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December 24

NFL roundup: Cowboys down Eagles 40-34 in pivotal NFC East battle
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 24: Brett Maher #19 of the Dallas Cowboys kicks a field goal during the fourth quarter in the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at AT&T Stadium on December 24, 2022 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)
‘Gonna be a lot of fun’: Blue Jays’ newest addition Daulton Varsho excited for opportunity
Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder Daulton Varsho (12) catches a fly out hit by San Francisco Giants' Joey Bart during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. The former Arizona Diamondback was sent to Toronto in exchange for outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and catcher Gabriel Moreno on Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jeff Chiu
Porn site founder accused of sex trafficking arrested in Spain
This image made available by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation shows three photos of Michael James Pratt, the founder of a California-based porn empire that coerced young women into filming adult videos. The FBI says Pratt, who was on its Ten Most Wanted list, was arrested Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, in Madrid, three years after he fled while facing federal charges of sex trafficking and producing child pornography. (FBI via AP)
One dead in Alberta crash, RCMP say it road conditions were likely a factor
Police tape is shown in Toronto, Tuesday, May 2, 2017.An expert in children's violence prevention says it's atypical to see a group of young girls involved in physical aggression and violence like the swarming-style attack that led to the death of a man who lived in Toronto's shelter system over the weekend.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Jesus was poor, so don’t be power-hungry, Pope Francis says in Christmas Eve address
Pope Francis kisses a figurine of baby Jesus as he attends the Christmas Eve mass at The St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on December 24, 2022. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
Five arrested in deadly shooting at Minnesota’s Mall of America
Security officers speak inside a store at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., after reports of shots fired on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
Via Rail service between Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal cancelled due to winter storm and CN train derailment
A VIA Rail passenger train is pictured at the station after service was cancelled due to VIA Rail stoppages around Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Nick Lachance
‘That’s So Raven’ actor Orlando Brown pleads not guilty to assault charges
FILE - This undated Clark County, Nev., Detention Center booking photo shows former Disney star Orlando Brown of the show "That's So Raven." Brown has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault charges stemming from an alleged altercation in Lima, Ohio. According to Allen County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office records, Brown was taken into custody Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, held on a $25,000 bond and arraigned the next day in Lima Municipal Court. He's charged with aggravated menacing. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP, File)
Deep freeze in U.S. leaves more than 700,000 without power, 18 dead from weather-related car crashes amid winter storm
A woman walks her dog in a local park in Hoboken, New Jersey, while storm clouds pass by the One World Trade Center in New York, U.S., December 23, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Five people killed in multiple fires in Quebec amid winter storm, police say
A Hydro Quebec truck is shown in an area without power in Montreal, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022, following a winter storm in the region. Hydro-Québec is urging people without power to be careful after two deadly fires in the province, both of which are under investigation by provincial police. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Five Canadian breakout sports stars of 2022 to keep an eye out for in the future
Summer McIntosh of Canada smiles after winning the gold medal in the Women's 200 meters individual medley final during the swimming competition of the Commonwealth Games, at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Birmingham, England, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Ontario snowstorm forces stranded holiday shoppers, travellers to spend the night in Walmart store
Customers stranded at a Walmart in Chatham, Ont., inflate air mattresses in the check out area of the store. Nearly 100 customers and staff hunkered down at the store after police shut roads in town due to a snowstorm.
