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December 24

Powerful winter storm lashes Southern California, bringing flash floods and mudslides
A worker clears debris from a flooded part of the 134 freeway, as heavy rains fall due to an atmospheric river in Burbank, California, U.S., December 24, 2025. REUTERS/Jill Connelly
Statistician was vital in preserving history of Canada’s official summer sport
Stan Shillington, a B.C. lacrosse statistician.
Books we’re reading and loving in December
Nvidia to license Groq technology, hire executives
FILE PHOTO: The logo of NVIDIA as seen at its corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California, in May of 2022. Courtesy NVIDIA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT/File Photo
They inherited $900,000 from their dad. Here’s how two siblings split it with a brother who’s bad with money
Woman's hand giving an envelope to a man's hand
Release of more Epstein files delayed after discovery of ‘over a million more documents,’ DOJ says
Demonstrators hold signs asking for the release of the Epstein files during a "No Kings" protest in downtown Las Vegas Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Steve Marcus /Las Vegas Sun via AP)
Parmigiano Reggiano Puffs are the fancy-ish snack you need this holiday
How We Eat: Parmigiano puffs
Taylor Swift teases new music, reads emotional letter from Travis Kelce in final End of an Era episodes
Taylor Swift performs at the Monumental stadium during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 9, 2023.
B.C. MP Aaron Gunn says he won’t run for provincial Conservative leadership
Aaron Gunn was elected for the first time in April.
Judge dismisses lawsuit from families of Humboldt Broncos crash in Saskatchewan
Mourners visit a memorial for the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on the corner of highway 35 and highway 335 near Codette, Sask. on Saturday, April, 6, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis
Canada joins other countries in condemning Israel’s West Bank settlement plan
This picture shows earthmovers next to the deserted mosque in the settlement of Sa-Nur, south of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank on December 24, 2025. An Israeli minister announced on August 7 plans to rebuild Sa-Nur, a settlement in the occupied West Bank that was evacuated two decades ago, as the far right spearheads a major settlement expansion push. Sa-Nur's settlers were evicted in 2005 as part of Israel's so-called disengagement policy that also saw the country withdrawing troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP via Getty Images)
Federal deficit grows to $18.4-billion for April-to-October period
The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, is pictured from Gatineau, Que., on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
These three things will determine if the stock market rally will continue in 2026
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York on December 16, 2025. Stock markets fell Tuesday as investors data showed the US jobless rate hit its highest level since 2021, while oil prices slumped on renewed hopes for an end to Russia's war in Ukraine. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)
When corporations become political
A large billboard stands on top of a Nike store showing former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, at Union Square in San Francisco, Calif., in 2018.
Canadian dollar rises to five-month high despite downbeat factory sales
A magnifying glass enlarges the holographic image of Parliament Hill's Peace Tower on a $20 bill issued by the Bank of Canada, shown in a display case at the Bank of Canada Museum in Ottawa, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.
Quebec government to ask Supreme Court to block electoral map changes
The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, is pictured from Gatineau, Que., on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Anand backs Greenland’s security after annexation comments from Trump’s new envoy
A warship passes by houses on the day of a military exercise with hundreds of troops from several European NATO members in the Arctic Ocean in Nuuk, Greenland, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Democrats warn Trump ceding influence to Russia, China with mass ambassador recalls
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks, after President Donald Trump announced the Navy's "Golden Fleet", at Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 22, 2025. REUTERS/Jessica Koscielniak
California woman gives birth after rarest of pregnancies, her baby hidden behind an ovarian cyst
This photo provided by the family shows Suze Lopez, and her son, Ryu, in California in October 2025. (Lopez family via AP)
How to ensure universal health care stays that way
Paul Kershaw
McDonald’s big mistake with its Christmas ad wasn’t using AI
FILE - An exit sign is shown at a McDonald's restaurant in Pittsburgh, April 23, 2022. Food ads have long made their subjects look bigger, juicier and crispier than they are in person. But some consumers say those mouthwatering ads can cross the line into deception, and that’s leading to a growing number of lawsuits. Burger King is the latest company in the crosshairs. While the case against Burger King was filed in Miami, one of the attorneys who filed it has similar cases pending in New York against Wendy’s, McDonald’s and Taco Bell. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Israel accuses Hamas of violating ceasefire after blast wounds soldier in Gaza
A woman sits next to her tent on an alley of a makeshift tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Oil prices steady U.S. data, geopolitical tension
A drone view of a pump jack and drilling rig south of Midland, Texas, U.S. June 11, 2025
No silence here: Montreal’s Recess spa welcomes socializing and music
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AI’s convenience is putting critical thinking on notice
An African-American businesswoman concentrates as she uses her laptop in an office. A graphical overlay shows she is having an online conversation with an AI chatbot.
