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December 26

Canadians show no mercy against Denmark with 14-0 win at world junior hockey championship
Canada goalie Michael DiPietro (1) makes the save as Denmark's Jakob Wittendorf (18) attempts to tip the puck during second period IIHF world junior hockey championship action in Vancouver, on Dec. 26, 2018.
Indonesia reroutes all flights around erupting Anak Krakatau volcano
This aerial shot taken on Dec. 23, 2018, shows volcanic material spew from the crater of Mount Anak Krakatau as it erupts on Java Strait, Indonesia.
Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green lift Raptors over Heat 106-104
Miami Heat guard Rodney McGruder (17) defends against Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard (2) during the second half of an NBA basketball game on Dec. 26, 2018, in Miami.
Dow Jones surges more than 1,000 points
Traders Peter Tuchman, right, slaps a high five before the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. The Dow closed up more than 1,000 points in best day for Wall Street in 10 years as stocks rally back from Christmas Eve beating.
Losing ground: B.C. farmers feel overlooked by legislation aimed at curbing misuse of protected land
Bill Dhiman prunes the branches of blueberry bushes on his family's 10-acre farm in Richmond, B.C. The farm and a nearby 12,000-square-foot home are being targeted by new B.C. and city legislation to crack down on mega-mansions.
One dead, one injured in single-vehicle crash in Morristown, N.S.
Municipalities in oil patch face revenue shortfalls as energy firms stop paying taxes
An abandoned Redwater Energy site near St. Albert, Alberta, November 5, 2018. The Globe and Mail/Todd Korol (SITE: 12-12-054-26w4)
Canadians expect economy will slow down in 2019: poll
In a recent year-end speech, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said the Canadian economy has been operating near its capacity for more than a year, unemployment is at its lowest in decades and inflation is on target.
Denver Broncos keep losing big games, key players
Denver Broncos head coach Vance Joseph reacts while talking to an official during the second half of an NFL football game between the Oakland Raiders and the Broncos in Oakland, Calif., on Dec. 24, 2018.
The death of ‘click and collect’ food shopping is unavoidable
A Loblaws manager picks up groceries for a customer at a Toronto store.
Browns' Baker Mayfield unapologetic for on-field antics
Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield looks to throw during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 23, 2018.
Canadian to be tried on drug charges in China: state media
A Chinese flag flies outside of the Secondary Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, on Dec. 26, 2018.
Tom Brady looking at extending career beyond 2019
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) scrambles against the Buffalo Bills during the second half at Gillette Stadium, Dec. 23, 2018.
Quebec tourist faces prison time in Cuba for fatal boating accident
Family handout photo of Toufik Benhamiche, A Canadian tourist facing four years in a Cuban jail after being convicted a second time for a fatal 2017 boating accident when the boat he was piloting spun out of control at the beach resort of Cayo Coco. The boat struck and killed another Canadian tourist.
With his future uncertain, Eli Manning is focusing on Sunday’s Dallas Cowboys game
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning speaks to reporters on Dec. 26, 2018, in East Rutherford, N.J.
No glamour teams in prime time as season concludes Sunday
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson running against the Los Angeles Chargers during an NFL football game in Carson, Calif., Dec. 22, 2018,
Serena Williams named AP Female Athlete of the Year for fifth time
Serena Williams celebrates after defeating Anastasija Sevastova during the semifinals of the U.S. Open in New York on Sept. 6, 2018.
Saudi Aramco creates fuel retail subsidiary
The logo of Saudi Aramco is seen in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Exxon continues drilling offshore Guyana as Venezuela lodges complaint
A drill ship contracted by Exxon Mobil off the Guyana coast on June 3, 2018.
EU’s Oettinger sees chance of British Parliament voting for Brexit agreement in January
Commissioner of Digital Economy and Society Gunther Oettinger smiles during an interview at the European Forum Alpbach 2018 on Aug. 26, 2018, in Alpbach, Austria.
Balanced ETFs take some vagueness out of common portfolio-building terms
CN Rail head sees another record for crude shipments after increasing capacity
Canadian National locomotives are seen Monday, Feb. 23, 2015 in Montreal.
Christmas with the canines: Hundreds arrive at Winnipeg dog shelter after Facebook event
People are shown at the dog kennels at the Winnipeg Animal Services location in Winnipeg in this recent handout image.
The number of slums in Chile are on the rise, nearly doubling since 2011
A woman is pictured outside her tent at a football field, where 90 families have settled and are demanding social housing, in Santiago, Chile on July 25, 2018.
Concetta di Carlo had an unshakable faith in God
Concetta di Carlo
Consumers are paying for government’s failure to understand cannabis
A selection of marijuana ordered from the Ontario Cannabis Store, which has become Canadas largest online pot retailer since recreational use of the mind-altering drug was legalized in October is viewed on Nov. 18, 2018 in Canada.
Jiko Luveni was the first female speaker of Fiji’s Parliament
Globe editorial: Do you want a carbon tax, or do you want to be lied to?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participates in a Liberal fundraising event in Markham, Ont., on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018.