Trump ally Kari Lake loses suit over her defeat in Arizona governor’s race
Kari Lake walks into the courtroom for her Maricopa County Superior Court hearing in Mesa on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022.Lake Court 14
Ukraine will create its own Christmas miracle, Zelensky says in defiant message
A Christmas tree is seen in front of an Orthodox cathedral during a service on the eve of Christmas, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Harry and Meghan dismiss Sun apology for offending column as ‘PR stunt’
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex leave after a service of thanksgiving for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul's Cathedral in London, Friday, June 3, 2022 on the second of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)
Pelé’s family gathers at hospital in Sao Paulo
A man pushes a cart loaded with garbage for recycling in front of a mural depicting Brazilian soccer legend Pele embracing late Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. Pele is hospitalized to continue his cancer treatment. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Faithless singer Maxi Jazz, known for hits ‘God is a DJ,’ ‘Insomnia,’ dies at 65
Singer Maxi Jazz of Faithless performs on stage in Beirut July 25, 2010. REUTERS/Cynthia Karam/File Photo
Airlines cancel 2,000 U.S. flights on Saturday over winter storm
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - DECEMBER 22: A traveler checks the status of his flight at O'Hare International Airport on December 22, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. A winter weather system bringing snow, high winds, and sub-zero temperatures has wreaked havoc on holiday travel during one of the busiest days of the year for airlines. As of 8:00 AM more than 400 flights out O'Hare had been cancelled. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Trudeau says Canada is fortunate to be a ‘country of peace’ in Christmas message
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poses in his office in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. Trudeau is asking Canadians to remind themselves how fortunate they are "to live in a country of peace." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
First Quantum starts arbitration against Panama as parties remain at odds over mine operations, government says
FILE PHOTO: A general view of Cobre Panama mine owned by Canada’s First Quantum Minerals in Donoso, Panama December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Aris Martinez/File Photo
British PM Rishi Sunak criticized for asking homeless man if he works in finance
FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions in the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, November, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
Turkey in talks with Russia about using Syrian airspace in potential operation against Kurdish militia
Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during his party's group meeting at Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) in Ankara, on December 21, 2022. - Erdogan fired back on December 21, 2022 at Western criticism of a political ban imposed on Istanbul's popular opposition mayor ahead of next year's general election. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID-19 roils Chinese towns
Relatives carry paper offerings to burn for their dead relative at the Gaobeidian Funeral Home in northern China's Hebei province, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. Bodies from Beijing, a two-hour drive away, are appearing at the Gaobeidian funeral home, because similar funeral homes in Beijing were packed. (AP Photo)
Federal effort to boost protections for U.S. election workers fizzles
Pedestrians wait to cross a street near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on December 23, 2022. - The US Congress approved a sweeping annual spending package December 23 that includes $45 billion in Ukraine aid and reforms to election law aimed at avoiding a repeat of last year's assault on the Capitol. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Vancouver’s 10 best (not-yet-Michelin-starred) bites of 2022
Caramel Choux a la creme at the Naramata Inn on August 31st, 2022.
Wild winter storm envelops U.S., snarling Christmas travel
Rows of headstones at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery are blanketed by drifting snow Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, in Mandan, N.D. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)
Twitter restores suicide prevention feature after consumer safety groups decry removal
FILE Ñ TwitterÕs headquarters in San Francisco, Nov. 18, 2022. Over the past 15 years, the microblogging service created a remarkably durable digital forum Ñ and within it, a new kind of internet addict, who consumes the world in 280 characters or less, all day long. (Jason Henry/The New York Times)
Whistleblower group criticizes federal review of wrongdoing disclosure regime
President of the Treasury Board Mona Fortier stands during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 28, 2022. An advocacy group for those who reveal wrongdoing says it cannot support a new task force looking at the federal whistleblowing regime because it lacks someone with "lived experience" as an actual whistleblower.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Singular character in Vancouver politics, George Puil was a sharp critic of city spending and passionate about public service
VCR102-PUIL-02 - See Ross Howard story -- February 5/98 -Vancouver, BC -- Vancouver city councillor George Puil is instrumental in setting up the Greater Vancouver Regional Transit (GVRT) board. He prefers to drive. Photo: Nick Procaylo/Globe & Mail
Taliban order NGOs to ban female employees from coming to work
Afghan women chant slogans in protest against the closure of universities to women by the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 22, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer
Kurds clash with police in Paris again after killings
A French riot police officer holds an LBD (defensive ball launcher) weapon, as members of the Kurdish community attend a demonstration, following a shooting, in Paris, France December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Charles Sobhraj, convicted killer from Netflix’s ‘The Serpent,’ arrives in France from Nepal
French serial killer Charles Sobhraj (C) sits in an aircraft departing from Kathmandu to France, on December 23, 2022. - French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s across Asia, was freed on December 23 after spending almost 20 years in a Nepali prison. (Photo by Atish PATEL / AFP) (Photo by ATISH PATEL/AFP via Getty Images)
Taliban use water cannon on women protesting university ban
A classroom that previously was used for girls sits empty in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. The country's Taliban rulers earlier this week ordered women nationwide to stop attending private and public universities effective immediately and until further notice. They have banned girls from middle school and high school, barred women from most fields of employment and ordered them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public. Women are also banned from parks and gyms.(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Iran Supreme Court accepts rapper Yasin’s appeal against death sentence
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo
A 12 days of Christmas blog, by Mrs. Claus
Clear Ball Ornament with christmas tree, small gift and christmas light inside.
