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December 23

Clarkson, Markkanen help Utah Jazz rally past Toronto Raptors 125-116
Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes grabs a rebound in front of Raptors' Pascal Siakam and Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Saturday, December 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Stutzle scores in OT, Senators edge Penguins 5-4
Auston Matthews scores twice, leads Maple Leafs over Blue Jackets 4-1
Columbus Blue Jackets' Johnny Gaudreau, left, keeps the puck away from Toronto Maple Leafs' David Kampf during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Manitoba minister and top doctor urge vaccinations as hospitals strain
Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba chief public health officer, speaks at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg Wednesday, Dec.16, 2020. Manitoba's health minister and its top doctor are urging people to get vaccinated before joining family and friends over the holidays. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
U.S. shoots down 4 drones launched from Houthi-controlled areas, Central Command says
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Taiwan says eight Chinese fighter jets crossed strait’s median line
FILE - In this undated file photo released on Aug. 6, 2016, by China's Xinhua News Agency, two Chinese Su-30 fighter jets take off from an unspecified location to fly a patrol over the South China Sea. Taiwan’s defense ministry said Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, that China sent dozens of aircraft and vessels toward the island, just days after the United States approved a proposed $500-million arms sale to Taiwan. (Jin Danhua/Xinhua via AP, File)
One person killed, another injured in shooting at Florida shopping mall
In this screengrab from video provided by WKMG/ClickOrlando, Ocala Police Chief Mike Balken speaks during a news conference following a fatal shooting in a common area at Paddock Mall in Ocala, Fla., located about 80 miles northwest of Orlando, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. (WKMG/ClickOrlando via AP)
Moneris reports ‘intermittent network slowness’ day after network outage
Moneris is reporting "intermittent network slowness" this afternoon, a day after the payments processing company experienced a network outage that it says affected customers' ability to process transactions. A customer makes a purchase at a Canada Post office in Toronto, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
One man killed, another man seriously injured in overnight Toronto shooting
One person is dead and six others are in hospital due to a gas leak in Kitchener, Ont. Police tape is shown in Toronto on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Toronto police solve decades-old murder of two women using modern genetic genealogy
DNA evidence has helped uncover new leads in the killings of Erin Gilmour and Susan Tice.
Rising prices, shrinking libraries: How streaming TV is shaking down in Canada
<div>Streaming television changed how Canadians watch their favourite shows, but over the past year, prices have risen at nearly all of the major subscription services. This is the NETFLIX screen on a television in Pittsburgh, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Gene J. Puskar</div>
Arrest made in Winnipeg case where woman was allegedly beaten, tied and left in dumpster
<div>Police in Winnipeg say they've arrested a suspect, but are still seeking two others, in case where a woman was allegedly kidnapped, tied up and left in a dumpster. Police secure a crime scene in Winnipeg on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski</div>
More than 5,000 people still without power in New Brunswick, five days after storm
<div>More than 6,000 people are still without power in western New Brunswick after a vicious wind storm battered parts of Atlantic Canada earlier this week. A contractor with NB Power does a repair on a power line in Fredericton, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray</div>
Iran denies U.S. accusation that Tehran helped Houthis plan attacks on Israel-linked ships
FILE PHOTO: Houthi military helicopter flies over the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea in this photo released November 20, 2023. Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS/ File Photo
Contrary to politicians’ claims, offshore wind farms don’t kill whales. Here’s what to know
FILE - The first operating South Fork Wind farm turbine is visible, Dec. 7, 2023, east of Montauk Point, N.Y. Unfounded claims about offshore wind threatening whales have surfaced as a flashpoint in the fight over the future of renewable energy. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
U.S. tensions with China are fraying long-cultivated academic ties. Will the chill hurt U.S. interests?