Ortona, 75 years later: The tragedy of Canada’s ‘Little Stalingrad’
Ortona, Italy, 1944: Canadian troops arrive after a hard-fought battle for the Adriatic port city. The conflict is known as 'Little Stalingrad' for its fierce house-to-house combat and high death toll.
MRI shows LeBron James has a groin strain; Lakers say he’s day to day
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James grimaces after straining his left groin during a game against the Golden State Warriors on Dec. 25, 2018.
Tech entrepreneur looks for a made-in-Canada solution to Ottawa’s troubled Phoenix payroll system
David Ossip, CEO of Ceridian, poses for a portrait in the company's Toronto office, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.
Why Hydro One still wants to buy Avista
Andrew Willis
Three men, baby killed in Christmas Day shooting in resort city of Acapulco, Mexico
Christmas Day shooting in North Vancouver leaves 25-year-old man dead
Review: The mostly terrible Holmes & Watson is like a visit from your drunk uncle
Holmes and Watson movie still.
Canada opens Spengler Cup defence with 2-1 win over HC Davos
HC Davos' Inti Pestoni fights for the puck with Team Canada goaltender Zach Fucale during a game at the 92th Spengler Cup, in Davos, Switzerland, on Dec. 26, 2018.
Quebec movie chain Guzzo readies Western Canada expansion
Vince Guzzo standing in front of his Lacordaire 16 Mega-Plex in MontreŽal.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been strikingly consistent in MVP run
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes looks to pass against the Seattle Seahawks during the first quarter at CenturyLink Field, in Seattle, on Dec. 23, 2018.
Canadian clean-tech companies to watch in 2019
A host holds a graphene chip in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 27, 2018. Evercloak is developing a way to make ultrathin graphene films using a continuous roll-to-roll printing process that would dramatically drive down the cost of making membranes, filters, packaging and coatings.
The camper van became a leap of faith for our relationship
Review: Yves Beauchemin’s The Accidental Education of Jerome Lupien is disappointing
A dairy farmer’s dire year: First a tornado, then a trade deal
Jim Flewellyn stands in front of the damaged farmhouse on his property west of Ottawa, which he had just recently bought before a tornado hit the area in September.
With pellet plan in hand, CN Rail seeks to solve oil transportation bottleneck, tap new markets
CN railway and InnoTech reveal their new technology that turns heavy oil (bitumen) into floating, waterproof tablets the size of a bar of soap that can be shipped by train with less risk of explosion or water contamination during an interview in Toronto on Feb. 11, 2017.
New allegations against Carlos Ghosn concern payments to Saudi businessman, sources say
Carlos Ghosn attends the Tomorrow In Motion event on the eve of press day at the Paris Auto Show, in Paris, France, on Oct. 1, 2018.
Blending fundamental, quantitative approaches can boost outperformance odds
Successful investing is all about putting the odds in your favour. Even small improvements in the odds make a huge difference over time.
Effects of U.S. government shutdown take hold as Trump says ‘you have to have a wall’
The Capitol building is visible as a man who declined to give his name picks up garbage and stacks it near a trash can during a partial government shutdown on the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018.
Trump defends Syrian withdrawal in surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump take a photo with military personnel in a dining hall at the al-Asad Air Base in Iraq’s Anbar province on Dec. 26, 2018.
Liverpool goes six points clear after Manchester City slips again
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, left, crosses the ball as Newcastle United' Matt Ritchie attempts a block at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on Dec. 26, 2018.
Russia criticizes Israeli air strikes in Syria for endangering civilian flights
This frame grab from a video provided by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows missiles flying into the sky near Damascus, Syria, Dec. 25, 2018.
U.S. orders medical checks at border after second migrant child dies
A helicopter monitors the U.S. border fence from above, seen from Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018.
Facebook shares could hit $160 in 2019, Citron says
A 3D printed Facebook logo is seen in front of displayed cyber code in this illustration taken March 22, 2016.
In Cairo, deposed Egyptian presidents come face to face in court
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, centre left, who was ousted following a popular uprising in 2011, arrives with his son to testify during a session of the retrial of members of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood over charges of plotting jailbreaks and attacks on police during the 2011 uprising, at a make-shift courthouse in southern Cairo on Dec. 26, 2018.
No more paperwork: Estonia edges toward digital government
A poster at an exhibition in Tallinn touts the Estonian government's digital achievements in 2015.
Sicily hit by magnitude-4.8 earthquake, leaving 30 injured
An ambulance is pictured outside damaged buildings in Zafferana Etnea near Catania on December 26, 2018, after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit the area around Europe's most active volcano Mount Etna.
Eight of the most hotly anticipated car debuts of 2019
The Taycan is Porsche’s first fully electric sports car.
Citing technical difficulties, officials move to postpone Afghan presidential election
Afghan men register to vote in the country's parliamentary elections using their fingerprints in Kabul on Oct. 20, 2018. On Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, Afghanistan's election commission said the presidential vote scheduled for April, 2019, will be postponed for several months to allow time to fix technical problems that surfaced during October's parliamentary elections.
U.S. holiday shopping sales the strongest in six years: report
Shoppers carry bags of purchased merchandise at the King of Prussia Mall, United States' largest retail shopping space, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Dec. 8, 2018.