BP to sell majority stake in Castrol to U.S. private equity firm Stonepeak for $6-billion
FILE PHOTO: Castrol motor oil bottles are seen in this illustration taken June 19, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Moscow bomb leaves two police officers dead near site of Russian general’s killing
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Kickstarting my holiday spirit with Ireland’s Christmas magic
Temple Bar in Dublin: Travel story Ireland at Christmas Alanna Smith
There’s a link between Canada’s treatment of Israel and why Canadian Jews feel unsafe
FILE - Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters, in Brussels, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
EU says it will take action after U.S. bars 5 Europeans accused of censoring tech firms
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a news conference at the State Department, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Thai, Cambodia officials hold talks on resuming ceasefire
Displaced people take refuge at an evacuation centre in Surin, Thailand, on Dec. 19. More than 150,000 Thai people have evacuated their homes because of the conflict.
Ukraine open to creating demilitarized zone in Donbas, Zelensky says
Ukrainian servicemen train to shoot a machine gun from an M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier during a training session in Donbas region, Ukraine, in April, 2023.
The Globe’s Christmas painting: Home on the Range, by William Kurelek
Image has been proofed by Ian Lefebvre colour bars have been cropped June 2019
The determination and perseverance Canadians displayed in 2025 should be remembered
Signage asking shoppers to buy local products is seen on a storefront window in Montreal on Thursday, November 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
A new boutique hotel in Montreal’s Griffintown is well located but needs to work out kinks
Architecture, Maison Grinder, Terrasse Montreal
Here we come a-wassailing: The Globe’s annual collection of updated Christmas carols
Tradition of 28 years was continued today when shoppers at Simpson’s Department store in downtown Toronto joined with choir of employees for the storms annual carol singing, December 18, 1952. Here, chorus of elevator girls sings a selection of Christmas Carols. Credit: The Globe and Mail Accession #: 149456
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
People pass by the Telus offices in Ottawa on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023
Morning Update: The year in tariffs
Tariffs on Canadian steel currently sit at 50 per cent.
Gold, silver and platinum take a breather after record rally
Gold and silver bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, January 10, 2025.
York University faculty, grad students, alumni push admin to reinstate terminated curator
A student walks on campus at York University in Toronto on Thursday, March 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Nike climbs as Apple’s Tim Cook buys $3-million in stock
Apple CEO Tim Cook attends a launch event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, on September 12, 2023.
​Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs as Santa rally arrives
A specialist trader works inside a booth on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 19, 2025.
Why shops are removing price tags, and why this is bad
Vass Bednar
How NHL goalie Carey Price’s remote B.C. upbringing led to an affinity for Ford trucks
A young Carey Price with some of his hockey gear on holding awards in front of his father's Ford Ranger.
Bark! The Herald Angels Sing: how people met their pets
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Globe Advisor’s Best of 2025: Top stories from reporter Deanne Gage
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Globe Advisor’s Best of 2025: Consultations and consolidation in a changing advice industry
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They left India for jobs in Russia, then disappeared in the fog of war
Sandeep Kumar, 29, an Indian national who was deceived by agents offering a civilian job and subsequently forced to serve in the Russian military, holding an assault rifle in Russian-occupied territory in eastern Ukraine, in September, 2025.
Christmas will be subdued for Gaza’s tiny population of Christian Palestinians
Young Palestinian parishioners, Julia and Jahan, decorate a Christmas tree in the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, ahead of Christmas celebrations. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
An unsexy fix to Canada’s growing red tape problem
Canada's provincial and territorial flags blow in the wind in downtown Ottawa on Friday, June 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
‘Canada should capitalize on its Prime Minister’s broad leadership abilities and ignore fear-mongering career politicians.’ Letters to the editor for Dec. 24
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks, as Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre looks on, during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 15, 2025. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Your daily horoscope: December 24, 2025
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