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Lindsey Vonn goes social with P.K. Subban marriage proposal
FILE - In this July 10, 2019 file photo, P.K. Subban, left, of the New Jersey Devils, and Lindsey Vonn arrive at the ESPY Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Vonn popped the question to hockey star Subban. “Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone!! On our 2 year anniversary, in a “non traditional” move, I asked PK to marry me and he said, Yes," Vonn tweeted on Christmas Day. “Yes (bashful emoji) ! Women aren’t the only ones who should get engagement rings!" The former ski racer closed the tweet with the hashtags “MerryChristmas" and “equality." Vonn linked a picture of herself and Subban with the ring, with the couple wearing matching striped pajamas in front of a Christmas tree with three dogs in the foreground. She also posted a close-up of Subban flashing the ring, with the words “drip drip”and a blue teardrop. Vonn also said on social media in August that they were engaged. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Joel Embiid stars as Philadelphia 76ers beat Milwaukee Bucks
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 25: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts during the second half of the game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Wells Fargo Center on December 25, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia 76ers won 121-109. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Vancouver chef featured in article by Alberta ‘energy war room’ furious he wasn’t told of links to government
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, centre, addresses attendees at a press conference to announce the launch of the Canadian Energy Centre at SAIT in Calgary, Alberta Wednesday, December 11, 2019. Energy Minister Sonya Savage (left) and Tom Olsen, Managing Director of the Canadian Energy Centre, look on. Kenney has officially opened the province's energy war room to fight what he calls a campaign of lies about the province's energy industry. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Greg Fulmes
Canada set to open world juniors with tough test against the U.S.
Canada's team poses for their team picture before their practice at the World Junior Hockey Championships, in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Marshawn Lynch’s return provides a spark for Seahawks locker room
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch smiles during warmups at the NFL football team's practice facility Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019, in Renton, Wash. When Lynch played his last game for the Seahawks in 2016, the idea of him ever wearing a Seahawks uniform again seemed preposterous. Yet, here are the Seahawks getting ready to have Lynch potentially play a major role Sunday against San Francisco with the NFC West title on the line. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Judge rejects $1.7-billion taxi industry suit targeting Toronto over losses after Uber’s arrival
TORONTO: MAY 14, 2015 - Taxi drivers protest against Uber outside of City Hall in Toronto on Thursday, May 14, 2015. (Matthew Sherwood for The Globe and Mail)
Peel Regional Police search for suspect in two assaults on two women
Peel Regional Police work the scene around a home in Brampton, Ont., where two boys were found dead, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
A pasture for a pension: Clyde the Vancouver police horse finds a new life in retirement
Clyde was recently retired from the mounted unit of the Vancouver Police Department and is seen here with Tim Keith and Jan McKim in his new home in Langley, B.C. on November 27, 2019.
‘A Christmas miracle’: New Brunswick town unites to find a lost senior
Clifford Bennet, 90, opens gifts from his grandchildren at home in St. Martins, NB, on Christmas Day. Clifford went out for a walk at 1 p.m. on Dec. 23 in the woods behind his house and got lost. He was found nine hours later as nearly half of the town's population mobilized to find him. Chris Donovan/The Globe and Mail
49ers-Seahawks showdown for NFC West has one team undermanned
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch stretches during warmups at the NFL football team's practice facility Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019, in Renton, Wash. When Lynch played his last game for the Seahawks in 2016, the idea of him ever wearing a Seahawks uniform again seemed preposterous. Yet, here are the Seahawks getting ready to have Lynch potentially play a major role Sunday against San Francisco with the NFC West title on the line. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
From #thestew to wrinkled cookies, viral recipes are changing the way we eat
Preparing lamb ragù in New York, Nov. 2018. Alison Roman’s quick lamb ragù is warm, luxurious and something you’ll want to keep close on very cold days. Prop Stylist: Kalen Kaminski (Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott/The New York Times)
How Canada’s patchwork of consular services leaves some citizens fighting for life and justice abroad
Jasmine Mohamed, Alisa Clamen and Shyan Desrosiers have each turned to Global Affairs Canada for help with family emergencies abroad.
Trial for Canadian journalist charged in Cambodia is postponed
Zsombor Peter (pictured) and colleague Aun Pheap are both facing up to two years in prison on a trumped-up charge of incitement to commit a felony in Cambodia (photos: Ben Woods).
