S. scores on Czech Republic's goalie Daniel Dolejs (R) and Libor Sulak (L) during the third period of their IIHF World Junior Championship game in Malmo December 26, 2013.
Tracking North American equities in 2014
Blog: Senators edge Bruins; Habs beat Lightning in shootout
Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price (31) makes a save against the Nashville Predators during the first period at Bridgestone Arena. The Canadiens beat the Predators 4-3 in overtime.
Hydro crews battle winter weather as ice storm repair efforts continue
Enwin Utilities workers from Windsor, Ont., repair damaged power lines in Scarborough on Dec. 26, 2013.
Miley Cyrus’s latest shocking, sexy video released a day early – and she is not pleased
Canadian Greenpeace activist due home Friday as second awaits exit visa
Greenpeace International activist Alexandre Paul, 3rd right, from Canada speaks to members of the media outside the Investigative Committee building, after the criminal charges against him were dropped, in Saint Petersburg, December 25, 2013, in this handout image courtesy of Greenpeace. Russia formally dropped criminal charges against the Greenpeace activists arrested in a protest over Arctic oil drilling on Wednesday, under a Kremlin amnesty extended to all 30 who had been facing up to seven years jail if convicted and Paul is due home Friday.
Check out the top 5 documentaries of 2013
Movies flourished in 2013: Here are the top 10 mainstream films
Chiwetel Ejofor in 12 Years A Slave.
Top 10 foreign or independent films
Tony Leung Chiu-wai as martial-arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee.
I love your problems. You should learn to love them, too.
David Eddie
Dreamers are everywhere at the movies this holiday season
Geoff Pevere
The power of monogamy: 10 surprising claims regarding modern love
Redefining porn for the female gaze
Russia crushes Norway at world junior championship
Nikita Zadorov fight for a loose puck during the third period at First Niagara Center. Zadorov, Anton Slepyshev and Vadim Khlopotov each scored twice as Russia thumped Norway 11-0 at the IIHF World Junior hockey tournament in Sweden on Thursday.
NLL season set to open under new collective bargaining agreement
Buffalo Bandit's John Tavares runs on the field before a game against the Rochester Nighthawks at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, N.Y., April 20, 2013.
Milos Raonic named Canadian Press’ male athlete of the year
Canada's Milos Raonic, of Toronto, Ont., celebrates after defeating Italy's Andreas Seppi during the fourth set of a Davis Cup tennis quarter-final singles match in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday April 7, 2013.
Canada rocks Germany to open 2014 WJC
Canada's Anthony Mantha (L) checks Germany's Jonas Noske during the first period of their IIHF World Junior Championship game in Malmo, Sweden, December 26, 2013.
Mantha’s hat trick leads Canada in rout of Germany at world juniors
Team Canada forward Anthony Mantha (left) is congratulated by teammates Curtis Lazar (centre) and Nic Petan (right) after scoring on Germany during second period qualification round IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Malmo, Sweden on Thursday December 26, 2013.
2013, year of the fake: Our love affair with viral Internet hoaxes
An image posted by @theyearofelan during his Thanksgiving travel Twitter fight.
Japan’s neighbours enraged by PM’s visit to war shrine
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2013 to pay tribute to the war dead.
Stabilizing images from the most powerful telescope ever created: A job for UVic scientists
UVic engineer Colin Bradley is excited about the potential of adaptive optics technology.
The artsy pulse of a city: The beat is moving to the burbs
Denise Balkissoon
Conservative support hits lowest point since Harper became PM: polls
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is shown on Oct. 8, 2013.
Can thieves steal your car with a $5 gadget?
Car companies are constantly working on new security features to stay a step ahead of car thieves.
2013: Let's keep it in the rear view
Andrew Clark
How it works: What first responders need to know
Lorraine Sommerfeld
Trapped and alone in a wrecked car, the voice guides me through
Lorraine Sommerfeld
Dec. 26: 2013’s top stories
Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station, ‘showed us the beauty of the the world and its singularity.’
Test your business knowledge with ROB's year-end quiz
A man is silhouetted against a video screen with BlackBerry logo as he pose with a BlackBerry Q10 in this photo illustration.
The defining brand moments of 2013
Mia Pearson
My wish list for new indexing products
Andrew Hallam
In Pictures: The busy entrepreneur behind nutritional supplements for women
Vancouver-based Lorna Vanderhaeghe Health Solutions Inc. develops, manufactures and distributes nutritional health supplements for women. Here, an employee of manufacturing facility GFR Pharma holds a bottle of the company’s Multismart product at the GFR Pharma plant in Maple Ridge, B.C., Nov. 23, 2012.
December 26: Your daily horoscope
Capricorn
Three key challenges for Canada’s economy in 2014
A container ship prepares to pass underneath the Lions Gate Bridge in this file photo.
The Scout List: Christmas train, park tour and Chekhov
Tourist aboard a Horse Tour carriage in Vancouver's Stanley Park May 21, 2008.
Hot Ticket: Woody Allen 4 Seasons: Woody in Winter
The Russian literature-spoofing <bold_italic>Love and Death</bold_italic> is among the favourites on offer at the Vancity Theatre this holiday season.
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