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December 23

Towns and Anunoby each score 31 points to lead the Knicks past the Raptors, 139-125
Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4) reacts in front of New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in New York. The Knicks won 139-125. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Marchenko’s late goal lifts Blue Jackets past Canadiens 5-4
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kirill Marchenko celebrates his goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. The Blue Jackets won 5-4. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
WJC pre-tournament roundup: McKenna scores twice as Canada clips Czechia 3-2
Canada's Gavin McKenna (9) looks on during warm-up prior to IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship pre-tournament action against Switzerland in Ottawa on Thursday, December 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Prosecutors withdraw appeal of dismissed case against Alec Baldwin in fatal Rust movie set shooting
FILE - Actor Alec Baldwin attends his trial for involuntary manslaughter for the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming of the Western movie "Rust," July 12, 2024, at Santa Fe County District Court in Santa Fe, N.M. (Ramsay de Give/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Judge rejects lawsuit tied to controversial 2017 Montreal Formula E car race
Outgoing Montreal mayor Denis Coderre pauses as he answers a question during a news conference in Montreal on November 8, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Trump’s blueprint for ending the war in Ukraine could work, if he follows it
Tony Keller
Sudanese women arrive in Canada after months of delays in federal program
Ghada Attam hugs her sister Zanab (centre, right) while Zanab's daughter Israa watches, after Zanab and Israa arrived at Pearson Airport, in Toronto, Monday Dec. 23, 2024. Zanab and Israa endured two days of travel through four countries and multiple cities. Ghada sponsored both family members under the program. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Former NFL great Michael Vick introduced as Norfolk State’s football coach
Michael Vick speaks to media and attendees after he is introduced as the head coach of the Norfolk State football team during a press conference on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024 in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/Mike Caudill)
Shohei Ohtani wins 3rd AP Male Athlete of the Year award, tying Michael Jordan for 1 shy of record
FILE- Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani smiles in the dugout before a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Phoenix, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Bill Clinton is hospitalized with a fever but in good spirits, spokesperson says
FILE - Former President Bill Clinton speaks during the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Guerrero goes on the offensive and heaps more pressure on the Blue Jays’ front office
Cathal Kelly
A B.C. city put a family doctor on the payroll to address a shortage. Now, many physicians want in
Medical tools are pictured in an exam room at a health clinic in Calgary, Friday, July 14, 2023. The mayor of the suburban Victoria community of Colwood says an "out-of-the-box" plan some called "crazy" to recruit family doctors by hiring them as city workers is gaining interest across Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Bills offense is 'Cooking,' with running game adding a powerful new dimension
Buffalo Bills running back James Cook (4) carries the ball for a touchdown against the New England Patriots during the second quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Orchard Park, N.Y.. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Indiana quarterback Rourke earns Jon Cornish Trophy as top Canadian in NCAA football
Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke plays against Ohio State during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. Kurtis Rourke captured the '24 Jon Cornish Trophy as the top Canadian playing football in the NCAA on Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Jay LaPrete
Suspect charged in fatal burning of woman on New York City subway
FILE PHOTO: A man wanted for questioning by the New York Police Department (NYPD), in connection with the death of a woman who was set on fire while she was sleeping on a stationary subway train, is seen in a still image from surveillance video in New York City, U.S. December 22, 2024. NYPD/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY/File Photo
Power Corp. unit backs Constellation Software copycat Valsoft in US$150-million deal
Canada's federal banking regulator says real estate secured lending and mortgages are among the top risks facing the country's financial system as higher interest rates put pressure on borrowers.Office towers are shown in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Master craftsman Gabriel Kney built an enduring musical legacy
Gabriel Kney Supplied by The Diapason via Kney family
Biden’s last-minute move to spare death-row inmates stirs up complicated emotions in Pittsburgh
David Shribman
My 2025 market forecast: Confusion, humility and patience
Ken Fisher
Competition Bureau sues Rogers over advertising ‘unlimited’ wireless data plans
The Competition Bureau is taking legal action against Rogers Communications Inc., alleging the country's largest telecom company is falsely advertising their Infinite wireless phone plans offer unlimited data even though the plans have data caps. The Rogers Communications sign is shown at the company's headquarters in Toronto, April 25, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
