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Belarus aspires to become leader in digital currencies
Ukraine: Court jails PM aide accused of spying for Russia
Liberals agree to settle class action lawsuit over student loan privacy breach
People stand outside the new Emily Carr University of Art and Design campus in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday September 1, 2017. The federal government will pay at least $17.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit filed after a major privacy breach involving about 583,000 student loan recipients. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Road deaths up 76 per cent this year, state officials say
Video: Train crew not using electronic devices before crash
FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2017, file photo, cars from an Amtrak train lie spilled onto Interstate 5 below alongside smashed vehicles as some train cars remain on the tracks above in DuPont, Wash. Federal investigators say video aboard the Amtrak train that derailed in Washington state shows crews weren't using personal electronic devices and that the engineer remarked about the speed six seconds before the train went off the tracks south of Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
An excerpt from Tom Wilson’s new memoir, Beautiful Scars
Beautiful Scars author Tom Wilson.
Author Tom Wilson on the pain of being lied to about his birth parents
Author and musician Tom Wilson, is photographed at book publisher Random House on Oct. 30, 2017.
Britain designates 2 militant groups in Egypt as 'terrorist'
Trump signs tax cut in "rush job" Oval Office signing event
President Donald Trump shows off the tax bill after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
FAA: Farm equipment radio interference threatens air traffic
FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2014 file photo, the tail of a C5 Galaxy aircraft sticks out the door of Building 125 at Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Ga. Radio interference from a farm's massive metal crop-watering structure is causing havoc for air traffic in the sky over Georgia, federal authorities said in a lawsuit filed this week. The irrigation structure is on a south Georgia farm where the Federal Aviation Administration has a radio transmitter to relay signals that keep aircraft on course, according to the federal lawsuit. (Woody Marshall/The Macon Telegraph via AP)
2 University of Nebraska dorms collapse in planned implosion
‘Dock the hauls of pension folly’: The Globe tweaks your favourite carols
A parliamentary security constable is reflected in an ornament on the Christmas tree in the foyer of the House of Commons in 1999.
4 seriously injured in commuter train crash in Spain
Fish tale: Truck collision sends fish spilling onto highway
The Latest: Sheriff calls boy's death 'tragic accident'
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar gives direction to deputies near the scene of an officer involved shooting on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 where officers killed a 30 year old female suspect. A stray bullet pierced the wall of six-year old Kameron Prescott’s trailer. He died at a hospital. (Bob Owen/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)
QMJHL's golden age for goalies at world junior championship long passed
Canadian Junior Team head coach Stan Butler writes on the board during team practice in Moscow, Russia Wednesday December 27, 2000. When Butler was coaching Canada's world junior team, all he had to do was look to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for a goaltender. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kevin Frayer
Should I tell my party hosts about my severe allergies?
David Eddie.
The Latest: Trump-signed tax bill scraps alimony deduction
Buyer beware: high quality fake gold bars being sold online, police say
CN says project to ship oil pellets has potential to unlock offshore markets
A CN locomotive moves in the railway yard in Dartmouth, N.S. on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. Canadian National Railway said it plans to lockout workers represented by Unifor unless the union agrees to binding arbitration to settle contract differences. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Sen. McConnell mocks Steve Bannon's 'political genius'
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., discusses the GOP agenda for next year and touts his accomplishments in the first year of the Trump Administration, during news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Globe Investor’s annual year-end money quiz
A man dressed as Santa Claus is seen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in this 2008 file photo.
Pakistan says militants kill 3 troops in cross-border attack
Fernie, B.C., celebrates opening of outdoor rink after deadly ammonia leak
Fernie Memorial Arena is shown in Fernie, B.C. on Oct. 18, 2017.
North American stock markets down moderately ahead of Christmas holiday weekend
Fernie, B.C., celebrates opening of outdoor rink following deadly ammonia leak
Fernie Memorial Arena, home of the Jr.B hockey team the Fernie Ghostriders, is shown in Fernie, B.C. on Wednesday, Oct.18, 2017. Snow and bone-chilling cold could not dampen the enthusiasm of a British Columbia community as residents of Fernie opened an outdoor ice rink Thursday night and took another step in their recovery from a deadly tragedy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lauren Krugel
CN to buy 200 locomotives from GE as freight volumes surge
A CN locomotive is pictured in the railway yard in Dartmouth, N.S. on Feb. 23, 2015.