Why the next decade could bring new hope in the fight against climate change
A crowd of thousands march in a climate strike featuring climate change teen activist Greta Thunberg in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada October 25, 2019. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
Bills praise Alexander, who could be playing final home game
FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2018, file photo Buffalo Bills outside linebacker Lorenzo Alexander (57) looks up from the sidelines, during the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins in Miami Gardens, Fla. Vowing to retire after this season, the 13-year NFL veteran knows Sunday's regular-season finale against the New York Jets won't be his final game for the playoff-bound Bills. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
BP Alaska to pay $125,000 fines over hazardous waste violations
A BP sponsorship sign is shown at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage, Alaska, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. BP announced plans Aug. 27, 2019, to sell its Alaska assets to Hilcorp, and its plan to pull out of Alaska could leave a big hole for nonprofits and other programs that benefited from the oil giant's donations and its employee volunteers. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
Anti-Kremlin activist forcibly conscripted to Arctic was kidnapped, allies say
A man holds a poster reading "Happy New Year 1937, Ruslan Shaveddinov has been kidnapped by the FSB (security service) and exiled to Novaya Zemlya" during a protest in central Moscow on December 25, 2019. - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on December 25, 2019, that one of his allies had been forcibly conscripted and sent to serve at a remote Arctic base, in a move his supporters said amounted to kidnapping. Ruslan Shaveddinov, a project manager at Navalny's anti-corruption foundation, went missing Monday after police broke into his Moscow flat and his phone's SIM card was disabled. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Record online sales give short U.S. holiday shopping season a boost: report
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 23: A woman carrying bags walks down the sidewalk as the Christmas holiday approaches on December 23, 2019 in New York City. According to reports as much as 13 percent of shoppers wait until the last minute to shop for Christmas. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Ninth earthquake in three days recorded off Canada’s west coast
Record online sales give short U.S. holiday shopping season a boost: report
FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2018, file photo boxes are loaded on a cart for delivery in New York. In the era of online shopping, you’ll likely have at least one of your deliveries come damaged. If a product arrives broken, take pictures, contact customer service and request a refund or replacement. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Why so many global markets are at all-time highs
Ian McGugan
Cryptocurrency is a tool for speculation – not an investment
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 17, 2014 in Washington, DC shows bitcoin medals. - US authorities arrested three men in an alleged fraud that raised $722 million from investors lured by fake bitcoin mining earnings, the Justice Department announced on December 10, 2019. Prosecutors described the scam as a "high-tech Ponzi scheme" run by the "BitClub Network," which took money from investors and rewarded them for recruiting new shareholders. (Photo by KAREN BLEIER / AFP) (Photo by KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images)
High household debt has Bank of Canada hemmed in, making rate cut unlikely in 2020
David Parkinson
Ontario’s $25-billion pension play: A new plan tries to combine universities’ wealth
Partner at Goodman LLP and new Chair of the University Pension Plan, Gale Rubenstein, poses for a portrait in her office in Toronto, on Monday, Dec., 23, 2019. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Israel says Gaza rocket intercepted as Netanyahu held political rally
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Likud party supporters during an electoral meeting in Petah Tikva, on Dec. 18, 2019.
B.C. college of chiropractors cracking down on members who make misleading claims about care relating to childbirth
The regulatory body for chiropractors in British Columbia is cracking down on any members who make misleading claims about chiropractic care relating to childbirth.
From Canada’s most-wanted fugitives to the Raptors’ biggest fan, catch up on The Globe’s top long reads of 2019
Compilation of photos for best long reads of 2019
Telecom and energy – partners in regulatory frustration
Portrait of Martha Hall Findlay
Organist Derek Holman always believed in his choristers
Derek Holman, lives lived
‘Freedom for All’: Enes Kanter finally allowed to travel outside the U.S. for game
CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS - SEPTEMBER 30: Enes Kanter #11 looks on during Celtics Media Day at High Output Studios on September 30, 2019 in Canton, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
‘If we don’t, who is?’: Adventurers protect winter playground as climate changes
Professional adventurer Greg Hill is shown at the Columbia Icefields in an undated handout image.