Pioneering Metis human rights advocate Muriel Stanley Venne dies at 87
Muriel Stanley Venne is shown in a Government of Alberta handout photo. Stanley Venne, a trailblazing Métis woman known for her Indigenous rights advocacy, has died at 87. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of Alberta **MANDATORY CREDIT**
El Salvador lawmakers vote to overturn mining ban in win for president
Representatives pose for a picture after a session of El Salvador's Congress that approved a bill from President Nayib Bukele that overturned a 2017 national ban on metals mining in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 23, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
Three North Atlantic right whales seen entangled in fishing gear off U.S. shore in December
This photo provided by NOAA Fisheries shows a North Atlantic right whale documented with two lines exiting the left side of the mouth on Dec, 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/NOAA Fisheries via AP
Chile files four environmental charges against Anglo American mine
FILE PHOTO: A worker walks near a drill rig in a pit at Anglo American's Los Bronces copper mine in Chile, obtained by Reuters on April 26, 2024. Anglo American/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Protesters torch police stations in Mozambique after ruling party’s victory upheld by court
Protesters gather next to a burning barricade in Maputo on December 23, 2024. Mozambique's highest court confirmed Monday the ruling party's victory in a disputed October vote after allegations of rigging triggered weeks of deadly street clashes. Fears are high that more violence could break out in the southern African nation after the opposition threatened to call an uprising following the decision. (Photo by Amilton Neves / AFP) (Photo by AMILTON NEVES/AFP via Getty Images)
Starbucks strike spreads to Boston, Dallas as nearly 60 U.S. stores close
Starbuck workers picket outside of a closed Starbucks on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Israeli defence minister claims responsibility for Hamas chief Haniyeh’s assassination in Iran
FILE PHOTO: Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz looks on, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem, November 7, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
When my Dad got sick, I realized early retirement had given me the most precious resource - time
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Has Christ really been taken out of Christmas?
Michael Coren
Union for striking aviation fuel workers in Vancouver says aging pipeline poses risk
Crude oil tankers are seen docked at the Trans Mountain Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday, June 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The end of the global bank: How a financial iron curtain is reshaping money flows
FILE PHOTO: A logo of HSBC is displayed outside a branch at the financial Central district in Hong Kong, China June 2, 2015. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo
Canadian dollar recoups losses as investors assess BoC minutes
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
CN Rail cleans up after derailment plunges cars carrying grain into B.C.’s Fraser River
CN Rail says it is working to restore a train track near Boston Bar, B.C., after about a dozen rail cars carrying grain derailed Sunday morning. A CN locomotive sits idle in Hamilton, Ont., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
The year I worked Christmas shifts at the hospital was one of the best holidays ever
Ukraine struggles to avoid a winter of cold darkness after Russian attacks on power grid undo repairs
A production hall is seen destroyed through the roof after a recent Russian missile attack at DTEK's power plant in Ukraine, Nov. 28, 2024.
Bank of Canada’s latest half-point cut was a ‘close call,’ summary says
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem waits for a news conference to begin, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
What is the Panama Canal and why has Donald Trump threatened to take it over?
FILE PHOTO: Monrovia NSU CHALLENGER bulk carrier transits the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Aris Martinez/File Photo
Trudeau to chair Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee as he faces calls to step down
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves Parliament Hill after a cabinet meeting in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 20, 2024. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo
A massive, menacing Steller’s sea eagle is dazzling birders in Newfoundland national park
A Steller's Sea Eagle photographed at the Terra Nova National Park in Newfoundland.
Former Greek royal family expresses ‘deep emotion’ after regaining citizenship
FILE - From left, Pavlos, son of former king of Greece Constantine II, Nikolaos, son of former king of Greece Constantine II, former Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Philippos son of former king of Greece Constantine II, Marie-Chantal, wife of Pavlos, and Olga, daughter of Michael, attend the funeral of Michael, cousin of the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas, File)
Biden rule protecting privacy for abortions likely unlawful, U.S. federal judge in Texas decrees
FILE PHOTO: An unoccupied exam room at a Planned Parenthood center in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 3, 2020. Picture taken on April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Liliana Engelbrecht/File Photo
Tougher Canadian border security may not appease Trump’s tariff threat, John Bolton says
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at an event in Phoenix, Arizona on Dec. 22.