The week's most oversold and overbought stocks on the TSX
A sign board displaying Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) stock information is seen in Toronto June 23, 2014.
Judge questions whether Gates fundraiser broke gag order
FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2017, file photo, Rick Gates departs federal court in Washington. The federal judge overseeing the case of a former aide to President Donald Trump is questioning whether Gates video message at a Washington fundraiser violated the court’s gag order. Judge Amy B. Jackson on Dec. 22, summoned Gates and his lawyers to court on Dec. 27 to explain why the accused shouldn’t be held in contempt for violating her gag order imposed on everyone connected with the case, including Gates. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Pope orders probe into finances of top Honduran adviser
Most North Carolina lane closures suspended for holidays
Romania: top judges say justice overhaul is unconstitutional
Jobless rates fell in 24 US states, record lows in 5
FILE - In this Tuesday, July 19, 2016, file photo, a man fills out a job application at a job fair, in Miami Lakes, Fla. On Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, the Labor Department reports on state unemployment rates for November. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Canada awarded luge bronze from Sochi Olympics due to Russian doping
Alex Gough after finishing her last run in women's luge singles at the Sochi Winter Olympics on Feb. 11, 2014.
Miracle on Main Street: Why these eight small businesses have been thriving for decades
Rick Grahame pulls some bread out of the oven at Grahame's Bakery in Kemptville, near Ottawa, on. Nov. 23, 2017.
Longtime sportscaster Dick Enberg found dead at home at 82
Fatigue may have played role in crash that killed Quebec Mountie during border crossings surge
RCMP Constable Richer Dubuc speaks to a group of refugee claimants after they crossed from New York into Canada on Feb. 28, 2017, in Hemmingford, Que.
Young Tomorrow: Sean Michaels’s short story about time travel and Canada, past and future
Illustration for Young Tomorrow by Sean Michaels.
Making the case for a dry January
The Latest: Trump says he's learned a lot about Washington
President Donald Trump waves as he walks on the South Lawn upon his return to the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, from a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Feds say deficit through October at $6.3 billion as monthly spending drops
Man sentenced for shooting at famed Buffalo chicken-wing bar
Canada to gain luge bronze from Sochi Olympics due to Russian doping
FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2014 file photo, the Russian national flag, right, flies next to the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The word "Russia" will appear on the Olympic uniforms worn by the athletes granted an exemption from the country's doping ban. More than 200 athletes are set to compete in Pyeongchang as an "Olympic Athlete from Russia" if they can prove they aren't tainted by doping. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
Ferrari will be tarnishing its fine-tuned image if it sells an SUV
Eric Reguly
Medical examiner identifies body of boy found buried in yard
Health care and bank stocks pull US indexes slightly lower
FILE - This Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, file photo shows the New York Stock Exchange in Lower Manhattan. U.S. stocks are slightly lower early Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, as a subdued week of trading comes to a close. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Ten TV shows to consume in binges or bites over the holidays
John Doyle
Jodie Foster goes behind the camera at a creepy Netflix show
FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2017 file photo, actress-director Jodie Foster appears at the Harpers Bazaar Women of the Year Awards 2017, in London. Foster directs an episode of the Netflix series “Black Mirror,” featuring actress Rosemarie DeWitt. Season four of "Black Mirror," will be available for streaming on Netflix starting Dec. 29 (Photo by Grant Pollard/Invision/AP, File)
Turkish banker's New York trial on a break until next year
In this courtroom drawing, Judge Richard Berman addresses the jury at the end of the day's deliberations in the corruption trial of Halkbank executive Mehmet Hakan Atilla, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. Atilla is charged with helping Iran overcome U.S. economic sanctions to launder billions of dollars through world banks, including banks in the United States. Jury deliberations resume on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
New Brunswick government raises dollar limit on small claims court cases
6 years later, no sentence in Detroit manslaughter case
Italy airlifts refugees from Libya as criticism mounts