At least 22 dead in fire at illegal shelter in Russia, officials say
Hong Kong announces planned border reopening with China as Omicron surges at Christmas
FILE PHOTO: Travellers are seen at Hong Kong International Airport after the lifting of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) movement controls in Hong Kong, China December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
Truck with liquified gas explodes in South Africa, at least eight killed
A burned out vehicle marks the spot where a gas tanker exploded under a bridge in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. A truck carrying liquified petroleum gas has exploded in the South African town of Boksburg, killing at least 8 people and injuring more than 50 others on Saturday. (AP Photo/Hein Kaiser)
Fierce winter storms knock out power, strand holiday travellers across Canada
A person makes their way through the Glebe neighbourhood of Ottawa, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for the region. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Russian shells pummel Ukraine’s Kherson, leaving at least 10 dead
This photograph taken on December 23, 2022 shows destroyed houses in Oleksandrivka village, Kherson region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)
The day my paramedic’s intuition failed me
An ambulance is shown in Edmonton on Feb. 28, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
This doctor gives poetry prescriptions to console patients dealing with a difficult diagnosis
Donald Weaver from UHN’s Krembil Brain Institute is photographed in his Toronto lab on June 17, 2022. JENNIFER ROBERTS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
In Quebec, a once-beloved Christmas tradition fades away
Konrad Yakabuski
Upcoming New Year’s theatre and concert listings include an ode to Elvis and performances by The Sadies
IN THE ROLE OF ELVIS PRESLEY MARTIN FONTAINE Quebec City
World junior hockey championship set to open against backdrop of continuing Hockey Canada struggles
Canada's Shane Wright celebrates a goal against Switzerland during third period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship pre-tournament hockey action in Moncton, N.B., on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ron Ward
Here we come a-wassailing
A parliamentary security constable is reflected in an ornament on the Christmas tree in the foyer of the House of Commons in 1999.
False conspiracy theory dogs National Gallery layoffs
Kate Taylor
The moon is cool again: It may be the next business frontier if properly monetized
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a payload including two lunar rovers from Japan and the United Arab Emirates, lifts off from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
The Globe’s annual Christmas painting: The Bird Shop, St. Lawrence Street, by Maurice Cullen
Maurice Cullen. The Bird Shop, St. Lawrence Street, c. 1920. Oil on canvas, Overall: 61 x 81.5 cm.
Ottawa’s crackdown on Chinese investment in the critical minerals sector left out major miners, critics say
Aerail photo of Tanco Mine Bernic Lake taken on January 2021.
‘A resurgent and unified work force may have other ideas.’ Rate hikes and inflation, plus other letters to the editor for Dec. 24
Christmas shoppers at the CF Toronto Eaton Centre are photographed on Dec 20, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Canada set to begin quest for 20th gold medal at world juniors
Members of Team Canada watch as the Canadian flag raises following their win over Finland during IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship pre-tournament hockey action in Halifax on Friday, December 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Snowboarder Seb Toutant enjoying life as TikToker
Canada's Sebastien Toutant competes during the men's World Cup slopestyle snowboard final in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Raiders-Steelers will be bittersweet after Franco Harris’s death
A fan takes a photo of the flowers and Terrible Towels placed at the Immaculate Reception memorial outside Acrisure Stadium on the Northside of Pittsburgh in memory of Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. Franco Harris has died. He was 72. Harris' son, Dok, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that his father died overnight. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Joe Burrow, AFC North-leading Bengals visit struggling Patriots
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Rasmus Andersson’s OT goal gives Flames 3-2 win over Ducks
Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson (4) celebrates with teammates after scoring against the Anaheim Ducks during overtime in an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
Connor Bedard leads Canadian juniors past Finland 5-3 in final tune-up test
Canada’s Connor Bedard, second from right, celebrates with teammates following his goal during second period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship pre-tournament hockey action against Finland in Halifax on Friday, December 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Bo Horvat leads Canucks to 5-2 road win over Oilers
Vancouver Canucks forward Bo Horvat, left, celebrates his goal as Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins reacts during third period NHL hockey action in Edmonton, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Wyatt Johnston’s late goal pushes Stars to 4-2 win over Canadiens
Dallas Stars' Tyler Seguin (91), Nils Lundkvist (5) and Wyatt Johnston (53) celebrate a power play goal scored by Johnston in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Your daily horoscope: December 24
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Pascal Siakam and O.G. Anunoby score 26, Raptors beat Cavaliers 118-107
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) shoots against Cleveland Cavaliers center Robin Lopez (33) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
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