‘No easy solution here’: Nova Scotia prepares for worst on controversial pulp mill
The Northern Pulp mill in Pictou, N.S. is pictured on Thursday, December 6, 2018.
Despite restorations, about 6,500 still without power nearly a week after B.C. windstorms
Boats are battered by waves at the end of the White Rock Pier that was severely damaged during a windstorm, in White Rock, B.C., on Thursday December 20, 2018. One person who was trapped on the pier had to be rescued by helicopter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Brooke Henderson repeats as Canadian Press female athlete of the year
Canadian Brooke Henderson plays a shot during the fourth and final day of the women's Evian Championship golf tournament in the French Alps town of Evian-les-Bains on September 16, 2018.
Morgan Stanley to pay $10-million fine for anti-money laundering violations
A sign is displayed on the Morgan Stanley building in New York U.S., July 16, 2018.
Japan to resume commercial whaling, but not in Antarctic
Fishermen unload a minke whale at a port in Kushiro, Japan, in September, 2013.
Fed chair Jerome Powell’s job is not in jeopardy, White House adviser says
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during his news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, U.S., Dec.19, 2018.
Indonesia tsunami survivors remain jittery as death toll surpasses 430
A woman holding an umbrella walks in the rain among debris after a tsunami, in Sumur, Banten province, Indonesia, Dec. 26, 2018.
Rusal board chairman resigns as part of deal for waiver from U.S. sanctions
Matthias Warnig attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev in Sochi, Russia Oct. 12, 2017.
Nature Conservancy of Canada suggests a better fate for country’s Christmas trees
Christmas trees sit in a dirt lot at Silver Bells Tree Farm in Silverton, Ore., before being loaded onto a semi-truck for delivery in November, 2018.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe uses carbon tax fight to define first year in office
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks to the media at the First Ministers conference on Dec. 7, 2018 in Montreal.
Big discounts fail to draw U.K. shoppers to post-Christmas sales
People walk past souvenir shops during the Boxing Day sales on Oxford Street in central London, Britain, Dec. 26 2018.
Habs prospect Nick Suzuki brings flexibility to Canadian junior team roster
Team Canada's Nick Suzuki controls the puck during second period action against Switzerland in an exhibition game in Victoria on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. Canada won 5-3.
U.S. home-price growth slows in October
In this March 6, 2018, photo a home is advertised as sold in Sunnyvale, Calif.
China tries human-rights lawyer in case Amnesty denounces as a sham
A Chinese flag flies outside of the Secondary Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, Dec. 26, 2018.
The blurred divide between fiction and non-fiction
Harold Johnson.
A bit of glitter can take your New Year’s Eve look to sparkling new heights in seconds
Shiseido Aura Dew in Solar, $38 at Nordstrom, Hudson’s Bay, Shoppers Drug Mart, Jean Coutu, London Drugs, Murale and Sephora.
Pakistan’s journalists decry increasing censorship
Pakistani journalists gather to demonstrate against recent layoffs of newspaper workers outside a press club in Karachi on Dec. 17, 2018. Pakistan’s military and security agencies are exerting more pressure than ever on local media. The newly elected government is meanwhile slashing its advertising budget, squeezing a key source of revenue for private newspapers and TV stations.
Wall Street surge provides relief to battered stock markets
Trader Steven Kaplan works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, on Dec. 26, 2018.
Oil output goes AWOL in Venezuela as soldiers run PDVSA
Venezuela's Oil Minister and President of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA Manuel Quevedo gestures as he talks to the media during a news conference in Caracas, Aug. 7, 2018.
Russia ready to deploy new hypersonic nuclear missile, Putin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin, centre, confers with senior Defence Ministry officials during a test launch of the country's new hypersonic nuclear missile system on Dec. 26, 2018, in Moscow.
As in football (with the Stampeders), team dynamics apply to entrepreneurship
Vince Danielsen.
Northern writers explode onto literary scene
Trees at sunset with pink and purple horizon, Yellowknife, N.W.T.
What’s in store for 2019? Your horoscopes for the year ahead
Child says she still believes in Santa after Trump’s ‘marginal’ quip
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the telephone as he answers calls from people calling into the NORAD Santa tracker phone line in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, Dec. 24, 2018.
Congo delays Sunday’s election for months in Ebola zone
In this photograph taken Sunday Dec. 23, 2018, CENI agents monitor the printing of ballots at the electoral commission's headquarters in Kinshasa, Congo.
Former Sinochem head sentenced to 12 years in prison for graft: report
Sinopec Chairman Cai Xiyou attends an annual general meeting of the company in Beijing, China May 8, 2014.
China bans domestic financial info providers from disturbing economic order
Oil prices fall after jump the day before; glut, economy worries weigh
A helicopter arrives to the Filanovskogo oil platform operated by Lukoil company in Caspian Sea, Russia, in this file photo.
Dec. 26: Sorting the Huawei ‘mess.’ Plus other letters to the editor
Your daily horoscope: December 26
Lakers lose LeBron James to groin injury, rout Warriors 127-101
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James leaves the court after an injury during the third quarter against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena.
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