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Ecuadorian police probe if bodies found are of missing children allegedly taken by soldiers
People embrace during a protest in front of the prosecutor's office following the disappearance in Guayaquil of four children who were last seen running away from a military convoy, in Quito, Ecuador, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega)
Richard Perry, record producer behind ‘You’re So Vain’ and other hits, dies at 82
FILE - Producer Richard Perry poses for a photo in Los Angeles, Jan. 18, 1982. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spews lava in sixth eruption since 2020
In this photo provided by the National Park Service, people watch as an eruption takes place on the summit of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (Janice Wei/NPS via AP)
As the NFL ramps up Christmas games, some players love it and some would rather be at home
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson on the field after the NFL game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday.
Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at AmericaFest, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
21 dead as Mozambique erupts in violence after election court ruling
FILE - A barricade burns Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Mozambique's capital, Maputo,Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in protests that have engulfed the country after the opposition rejected the results of the country's polls which saw the Frelimo party extend its 58-year rule. (AP Photo/Carlos Uqueio, File)
NORAD’s Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids
Volunteers answer phone calls from around the world Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, at the NORAD Tracks Santa center at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Christian Murdock /The Gazette via AP)
Spain’s monarch pays tribute to the victims of Valencia floods in his Christmas Eve speech
Spain's King Felipe VI delivers his traditional Christmas Eve speech at the Royal Palace in Madrid and publicly broadcasted on December 24, 2024. (Photo by Andres BALLESTEROS / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ANDRES BALLESTEROS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Kurdish-led forces push back Turkish-backed Syrian rebels in a tense offensive near border
FILE - U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters stand guard at Al Naeem Square, in Raqqa, Syria, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File)
Haiti gangs fire on journalists covering a planned hospital reopening, leaving casualties
A man stands in front of a burned barricade set up by a gang member near the Presidential palace in Port-au-Prince on April 23, 2024.
Nova Scotia charity serving 600 free turkey dinners for Christmas
A volunteer serves gravy and cranberry sauce at the Souls Harbour Rescue Mission in Lower Sackville, N.S., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. The charity expects to feed about 600 people over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cassidy McMackon
Ripe avalanche conditions for parts of B.C. expected to persist this week
A vehicle passes a sign showing an avalanche hazard warning of "considerable" at a parking lot where snowmobilers embark from near Mount Renshaw outside of McBride, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Brazilian prosecutors find workers in ‘slavery-like’ conditions at construction site for BYD EV factory
A drone view of BYD's new electric vehicle (EV) factory's construction site in Camacari, Brazil November 17, 2024. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
New Bob Dylan film A Complete Unknown leaves us asking about his influence everywhere
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 22, 2012 Bob Dylan performs on stage during the 21st edition of the Vieilles Charrues music festival in Carhaix-Plouguer, western France. - Legendary US folk singer Bob Dylan said he was "sickened" to see unarmed black man George Floyd "tortured to death" by a white police officer in his home state, in a rare interview published on June 12, 2020. (Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP) (Photo by FRED TANNEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
Hurricane-force winds bear down on California, in latest stretch of extreme weather
Remnants of a bathroom that fell off the wharf are visible at the mouth of the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
In Christmas Eve message, Pope Francis appeals for courage to make the world better
Pope Francis presides over the Christmas Eve mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on December 24, 2024. Pope Francis marks Christmas Eve with a special ceremony launching Jubilee 2025, a year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome. Over the next 12 months, pilgrims will pass through the large and imposing bronze door, which is normally closed, by tradition benefiting from a "plenary indulgence", a type of forgiveness for their sins. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)
B.C. police name homicide victim whose body was found in bush fire
Lights flash on a Philadelphia police car, in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke
Suspect charged in fatal burning of woman on New York subway fanned flames with a shirt, prosecutors say
Sebastian Zapeta, accused of setting a woman on fire inside a subway train, appears in court in New York, on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Curtis Means/Daily Mail, Pool)
Canadian Pacific Kansas City exceeded grain revenue limit for 2023-24 crop year, transportation agency says
The Canadian Transportation Agency says Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway Co. exceeded its maximum grain revenue entitlements for the 2023 to 2024 crop year.Locomotives are shown at the CPKC railyard in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Immigration Minister removes incentive to sell jobs to hopeful newcomers
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
Pro Picks: Chiefs will beat Steelers, Ravens to edge Texans on Christmas Day
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) calls out a play behind center Creed Humphrey (52) and guard Trey Smith (65) during an NFL football game against the Houston Texans Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Peter Aiken)
When are travellers entitled to compensation for flight cancellations caused by bad weather?