U.S. watchdog sues Walmart, Branch Messenger over alleged delivery driver ‘junk fees’
FILE PHOTO: A Walmart store is seen in Encinitas, California April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Jets deliver payback to Leafs, claim NHL’s top spot before Christmas break
Dec 23, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck (37) makes a save against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third period at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images
Xerox to buy printer maker Lexmark from Chinese owners in deal worth US$1.5-billion
FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Xerox is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
What to know about the two NFL games Netflix is airing on Christmas Day
FILE - The Netflix logo is shown in this photo from the company's website, in New York, Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Texas sues NCAA in latest push to block transgender athletes in women’s sports
DAYTON, OHIO - MARCH 15: A detailed view of a NCAA logo is seen prior to a First Four game of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at University of Dayton Arena on March 15, 2023 in Dayton, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Mortgages, TFSAs, CPP and other 2024 personal finance storylines that will demand attention next year, too
Rob Carrick
Christmas trash is a garbage collector’s treasure
Simon Paré-Poupart, in the barn he uses to collect discarded objects, in his home in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, on December 4th 2024/The Globe And Mail
Cluster of measles cases in Ontario linked to an exposure in N.B. has grown to 37: officials
A doctor's assistant prepares a measles vaccination in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-dpa, Lukas Schulze
Remains of young mammoth found nearly intact in Siberian permafrost
Researchers stand behind glass fencing as they show the carcass of a baby mammoth, which is estimated to be over 50,000 years old and was found in the Siberian permafrost in the Batagaika crater in the Verkhoyansky district of Yakutia, during a demonstration in the laboratory of the Mammoth Museum at the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk, Russia, December 23, 2024. REUTERS/Roman Kutukov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Alison Nankivell leaves MaRS Discovery District for top job at EDC
The MaRS Discovery District in Toronto on June 4, 2024. June 4, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
Ontario asks youth-led climate change case be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada
A historic youth-led challenge of the Ontario government's climate plan is a step closer to a hearing before Canada's highest court. Protesters take part in a climate protest march in Ottawa, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Inside the use of artificial intelligence to track and help protect endangered wildlife around the world
FILE - An endangered Geoffrey's spider monkey that had been rescued and living in the care of the Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary in Dominical, Costa Rica, on March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt O'Brien, File)
‘Make dreams become reality’: Canada set to begin world junior quest on home soil
Canada's Easton Cowan (27) celebrates his goal against Switzerland during third-period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship pre-tournament action in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Portugal’s property deals hit record, adding to shortage of affordable homes
A view of the Castle neighborhood, below the 14th-century St. George's Castle, from a public garden in Lisbon, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. Rosa Santos, a 59-year-old born and raised close to St. George's Castle overlooking the port city, says most homes in her neighborhood are occupied by short-term vacation rentals, largely for foreign tourists. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Manitoba government to reinstate fuel tax at a lower rate
The Manitoba government is ending its yearlong fuel tax holiday but bringing back the levy at a lower rate. A person pumps gas at a gas station in Mississauga, Ont., Tuesday, Feb.13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
China says it has given information, documents in probe of two cut Baltic Sea cables
(FILES) The Chinese ship, the bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 is anchored in the sea of Kattegat, near the city of Granaa in Jutland, Denmark, on November 20, 2024. Sweden's foreign minister said on December 23, 2024 that China had denied a request for prosecutors to conduct an investigation the Chinese ship linked to two severed Baltic Sea cables. (Photo by Mikkel Berg Pedersen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by MIKKEL BERG PEDERSEN/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)
The most oversold and overbought stocks on the TSX
The TMX Market Centre is shown in Toronto, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024.