FILE - Chinese students wait outside the U.S. Embassy for their visa application interviews on May 2, 2012, in Beijing. Over the past four decades, U.S. universities have educated millions of Chinese students, many of whom have stayed in the country and become top researchers and distinguished professors. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)
Hearing set for two New Brunswick men whose murder convictions were overturned
A hearing has been set for two New Brunswick men whose convictions in 1984 for the killing of a man in Saint John were quashed Friday by the federal justice minister. Walter (Wally) Gillespie, left, and Robert (Bobby) Mailman pose in the south end neighbourhood where they grew up in Saint John, N.B., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Man United loses again in worst run at this stage since 1930
Fulham's Calvin Bassey vies for the ball with Burnley's Zeki Amdouni, right, during the English Premier League soccer match between Fulham and Burnley at Craven Cottage stadium in London, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Canada commits to backing another $2-billion in loans for Trans Mountain Corp
FILE PHOTO: A pipe yard servicing government-owned oil pipeline operator Trans Mountain is seen in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo
About 300 Indian travellers are stuck in a French airport in a human trafficking probe
A rescue vehicle parks outside the Vatry airport, eastern France, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023 in Vatry, eastern France. About 300 Indian citizens heading to Central America were sequestered in a French airport for a third day Saturday because of an investigation into suspected human trafficking, authorities said. The 15 crew members of the Legend Airlines charter flight en route from United Arab Emirates to Nicaragua were questioned and released, according to a lawyer for the small Romania-based airline. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Toronto police say off-duty officer stabbed while trying to stop theft at store
<div>Toronto police are urging demonstrators to follow the law ahead of two planned protests today and Saturday that are connected to the Israel-Hamas war and are expected to have a visible police presence. The Toronto Police Services emblem is photographed during a press conference at TPS headquarters, in Toronto on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov</div>
Leaders of two Quebec teachers unions approve partial deal with provincial government
<div>Two Quebec teachers unions say their leadership has approved a partial agreement with the government after weeks of participating in larger public sector strikes. Common front union members block the entrance of the National Assembly as the fall session comes to an end, as part of a demonstration in Quebec City, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot</div>
Yemen’s warring parties commit to ceasefire steps: U.N. special envoy
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, speaks in the Treaty Room at the State Department, before a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Quebec police searching for 4-year-old girl who fell into river
Quebec provincial police are searching for a four-year-old girl who fell into a river in a region north of Quebec City Friday afternoon.&nbsp;A Surete du Quebec emblem is seen on an officer’s uniform in Montreal on August 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
What should Frank, 61, do after being laid off?
Facelift pic taken on December 2023. Pub date sat dec 23, 2023 (Carlos Osorio/The Globe and Mail)
Toronto strikes housing deal with Ottawa, inflation holds steady and more top real estate stories
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a housing announcement with Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow and Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland at a press event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, December 21, 2023.
OK, boomer: An intergenerational fight for jobs is looming
A serious senior businesswoman gestures as she facilitates a staff meeting while working from home. She is talking with her colleagues during a video conference.
