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Warm weather wreaks havoc on some B.C. ski hills as lack of snow leaves trails barren
Skiers go up in a chairlift as the sun is framed through the trees on Blackcomb mountain in Whistler, B.C., Sunday, Dec, 11, 2011. British Columbia's abnormally warm winter has left local ski resorts grappling with the lack of snow during the crucial holiday tourism season, as resorts struggle to keep runs open. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Associate of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny sentenced to nine years in prison
(FILES) Ksenia Fadeyeva, 28, the head of Alexei Navalny's Tomsk headquarters and the city council candidate in September 13 regional elections, attends an interview with AFP in the Siberian city of Tomsk on September 7, 2020. A Russian court on December 29, 2023 sentenced Ksenia Fadeyeva, who led jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny's now-banned organisation in the Siberian city of Tomsk, to almost a decade in prison, her supporters said. "The 'judge' Khudyakov has ordered a nine-year sentence against Ksenia Fadeyeva" for extremism, her supporters' Telegram channel said. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)
Cities need (a lot less) planning
The downtown Vancouver skyline is seen at sunset, as houses line a hillside in Burnaby, B.C., on Saturday, April 17, 2021. Data from Metro Vancouver show the queue for social housing in the region has spiked in the past year, with 18,865 households on the wait-list, mostly seniors and families. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Donate now, our stray apparel? This year, let’s resolve to stop sending second-hand clothing to Africa
In this Sunday April 8, 2018 people look through piles of second hand clothes at a roadside stall, in Nairobi, Kenya. The used clothes cast off by Americans and sold in bulk in African nations, a multimillion-dollar business, have been blamed in part for undermining local textile industries. (AP Photo/Sayyid Abdul Azim)
For many, friendship is more important than romance (and experts say that’s a good thing)
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Canada’s navy doesn’t just have a recruitment crisis. It also has a retention problem
The Royal Canadian Navy's newest Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship, HMCS Harry DeWolf, docks in Victoria on Sunday, October 3, 2021. An outbreak of COVID-19 aboard a Canadian warship has forced the Royal Canadian Navy to cancel the remainder of a tour of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Taylor Swift comes to Canada in fall 2024 - but these 10 anticipated concerts arrive on the calendar even sooner
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 14: Nicki Minaj performs onstage during iHeartRadio Power 96.1's Jingle Ball 2023 at State Farm Arena on December 14, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Derek White/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
Dozens of civilians killed as Russia launches what Ukraine calls biggest aerial barrage of the war
Smoke rises over a residential building after a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 29, 2023. REUTERS/Danylo Pavlov
Thousands of Palestinians flee to southern Gaza town as Israel expands its offensive
Displaced Palestinians, who fled their homes due to Israeli strikes, shelter in a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, December 29, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Oil prices shed 10% in 2023 as supply, demand concerns weigh
Working oil pumpjacks dot the landscape on oilfields on the outskirts of Taft, Kern County, California on September 21, 2023. California produces 311,000 barrels of crude oil every day, around 2.4 percent of all US production, making it the seventh largest producing state in the union. But it is also at the leading edge of environmentalism in the United States, and is determined to shrink its dependency. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
After a long period of low rates, the time has come for older investors to be even more prudent
A sign board displays the TSX level in Toronto on Friday, June 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
We should fear tech oligarchs, not artificial intelligence
File - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, left, appears onstage with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at OpenAI's first developer conference, on Nov. 6, 2023, in San Francisco. Negotiators will meet this week to hammer out details of European Union artificial intelligence rules but the process has been bogged down by a simmering last-minute battle over how to govern systems that underpin general purpose AI services like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard chatbot. (AP Photo/Barbara Ortutay, File)
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How Ottawa snow groomer Dave Adams inspired a growing network of urban cross-country ski trails
OTTAWA — Snow groomer Dave Adams was photographed in Ottawa along the Kichi Sibi Winter Trail Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Adams knows the importance of staying active and enjoying the outdoors all winter along, dedicating his time to making sure the trails along the Ottawa River are available as spectacular multi-use trails for winter sports lovers. Adams admits he doesn’t get much time for recreational skiing, but does enjoy that he needs to ski for work some days, when he’s not working on a skidoo grooming the trails. Photo by Ashley Fraser, Globe and Mail
How an artist helped rescue a Johannesburg park from crime and danger
James Delaney inspects one of the aloes in the park. November 22, 2023, Johannesburg. Madelene Cronjé/The Globe and Mail
Sport Canada shelves report-card system that gave high marks to troubled organizations
Car prices rose 50% since 2020, faster than trucks or SUVs. Why cost-conscious buyers are running out of options
A new vehicle for sale is seen at an auto mall in Ottawa, on Monday, April 26, 2021. Deciding whether to fix your aging car again or trade it in for a new one can be a tough calculation at the best of times, let alone when financing costs have significantly jumped and car prices have soared. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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From wiper blade and headlight controversies to high car prices, the top Drive stories of 2023
Windshield wiper blades stick out from beneath a blanket of thick snow covering a vehicle parked on Millwood Rd. on Jan 17, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. Toronto and much of southern Ontario was blanketed with snow with some areas receiving upwards of 40 cm.
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Globe Advisor’s Best of 2023: The increasing importance of estate planning
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‘This proposal should be changed to an outright ban.’ Outlawing cigarettes, plus other letters to the editor for Dec. 29
This photo illustration shows a pack of cigarettes with all the warning labels already in place on August 01, 2023, in Montreal, Canada. Each cigarette sold in Canada effective Tuesday now come with individual health warnings that "cigarettes cause impotence" and cancer, and that there is "poison in every puff." The labelling rule announced in May aims to further crack down on smoking and is a world first. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
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Hyman keys fast start as Oilers beat Sharks 5-0
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 28: Ryan McLeod #71 of the Edmonton Oilers skates up ice with the puck pursued by Justin Bailey #90 of the San Jose Sharks during the third period at SAP Center on December 28, 2023 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
Flyers clamp down defensively to stifle Canucks in 4-1 win
Dec 28, 2023; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson (40) redirects a shot on Philadelphia Flyers goalie Samuel Ersson (33) in the first period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports
Victoria rower Dean Crawford won gold in upset victory at 1984 Olympics
Dean Crawford, centre, of Canada celebrate winning the Men's Coxed Eights rowing competition on 5 August 1984 during the XXIII Olympic Summer Games at Lake Casitas in Los Padres National Forest, California, United States. (Photo by Allsport/Getty Images)
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Flacco throws 3 TD passes and Browns clinch unlikely spot in playoffs with 37-20 win over Jets
CLEVELAND, OHIO - DECEMBER 28: Joe Flacco #15 tosses the ball against the New York Jets at Cleveland Browns Stadium on December 28, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
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