Not enough small-cap research? Let the issuer pay
Robert Tattersall
Canada Basketball’s Steve Baur says women’s team will build off Paris Olympics failure
Natalie Achonwa (11), of Canada, makes a pass under Blessing Ejifor (22), of Nigeria, in a women's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. Expectations for Canada's women's basketball team were high heading into 2024, but a disappointing finish in Paris has sparked a focus on rebuilding for the future. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mark J. Terrill
Britain’s economy flat-lined in third quarter, in new setback for Labour government
FILE PHOTO: People walk over London Bridge looking at a view of Tower Bridge in the City of London financial district in London, Britain, October 25, 2023. REUTERS/ Susannah Ireland/File Photo
Gaps between Israel and Hamas over Gaza ceasefire have narrowed, officials say; air strikes kill 24 people
People look at a crater next to bus hit by an Israeli strike which led to casualties, in the Mawasi area west of Khan Yunis city in the southern Gaza Strip on December 23, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP) (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Monday - and why
A pumpjack operates at the Vermilion Energy site in Trigueres, France, June 14, 2024
Hockey player Matt Petgrave makes crowdfunding appeal, calls death of Adam Johnson a ‘tragic accident’
FILE - Flower tributes for Nottingham Panthers player Adam Johnson rest outside the Motorpoint Arena before a memorial ice hockey game between Nottingham Panthers and Manchester Storm in Nottingham, England, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)
King Charles to deliver Christmas message from former hospital chapel: Buckingham Palace
Britain's King Charles looks on during the recording of his Christmas message at the Fitzrovia Chapel in central London, Britain, December 11, 2024. Aaron Chown/Pool via REUTERS
Nordstrom family, Mexican retailer Liverpool to take store chain private in US$4-billion deal
FILE - A Nordstrom store in Pittsburgh is shown on June 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
These are the best triple-threat income stocks of 2024
Gordon Pape
Blast of Ontario snow brings weather warnings and signs of white Christmas
A blast of winter weather is set to sweep across Ontario, delivering snowfall and signs of a white Christmas.A snow-covered bridge rail over Highway 11 near Gravenhurst, Ont., is shown on Wednesday Dec. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Drost
U.S. House Ethics Committee accuses Matt Gaetz of paying for sex, including with 17-year-old
Former U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) speaks ahead of a visit by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump during the AmericaFest 2024 conference sponsored by conservative group Turning Point in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Canada’s economy grew 0.3% in October; contraction forecast for November
A worker uses an angle grinder on a vessel under construction at Seaspan Shipyards, in North Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday, October 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Apple approaches US$4-trillion valuation as investors bet on AI momentum
For Canada, ‘this is hardly a time to project weakness and disorder’, says National Bank economists
A red light on Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
Fiserv bets on gig-economy financing with $201.5-million deal for Canada’s Payfare
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Vermilion Energy announces $1.075-billion deal to buy Westbrick, bolstering scale in Deep Basin
FILE PHOTO: A pumpjack operates at the Vermilion Energy site in Trigueres, France, June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
The internet is rife with fake reviews. Will AI make it worse?
Restaurant company SIR Corp. says it is investigating a cybersecurity incident that has impacted part of its information technology infrastructure. Hands type on a computer keyboard in Toronto in this Sunday, Oct. 9 photo illustration. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Greenland is not for sale, the island’s Prime Minister says in response to Donald Trump
FILE PHOTO: Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Bourup Egede speaks at a press conference during the opening of the European Commission's new office in Nuuk, Greenland, March 15, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix/Leiff Josefsen via REUTERS/File Photo
A new generation of biofuels will play a key role in the energy transition
Braya Renewable Fuels, formerly the North Atlantic Refinery, is shown in Come By Chance, N.L., on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Retro and reworked sports merch offer fans new ways to share their team pride
The rent-a-friend industry is booming among Canada’s Chinese diaspora
David Li poses in this undated handout photo. Li is part of Canada's hidden companionship economy that is growing among the Chinese-speaking diaspora. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Jessie Chen
Percentage of early childhood educators in Ontario child care declining, despite goal
Children's backpacks and shoes are seen at a daycare franchise, in Langley, B.C., on May 29, 2018. Two months after Josclyn Johnson's 18-month-old daughter started daycare, it announced it was leaving the national $10-a-day program, which has left Johnson considering a line of credit to pay the new $2,310 monthly fee or leaving the workforce to care for her child. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The investment product of the year is an old friend that absolutely crushed it
Rob Carrick
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp to sell Foxtel to Britain’s DAZN for US$2.1-billion including debt