Spoken word: The readers who bring the day’s headlines to people with visual disabilities
Corinne Van Dusen, who reads the news to people with visual disabilities for Accessible Media Inc., poses for a photograph next to her recording equipment in Toronto, Friday Dec. 15, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Canadians have been hoarding cash. Waiting any longer to invest it would be a mistake
Tim Shufelt
Israel-affiliated merchant vessel hit by aerial vehicle off India
A picture taken during an organised tour by Yemen's Huthi rebels on November 22, 2023 shows the Galaxy Leader cargo ship (R), seized by Huthi fighters two days earlier, approaching the port in the Red Sea off Yemen's province of Hodeida. The Bahamas-flagged, British-owned Galaxy Leader, operated by a Japanese firm but having links to an Israeli businessman, was headed from Turkey to India when it was seized and re-routed to Hodeida November 19, according to maritime security company Ambrey. The Huthis said the capture was in retaliation for Israel's war against Hamas, sparked by the October 7 attack by the Palestinian militants who killed 1,200 people and took around 240 hostages, according to Israeli officials. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
On the glorious anachronism of fountain pens
Hirsh Davis looks through a selection of his pens for sale at the International Fountain Pen Show at the Pullman Hotel on Friday, August, 23, 2019 in San Francisco, CA. (Photo By Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
How ‘wintering’ could help you combat low spirits in the colder months
TORONTO: JANUARY 12, 2013 - The sun rises over Toronto's downtown waterfront on January 12, 2013. (Matthew Sherwood for The Globe and Mail)
Stocks that lit up your portfolio and ones that chewed up your returns: Stars and Dogs for 2023
John Heinzl
Get ready for those hot Boxing Day deals – and do absolutely nothing
Shannon Proudfoot
A Christmas letter to the nation: It’s been an eventful year for the Canadian family
Marsha Lederman
Winter of our discontent: A found poem about the seasons
Czech Republic holds a national day of mourning for the victims of its worst mass killing
Mourners bring flowers and candles placing them outside the building of Philosophical Faculty of Charles University in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. A lone gunman opened fire at a university on Thursday, killing more than a dozen people and injuring dozens. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
Israel strikes kill more than 90 Palestinians as troops expand south Gaza offensive; Biden says he didn’t request a cease-fire
Palestinians wait to collect food at a donation point in a refugee camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 23, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by Mahmud HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)
Is it possible to capture a sense of wonder? A new art exhibit gives it a shot
highres_Loveseek_2014_©JeeYoung Lee.jpg. JeeYoung Lee, Loveseek, pigment print, 2014, Courtesy of the artist WONDER: The Real, the Surreal and the Fantastic September 23, 2023 – January 7, 2024 At the AGH Hamilton
Here we come a-wassailing: The Globe and Mail’s annual Christmas carol extravaganza
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Providing a sense of home for sick kids during the holidays
Jacob Boucher, 7, a patient at SickKids hospital and his mother Nicole Boucher visit with Santa during his stop at the SickKids Hospital in Toronto on December 20, 2023. JENNIFER ROBERTS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL�
Could the progressive vote shift from the federals Liberals to the NDP?
John Ibbitson
On the families we don’t choose
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When life back home moves on without you
op-bellows Charlotte Bellows is the author of The Definition of Beautiful: A Memoir. She is a freshman at the University of Victoria. Handout
Inviting 100 strangers for coffee and other ways to stave off loneliness
Jay Wang poses for a photograph in Vancouver, B.C, on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. Wang has met with over 60 strangers in an activity called "inviting 100 strangers for coffee" on the app Xiaohongshu. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
A Punjabi-English rendition of O Canada stirred intense emotions at a Winnipeg hockey game
12-year-old Grade 7 student Prabhleen Toor, right, and Kindergarten Punjabi bilingual program teacher Sheena Gurm are pictured at the Amber Trails Community School on Dec. 22, 2023 in Winnipeg, Mb. The School’s kindergarten-to-Grade-8 school choir performing a Punjabi-English rendition of the Canadian national anthem before a Winnipeg Jets game last week to mixed reactions. Phil Hossack/The Globe and Mail
A new park suggests Toronto is getting serious about design
Alex Bozikovic
Toronto’s mystifying name game
Marcus Gee
‘Bah humbug!’ The Globe’s top Christmas movies, plus other letters to the editor for Dec. 23
Your daily horoscope: December 23, 2023
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‘Pray for us’: Eyewitnesses reveal first clues about a missing boat with up to 200 Rohingya refugees
Ethnic Rohingya men chat on the beach where they landed on Dec. 10 in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. The Associated Press has interviewed five Rohingya refugees who were rescued from the first boat and arrived in Indonesia, revealing a few clues about the fate of the other boat, now missing for weeks. Until now, almost nothing was known about the vanished vessel, beyond that it left Bangladesh in November. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah)
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