Air Canada says it will bar carry-on bags and impose a seat selection fee for its lowest-fare customers.Travellers make their way through Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Magic and lights draw crowds to alpine village in Washington state for Christmas
People walk along Front Street on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Leavenworth, Wash. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Syrian Christians attend Christmas mass for first time since al-Assad’s ouster
Christian worshippers attend Christmas Eve Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition, known also as the Olive Church, in Damascus, on Dec. 24, 2024.
Lawyers for ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO say dementia may leave him incompetent to face sex charges
FILE - Michael Jeffries, former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, leaves following a hearing at the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in West Palm Beach, Fla., Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, FILE)
Powerful winds expected to hit B.C. coast as ferry service cancels main sailings
Waves pound Ogden Point breakwater as strong wind blows during the first major storm of the year in Victoria, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Snowfall warnings issued for parts of Atlantic Canada through Christmas Eve
Parts of the Maritimes that were hit by a weekend snowstorm are in for more of the white stuff this Christmas Eve.A plow clears snow from the road following the first significant snowfall of the season in Halifax, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Multiple incidents reported as heavy snowfall causes traffic woes on Quebec roads
A person clears snow from around a car following a snowstorm in Montreal, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Ontario First Nation challenging selection of underground nuclear waste site in court
General photo of Ignace, Ontario, on Nov. 28, 2024. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected the site north of Lake Superior for a proposed underground disposal facility for nuclear waste. David Jackson/The Globe and Mail
Janitors at Vancouver International Airport suspend strike escalation after tentative deal reached
Striking janitors at the Vancouver International Airport say they have suspended a planned Christmas Eve escalation after reaching a tentative deal with their employer Alpine Building Maintenance. Passengers walk through a check-in area at the airport in Richmond, B.C., on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Manitoba to receive more equalization money next fiscal year, but increase is smaller than in 2024
The Golden Boy stands on top of the dome of the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. The Manitoba government has introduced a bill in the legislature to formally enact a raise in the minimum wage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
At least one dead after Russian missile strikes apartment block in Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih
KRYVYI RIH, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 29: People walk in an underpass on October 29, 2022 in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk oblast, Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have reportedly carried out a large-scale drone attack on Russia's Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol according to Russian officials. Russia has accused British troops of involvement in the attack, the allegation has been denied by Britain's Ministry of Defence. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
Famine crisis in Sudan is spreading due to ongoing war, hunger monitoring report says
FILE - People gather to collect water in Khartoum, Sudan, May 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)
Ten suspects face kidnapping, other charges after three victims found in Brampton, Ont., residence
Police say 10 people were arrested at a Brampton, Ont., residence where officers rescued three people who had been allegedly kidnapped. A Peel Regional police car is seen in Brampton, Ont., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Former U.S. president Bill Clinton discharged from hospital after being treated for the flu
FILE - Former President Bill Clinton speaks during the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Strike by Starbucks workers in U.S. to expand to more than 300 stores on Christmas Eve, union says
Starbuck workers picket outside of a closed Starbucks on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Son of ousted Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina denies graft allegations in connection with nuclear power deal
Sajeeb Wazed, son of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Information and Communication Advisor of Bangladesh government, gestures during an interview with Reuters at the Prime Minister's residence in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 29, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Toyota is donating US$1-million to Trump’s inauguration
FILE PHOTO: Toyota's logo is seen in their exhibition stall at Bharat Mobility Global Expo organised by India's commerce ministry at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
Apple seeks to defend Google’s billion-dollar payments in U.S. online search case
FILE PHOTO: Logo of an Apple store is seen as Apple Inc. reports fourth quarter earnings in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
NASA spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to the sun