(FILES) A journalist holds a microphone of British sports streaming and entertainment platform's DAZN, which broadcasts L1, during the French L1 football match between Lille LOSC and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, northern France, on September 1, 2024. Football: worldwide TV rights for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup have been awarded to the British platform DAZN for a sum of around one billion euros, AFP learned on December 4, 2024, from a source close to the negotiations, confirming a report by RMC Sport. (Photo by DENIS CHARLET / AFP) (Photo by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images)
There’s now a tiny Christmas tree in the ruins of a bombed-out church in Lebanon
Icons are seen inside St. George Melkite Catholic Church, that was destroyed by Israeli airstrike, in the town of Dardghaya in southern Lebanon, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO pleads not guilty to state murder, terrorism charges
Luigie Mangione is escorted into Manhattan Criminal court for his arraignment in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
France unveils new government with budget battle looming
Members of Parliament listen to French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (C) during a session of questions to the Prime Minister at the National Assembly in Paris, on December 17, 2024. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images)
German town mourns Christmas market attack victims as fears swirl of deeper social divisions
MAGDEBURG, GERMANY - DECEMBER 23: A member of the public lays some flowers and a teddy bear at Johanniskirche near the now closed Christmas market on December 23, 2024 in Magdeburg, Germany. The terror attack at the busy Magdeburg Christmas market has left five people dead, including a nine-year-old boy, and over 200 injured. The attacker, identified as Taleb A., is a Saudi national who has been living in Germany since 2006 and worked as a psychotherapist. In social media posts he was critical of Germany but also of Islam and the Islamization of Germany. He expressed support for policies of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)
Biden administration launches new U.S. trade probe into Chinese-made ‘legacy’ semiconductors
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
South Korea says it detected signs of North Korea preparing more troops, drones for Russia
A family in Kyiv watches TV news reports that North Korea is sending soldiers to fight in Ukraine on the side of Russia, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024.
When sports fandom runs in the family
Open-banking advocates simply don’t get it: Ottawa doesn’t prioritize competition
A street light on Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Warm socks, candy and kindness: How one Ottawa woman helps people sleeping on the streets this Christmas
Shawna Thibodeau of Shawna’s Outreach prepare to hand out supplies to unhoused people on in the ByWard Market December 21, 2024 in Ottawa. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
Community groups feel blindsided by Canada’s decision to suspend private refugee sponsorships
Immigration lawyer and policy analyst Richard Kurland poses for a photograph in Vancouver on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. Close to one in five immigrants who committed to run a business "within" Prince Edward Island for a year spent 100 or more days abroad, according to government documents for the last fiscal year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
From biohacking to injury prevention, these are fitness trends to watch in 2025
Alex Hutchinson
Destruction of St. Anne’s Anglican Church an opportunity to reimagine its future role in Toronto community
Reverend Don Beyers is seen in front of the remains of the St. Anne’s Anglican Church in Toronto on December 3, 2024. The church was destroyed in a fire on June 9, 2024 but the congregation is still gathering in a temporary space behind the church. JENNIFER ROBERTS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates so Trump can’t have them executed
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he visits the Department of Labor for an event honoring the nation's labor history and Frances Perkins, longest serving U.S Secretary of Labor, in Washington, U.S., December 16, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
South Korean opposition threatens to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo over martial law counsel
FILE PHOTO: Acting South Korean President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo delivers an address to the nation at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, December 14, 2024. Yonhap via REUTERS/File Photo
U.S. crypto industry eyes possible day-one Trump executive orders
Turning Point USA's AmericaFest, Phoenix, December 22, 2024.
Ottawa’s neglect of the military is recklessly indefensible
The Royal Canadian Navy's newest Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship, HMCS Harry DeWolf, is assisted by tugboats as it docks in North Vancouver, BC., Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. The ship is nearly halfway through its maiden operational deployment and recently crossed the Northwest Passage. It will remain in North Vancouver until Sunday when it departs for a stopover in Esquimalt. When it returns to its home port of Halifax it will be the first Canadian warship since HMCS Labrador in 1954 to complete the circumnavigation of North America. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Oil prices ease on surplus concerns, U.S. dollar strength
FILE PHOTO: Oil rig pumpjacks, also known as thirsty birds, extract crude from the Wilmington Field oil deposits area near Long Beach, California July 30, 2013. REUTERS/David McNew//File Photo
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