Apotex: succession plan for founder Barry Sherman was in place 5 years ago
Barry and Honey Sherman are shown in a handout photo from the United Jewish Appeal. Apotex Inc. says it wants to set the record straight about how the pharmaceutical company will be managed following the death of its founder, Barry Sherman, and his wife Honey. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-United Jewish Appeal MANDATORY CREDIT
Trump to sign $1.5 trillion tax overhaul package
President Donald Trump waves as he walks on the South Lawn upon his return to the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, from a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Boats made by kids save Washington Christmas river crossing
2 officials convicted at FIFA trial; 3rd awaits verdict
FILE - In these 2017 file photo, three former South American soccer officials, from left, Manuel Burga, of Peru; Jose Maria Marin, of Brazil; and Juan Angel Napout, of Paraguay, accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes, are shown outside federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The three are among the more than 40 soccer officials, businessmen and entities charged in a scandal that's shaken FIFA, soccer's governing body. (AP Photo/File)
One of two teens dead after pair found by Alberta Mountie in fume-filled vehicle
Breath of fresh air: Romanian lawmakers aim to ban bad odours
Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury captures gold at moguls World Cup in China
Mikael Kingsbury of Canada competes in the men's moguls during the 2017 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup on February 18, 2017 in Senboku, Japan.
Alabama Senate write-ins: God, Bugs Bunny, Chuck Norris
Tech firm: Holiday spending up 9.2 per cent so far
In this Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, photo, customers carry bags as they shop for the holidays at Concord Mills mall in Concord, N.C. On Friday, Dec. 22, payment technology firm First Data said that holiday spending is surging in the days before Christmas. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
US new home sales skyrocket 17.5 per cent in November
In this Thursday, June 1, 2017, photo, builders work on the roof of a home under construction at a housing plan in Jackson Township, Butler County, Pa. On Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, the Commerce Department reports on sales of new homes in November. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Spanish court allows extradition of 93 Chinese in fraud scam
Pair charged with transporting kids in hot U-Haul truck
Poland donates large sum to preserve Warsaw Jewish cemetery
People visit the Warsaw Jewish Cemetery on Okopowa Street in Warsaw, Poland, Friday Dec. 22, 2017. The Polish government is donating 100 million zlotys (US$ 28 million) to preserve the cemetery, parts of which are dilapidated or overgrown. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Qualcomm rejects Broadcom's nominees to board
Christmas trees and Crown land: Regulations might leave you pining
A man cuts down a Christmas tree at the Jollitree Farm U-Cut in Hilden, N.S., on Dec. 20, 2012.
Cable reality star charged in toy store scam in Kentucky
Markets Right Now: Stocks end slightly lower on Wall Street
At the open: TSX slips, but on track for biggest weekly gain since September
A Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) logo is seen in Toronto in this file photo.
Lawyer: Woman whose fiance drowned grateful to be released
FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2017 file photo, Angelika Graswald stands with her attorneys Jeffrey Chartier, left, and Richard Portale during her sentencing at the Orange County courthouse in Goshen, N.Y. Graswald, initially charged with murder in the drowning death of her fiance during a New York kayak outing, is being released from prison after pleading guilty to a lesser charge. Graswald, of Poughkeepsie, admitted she should have perceived the risk of danger and was sentenced in November to 16 months to four years in prison. (Jim Sabastian/Times Herlad-Record via AP, Pool, File)
New Brunswick RCMP say 33-year-old man charged in stabbing incident
Miss America Organization suspends CEO amid email scandal
FILE- In this Aug. 30, 2016, file photo, Sam Haskell, left, CEO of Miss America Organization, speaks during Miss America Pageant arrival ceremonies in Atlantic City, N.J. On Thursday Dec. 21, 2017, the Huffington Post published emails it obtained that show Haskell and others from the Miss America Organization commenting harshly on past winners' appearance, intellect and sex lives. Dick Clark Productions, the pageant's TV production partner, severed ties with the Miss America Organization over the emails, which it termed "appalling." (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
Transcontinental to stop printing San Francisco Chronicle next year
A Transcontinental facility is seen in this file photo.