(FILES) This handout illustration obtained July 6, 2018 courtesy of NASA/Johns Hopkins APL shows an artist's conception of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the spacecraft that will fly through the Sun's corona to trace how energy and heat move through the star's atmosphere. NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history on December 24, 2024, flying closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft with its heat shield exposed to scorching temperatures of more than 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit (930 degrees Celsius). Launched in August 2018, the spaceship is on a seven-year mission to deepen scientific understanding of our star and help forecast space-weather events that can affect life on Earth. (Photo by HANDOUT / NASA/Johns Hopkins APL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO / NASA / Johns Hopkins APL" / NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/AFP via Getty Images)
Punters throng London’s historic Christmas meat auction
A butcher holds a cut of meat at a pre-Christmas meat auction held by G Lawrence butchers at Smithfield Market in London, Britain, December 24, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah McKay TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Quebec doing better job at retaining immigrants while Atlantic Canada still struggling, report says
A growing number of Quebec immigrants are staying in the province one year after admittance, but Atlantic Canada is seeing newcomers move elsewhere in the country, despite investing in immigration. Quebec Premier Francois Legault and then-immigration minister Christine Frechette announce changes to Quebec's immigration policies during a news conference in Montreal, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Balkans snowstorm leaves tens of thousands of homes without power, causes traffic chaos
An aerial view of parked trolley buses during heavy snowfall in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Amsterdam court sentences five men over violence linked to Ajax-Maccabi soccer game
Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters are guarded by police after violence targeting Israeli football fans broke out in Amsterdam overnight, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 8, 2024. REUTERS/Ami Shooman/Israel Hayom
Major banks, business groups sue U.S. Federal Reserve over annual stress tests
FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is seen in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
WNBA star Caitlin Clark named AP Female Athlete of the Year
FILE - Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts during a first-round WNBA basketball playoff game against the Connecticut Sun, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Alberta’s top court dismisses appeal by man found guilty of killing estranged wife
Counsellor at Manitoba youth corrections centre charged with sex offences
A Winnipeg Police Service shoulder badge is seen on Sept. 2, 2021 at the Public Information Office in Winnipeg. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Bethlehem marks another sombre Christmas amid ongoing war in Gaza
A man carries a supermarket cart next to Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Israeli troops forced evacuation of patients out of hospital in northern Gaza, health ministry says
FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises following an Israeli strike near the Indonesian Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, November 12, 2023. REUTERS/Anas al-Shareef/File Photo
B.C. law to push through Vancouver housing project is unconstitutional, court rules
Houses are shown in the Vancouver Kitsilano neighbourhood on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
After sustained pressure on Marineland probe, Ontario animal welfare body opens up
Beluga whales swim in a tank at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., Friday, June 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Legendary Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal dies at 90
(FILES) Indian Bollywood film director and screenwriter Shyam Benegal attends the Whistling Woods International Institute's 10th convocation ceremony in Mumbai on July 18, 2017. Renowned Bollywood filmmaker Shyam Benegal passed away on December 23, 2024 at a hospital in Mumbai, as cited by media reports. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
American imprisoned in Russia reportedly sentenced to new 15-year jail term for espionage
FILE PHOTO: Russian and U.S. state flags fly near a factory in Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad Region, Russia March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo
Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion, two crew members missing
Survivors of the sinking of Russian cargo ship Ursa Major stand on the deck of a Spanish Maritime Rescue ship upon arrival at the port of Cartagena, Spain, December 23, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Maria Rodriguez
Oil prices rise 1% in thin pre-holiday trade
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
American Airlines briefly grounds all flights in U.S. as busy holiday travel season off to rough start
American Airlines employees, some wearing Santa Claus hats, check in travelers in the American terminal at Miami International Airport, on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Can traditional entertainment like The Nutcracker still capture kids’ attention?