China’s November soybean imports from U.S. rise as tariff-free cargoes arrive
FILE PHOTO: A worker packs bottles of soybean oil made from imported U.S. soybeans at Liangyou Industry and Trade Co., Ltd in Qufu, Shandong province, China July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/
Rust Belt region banks on becoming hub for electric vehicles
FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2018 file photo, hundreds of Chevrolet Cruze cars sit in a parking lot at General Motors' assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio. The long-struggling Rust Belt community of Youngstown, Ohio, which was stung by the loss of the massive General Motors Lordstown plant this year, wants to become a research and production hub for electric vehicles.. But Youngstown faces competition from places like Detroit and China that are taking big roles in developing electric vehicles. (Andrew Rush/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP, File)
Moby the dog is blind and wobbles when he walks, and he is living his best life
Moby the blind dog with his owners Alex van Veldhuizen and her boyfriend Jovan Kvill at the dog park in Airdrie, Alberta, December 8, 2019. The Globe and Mail/Todd Korol
Helicopters in Chile douse fire that destroyed 200 homes
A man looks at the destruction caused by a forest fire at the Rocuant hill, in Valparaiso, Chile, on Dec. 25, 2019.
Prince Andrew skips Christmas Day walk to church after royals’ ‘bumpy’ year
Prince Andrew, foreground, and Prince Charles arrive to attend a church service at St Mary Magdalene Church, in Sandringham, Norfolk, on Dec. 25, 2019.
Four federal departments crafting plans to answer government’s call to end veterans homelessness, documents show
Internal government documents show four federal departments have quietly spent months crafting an answer to a cross-party call for the government to end veterans homelessness by 2025.
Who says I’m too old to skate on the St. Lawrence River?
Senator caps lifelong fight by taking aim at Chateau Laurier addition
The Chateau Laurier is seen behind skaters on the Rideau Canal Skateway, in Ottawa, in a Jan. 30, 2016, file photo. The impetus for Sen. Serge Joyal’s initiative is a proposed addition to the iconic Ottawa hotel.
Turkey’s Erdogan discusses Libya ceasefire during surprise visit to Tunisia
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he speaks during a joint news conference with his Tunisian counterpart, at the presidential palace in Carthage, east of Tunis, on Dec. 25, 2019.
B.C. solicitor general forecasts better year ahead for cannabis products, revenue
Harvested cannabis is shown in Fenwick, Ont., on June 26, 2018.
Taliban ambush peace convoy in Afghanistan, abduct 26 activists: official
Iran curbs mobile internet access before possible new protests: reports
In this July 25, 2019, file photo, a man works on his cell phone at an internet cafe in Tehran, Iran.
Ukrainian officials open probe over Russia’s railway bridge to Crimea
The newly opened railway bridge, which was constructed to connect the Russian mainland with the Crimean peninsula, in the Kerch Strait, Crimea, on Dec. 25, 2019.
Lessons from Toronto’s Christmas Market in the Distillery District: People, not cars
Alex Bozikovic
Notre-Dame Cathedral is so fragile there’s a ’50-per-cent chance’ structure might not be saved, rector says
The Notre-Dame Cathedral, in Paris, France, on Dec. 24, 2019.
At least 13 killed after Typhoon Phanfone hits Philippines on Christmas
A resident looks at a damaged house in Tacloban, Philippines, on Dec. 25, 2019.
On importance of Ottawa’s LRT, federal research points to English-French divide
An LRT train on OC Transpo's new O-Train Confederation Line heads towards Lees Station, in Ottawa, on Oct. 11, 2019.
‘It doesn’t matter if it’s Christmas’: Pro-democracy activists keep up protests in Hong Kong
Riot police check the identity of protesters during a demonstration in Hong Kong, on Dec. 25, 2019.
Pope Francis offers hope against darkness in Christmas Day message
Pope Francis delivers the Christmas day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, on Dec. 25, 2019.
Wildfire-ravaged areas of Australia get holiday relief, but high temperatures expected to return soon
A fire burns in Birdwood, South Australia state, on Dec. 25. 2019, in this aerial image made from video.
Netanyahu urges Trudeau to condemn possible ICC probe into alleged Israeli war crimes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem December 1, 2019. Abir Sultan/Pool via REUTERS
2019 in review: Five good news stories from the worlds of food and drink
IMAGE NOT CLEARED FOR USE ON ITS OWN - USE FULL pdf PAGE FOR ALL FUTURE USES : Page from Canada's Food Guide. Credit: Canada. Ministry of Health
2020 movie preview: Blockbusters that might set the world on fire (and that aren’t from the Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Barry Hertz
Your daily horoscope: December 25
Taurus
Strong earthquake shakes northeast end of Vancouver Island on Christmas Eve
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