The holidays are defined by annual rituals. There's shopping till you drop, eating till you unbutton your pants, and then making resolutions to exercise and save money in the new year. But mixed...

Frank Costanza (Jerry Stiller) holds the old family aluminum Festivus poleIt's our last show before we break for the holidays. We start with free turkey dinners on craigslist. Tonight,...

Philadelphia Flyers' Keith Primeau, right, flies through the air. Photo by Chris Gardner/APThis is your brain on hockey. Deceased NHL player Reggie Fleming had a brain condition linked to concussions....

Peterborough Petes and their annual Teddy Bear Toss. Photo by Clifford Skarstedt Jr./CPChampagne and chocolates for breakfast? Listening to Jingle Cats? Throwing teddy bears onto the ice? What are your offbeat holiday traditions?...

T Poutine. Photo by justcooknyc.blogspot.comBy Andrea Cardillo There are many ways to a woman's heart. Fine jewelry, a killer sense of humour, and showing genuine interest in her life....

Mark at his news desk. Photo by Christopher Wall//CBCA Saskatchewan mother wants to sue the hospital she says misdiagnosed her baby. Beverly Fullerton's 5-month old son was diagnosed with viral...

Senior producer Jet Belgraver mugs for the camera.Photo by CBC Five Questions is a feature on the newsroom blog that profiles people on the Connect team. This week, senior...

Our Jennifer Hollett won an Amnesty International Canada 2009 Media Award for her report on "The Shministim." The CBC Dispatches story followed conscientious objectors who refuse to serve in the compulsory military draft in...

Greenpeace activists demonstrate on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CPIn the finals hours of Copenhagen, a "meaningful agreement" has been reached. Tonight, the latest from COP15, and average Canadians...

An official carries a globe away at the climate summit in Copenhagen. Photo by Anja Niedringhaus/APAs President Obama and Prime Minister Harper arrive in Copenhagen, billions are being pledged...

Bank of Canada in Ottawa. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CPThe Bank of Canada said today that Canadians have taken on more debt, despite the recession. Tonight, a single mom contemplating...

Associate producer Andrea Cardillo shares her thoughts on the story of Gilles Leclaire, who appeared on our show last night. By Andrea CardilloMaybe I watch too much TV but I...

Rows and rows of newspaper racks. Photo by Noah Berger/APTonight we take a look back at the year that was in news, here in Canada and around the world. Below are three...

Mark Kelley. Photo by Christopher Wall/CBCA Canadian doctor to the sports stars is being investigated by the FBI and RCMP for performance-enhancing drugs. Our top story takes on how drugs are really...

The director's view. Photo by CBCCBC's Marketplace is combing the country for Canada's worst cellphone bill. Wendy Mesley popped by Connect with more on the search, and our cameras were rolling...

A man dressed as death outside parliament in Copenhagen/Photo by Peter Dejong/APProtests, pranks and walkouts. As week two of Copenhagen takes off, the conference is getting louder. We check...

Producer Lani Krantz on the phone with a potential guest. Photo by CBC Five Questions is a feature on the newsroom blog that profiles people on the Connect team....

A Taser on a sheriff's utility belt. Photo by Jonathan Hayward/CP   Tonight, we're talking Tasers. A final report released today by the Commission for Public Complaints Against the...

 Actor Lisa Ray. Photo courtesy of lisaraniray.wordpress.com The inquest into the shooting of Montreal's 18-year-old Fredy Villanueva. A Montreal police officer says she did not feel her life was in...

A globe displaying the warming of the ocean at COP-15. Photo by Anja Niedringhaus/AP It's day three of the Copenhagen summit, and "The Skeptical Environmentalist" Bjorn Lomborg is joining...

Dr. Lin at work, on the computer. When exactly is a cold worth staying home over? What causes dandruff? How do you get rid of plantar warts? Tonight, Dr. Lin is answering...

Mark Kelley ready to Connect. Photo by Christopher Wall/CBCAs Canada gains the reputation of a dirty old man at Copenhagen, Connect takes on the Alberta tar sands debate. Tonight, the...

Mark cracks a smile. Photo by Christopher Wall/CBC Sherry Sherrett-Robinson was acquitted of killing her baby son, ten years after she served time for infanticide. Tonight, Sherry tells us what life's been...

  Rosa Kim running through the day's stories. Photo by CBCFive Questions is a feature on the newsroom blog that profiles people on the Connect team. This week, assignment producer Rosa...

Kimberly Baker's Olympic artwork Aspiring reality TV stars + White House party + Facebook = crasher gate. A seasoned party crasher gives us his review of the most talked...

Typing and texting away. Photo by Paul Sakuma/AP Let's talk about sex-ting. A new Associated Press-MTV poll found that more than a quarter of young people have shared sexually explicit...

Student Alexandria Mitchell is gearing up for COP 15.It's her future.Alexandria Mitchell is a grade 12 student in Abbotsford, BC on her way to Copenhagen for the climate change...

No paparazzi! Photo by Jet Belgraver/CBCPeople are talking about Tiger. The poor guy. His poor wife. And the other woman or women! Tonight, what this story means to us....

The world's two leading search engines released their most popular searches of the year today. Google's list leans techie, Yahoo's sporty, but Michael Jackson makes both. Google's top ten...

A convoy of U.S. Army vehicles in Wardak province, Afghanistan. Photo by Dario Lopez-Mills/APTonight, U.S. President Barack Obama is announcing his new strategy for Afghanistan. This comes as Canada's role...

  Attack of the Redneck Mommy, "Real Life" contributor Tanis Miller.There are lots of goodies hiding here in the Connect blog. For example, Tanis Miller's glamorous headshot, Steve Patterson's first...