Candied almonds are perfect treats to share with friends and family after taking in the magic of the German Christmas Market. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) 
Members of the Quebec Art Company re-enacted some of their favourite scenes from Hair during the troupe’s 40th anniversary celebrations. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) 
City tramway project boss Maude Mercier Larouche is shown in her new office at City Hall. (Photo by Peter Black) 
A Mason jar filled with the basic ingredients for chocolate chip cookies makes a great Christmas gift. (Photo courtesy of Jeffery Hale Community Partners) 
People quietly made their way out of the newly renovated sanctuary of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church after the contemplative service of meditative music. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) 
French acrobat Jean- François Gravelet, better known as Charles Blondin, crossed Niagara Falls 300 times and walked more than 10,000 miles on his rope by the time he gave his final performance in 1896. He is seen here during his 1859 crossing. He died of com- plications from diabetes in 1897. In nearly 73 years on this earth, Blondin never had life insurance. No one, he’d always joked, would take the risk. (Source – Smithsonian Magazine) (Image from Wikimedia Commons, public domain)