Kelly Cryderman
Carbon-neutral mall paves the way for sustainable development
The first phase of Montreal’s $7-billion, mixed-use Royalmount project is an 824,000-square-foot shopping mall that’s located steps away from the Metro subway in a highly trafficked part of the city.
Why company insiders selling big blocks of shares may not be a bad sign
Andrew Willis
Parents are staging elaborate ‘core memories’ they hope their kids will remember. Does it really work that way?
Should I bother applying for a job if the salary range is below what I need to live?
Woman candidate giving her resume to HR manager during a job interview in office. Young female applying for open position.
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is a rigorous artistic statement in our modern mechanized age
This image released by Netflix shows the characters Gromit, left, and Wallace, voiced by Ben Whitehead, right, with their robot knome, Norbot, voiced by Reece Shearsmith, in a scene from the film "Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl." (Netflix via AP)
Here we come a-wassailing: The Globe’s annual collection of updated Christmas carols
Editorial cartoon by David Parkins published Dec. 24, 2024. SERIOUSLY, STOP SENDING STUFF! THE NEIGHBOURS ARE STARTING TO COMPLAIN.
Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A man pulls a ventilator by the exterior of a CAE flight simulator during a press tour at the CAE factory in Montreal, Que. on Aug. 12, 2020.
Canadian officials should dismiss Trump taunts after ‘churlish’ social media posts, expert says
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at AmericaFest, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Ukrainian soldiers seek solace in the arts, even on the battlefield
Mykolai Serga, captain, founder of Cultural Forces of Ukraine
Winston Churchill is back – with lessons about leadership in a time of tyranny
Marcus Gee
Trump’s tariff vow could undercut business case behind CP Rail’s 2023 takeover of Kansas City Southern
A Canadian Pacific freight train travels around Morant's Curve in the Rocky Mountains near Baker Creek, Alta., Friday, Dec. 3, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Take a look at The Globe’s holiday card for 2024
Top 10 most overlooked, underrated and unfairly dismissed movies of 2024, and how to watch them now
This image released by Amazon/MGM shows Jharrel Jerome in a scene from "Unstoppable." (Ana Carballosa/Amazon/MGM via AP)
The close: TSX gains for third straight day in holiday-shortened session
People take a selfie with the Christmas tree displayed outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 16, 2024.
Hong Kong cancels passports of overseas critics, posts bounties for six more, including Canadians
(FILES) Pro-democracy lawmaker Dennis Kwok answers questions from the media outside the High Court in Hong Kong on October 31, 2019. Hong Kong's leader called on eight overseas activists, including Dennis Kwok, to turn themselves in on July 4, 2023 a day after police put out bounties on them for violating the city's national security law. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)
Subaru banking on brand loyalty, off-road cred to pique interest in the Solterra, its only EV
The Solterra has dual 80-kilowatt electric motors – front and rear.
‘The headwinds faced by the Liberals are of the Prime Minister’s own making.’ Letters to the editor for Dec. 24
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Gov. Gen. Mary Simon depart after Dominic LeBlanc, not shown, was sworn in as Finance Minister during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Globe Advisor’s Best of 2024: Spotlight on retirement planning
Retirement plan - Reminder of the need for savings for a decent, comfortable old age.
Globe Advisor’s Best of 2024: Investment trends that resonated in 2024
Monitor with information, percenateg signs, numbers, stock prices, charts and changes. Trading screen, investment, financial figures and market data. 3D illustration
Pettersson scores a pair as Canucks sink Sharks 4-3
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko (35) stops the puck against the San Jose Sharks during third period NHL hockey action in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Your daily horoscope: December 24, 2024
Capricorn
The Globe’s holiday painting for 2024: Clouds Coming Over, by David Milne
Packers clinch playoff berth with 1st shutout in NFL this season, 34-0 over Saints
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs (8) carries against New Orleans Saints linebacker Pete Werner (20) during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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