Kosovo president urges approval of Montenegro border deal
Transcontinental to stop printing Hearst's San Francisco Chronicle next year
A TC Transcontinental sign is pictured at the company's annual general meeting in Montreal on March 11, 2014. Transcontinental is transferring its printing operations in Fremont, Calif., back to newspaper publisher Hearst Corp. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Flights halted at British airport after jet leaves runway
Legal pot in California brings host of environmental rules
In this undated photo provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, are fallen trees amidst a marijuana farm in the Klamath River watershed, just outside the Yurok Reservation near Klamath, Calif. California pot growers choosing to go legal in the New Year will face a host of new environmental rules and regulators. A study published earlier this year found that plot for plot, marijuana is more damaging in Northern California’s forests than commercial loggings. (California Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP)
Filipino rebels declare Christmas truce despite bogged talks
Upstate New York gets wintry mix ahead of holiday
3 women killed while trying to flee St. Louis home invasion
StatCan October GDP flat compared with September, up from 2016
US recognizes disputed Honduras election results
Ohio judge ruled hospital gunman incompetent in 2016
UnitedHealth plans $2.8B bid to grow South America business
FILE - This Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, file photo, shows a portion of the UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s campus in Minnetonka, Minn. UnitedHealth Group Inc. said Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, that it will start an offer the following week to buy all outstanding shares of Empresas Banmedica, a health care provider and insurer that operates in Chile, Columbia and Peru. UnitedHealth Group Inc. expects to complete the deal in the first quarter of 2018. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
Fire alarm disrupts holiday travel at Dallas airport
Politics Briefing newsletter: Daughters of the Vote offered glimpse at a more equal future
Srosh Hassan delivers a statement during a Daughters of the Vote event, organized by Equal Voice Canada, in the House of Commons, March 8, 2017.
Rights groups call on Egypt to free Al-Jazeera journalist
‘To the extent speculators discover that cryptocurrencies are a Hotel California, the selling could intensify’
Scott Barlow
How the AP-NORC poll on sexual misconduct was conducted
Police: Man caused apartment explosion in attempted suicide
Bitcoin, marijuana stock crazes take root in Canada’s Wild West
A Bay Street sign, a symbol of Canada's economic markets and where main financial institutions are located, is seen in Toronto, May 1, 2013.
High-price public Christmas tree causes uproar in Belgrade
The Belgrade's main pedestrian street is reflected in a decoration of the official Christmas tree in downtown Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. The city authorities in Serbia's capital are facing outrage over the purchase of a plastic Christmas tree that reportedly cost euro83,000 ($98,000). An anti-corruption website has described the 18-meter (59-feet) Christmas tree as the most expensive in the world, comparing it with that outside the Rockefeller Center in New York and other major world cities. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Poll: Most say sex misconduct victims are underprotected
FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2017 file photo, the office of Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is seen in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. Most Americans say sexual misconduct is a major problem in U.S. society wherever people go to work, train or learn, and too little is being done to protect victims. That’s according to a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
T-Mobile to buy Austrian cable operator for $2.3 billion
US durable goods orders rise 1.3 per cent in November
In this Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, photo, Ford assembly line worker Paul Collins works on a Focus at the Michigan Assembly plant in Wayne, Mich. On Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, the Commerce Department releases its November report on durable goods. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
US consumer spending rises 0.6 per cent in November
In this Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, photo, shoppers enter Nordstrom's flagship store in downtown Seattle. On Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, the Commerce Department issues its November report on consumer spending, which accounts for roughly 70 percent of U.S. economic activity. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
The Latest: Trump signs bill to keep government running
President Donald Trump waves as he walks walks from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, to visit Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Bitcoin goes on wild ride and it may only get crazier
FILE - In this April 7, 2014, file photo, Bitcoin logos are displayed at the Inside Bitcoins conference and trade show in New York. A bitcoin sell-off that began at the beginning of the week is gaining momentum, with a quarter of its value evaporating in the past 24 hours. Just hours before U.S. markets opened Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, bitcoin was trading at $13,659.85, according to the tracking site CoinDesk. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Restaurant owner giving $500,000 to African American Museum
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