Canada Letter: Best of Canada in 2023

Critics at The Times highlight their favorite movies, music and more each year, and Canadians and their works feature heavily in those recommendations. 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I’ve sifted through all of those best-of lists to distill the Canadian mentions. Wishing you, from all of us, a happy holiday. [A woman is shown seated in a theater surrounded by red chairs, posing for a portrait.] Celine Song, the South Korean-Canadian director of the film “Past Lives.” Matt Licari/Invision, via Associated Press 10 Best Books of 2023 Canada Letter readers will be familiar with “[Fire Weather](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8wNi9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvZmlyZS13ZWF0aGVyLWpvaG4tdmFpbGxhbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbmRhXzIwMjMxMjIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMDgyMSZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTMzMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWD672GZdHTAuhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)” by the Vancouver author John Vaillant, mentioned in our newsletter last month. Mr. Vaillant appears alongside another Canadian author, Naomi Klein, in a broader list of [100 notable books](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8xMS8yMS9ib29rcy9ub3RhYmxlLWJvb2tzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIzMTIyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA4MjEmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzMzI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplg-u9hmXR0wLoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) of the year, and his book also earned the distinction of being in the top 10. Read: [The 10 Best Books of 2023](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOC9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvYmVzdC1ib29rcy0yMDIzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIzMTIyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA4MjEmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzMzI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplg-u9hmXR0wLoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Best TV Shows Nathan Fielder, the Canadian actor known for his deadpan delivery, is back with a dark comedy called “The Curse.” Here’s a [trailer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIzMTIyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA4MjEmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzMzI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZ2PXR1aTV2bDEzR3FnVwNueXRCCmWD672GZdHTAuhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). It’s streaming on Paramount+ Canada. (Mr. Fielder was an executive producer on “How To With John Wilson,” another show that [critics say is worth your time](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8yNy9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vaG93LXRvLXdpdGgtam9obi13aWxzb24tc2Vhc29uLTMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbmRhXzIwMjMxMjIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMDgyMSZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTMzMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWD672GZdHTAuhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).) Read: [Best TV Shows of 2023](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOS9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vYmVzdC10di1zaG93cy0yMDIzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIzMTIyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA4MjEmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzMzI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplg-u9hmXR0wLoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Best Movies “Past Lives,” the [debut film](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8wMS9tb3ZpZXMvcGFzdC1saXZlcy1yZXZpZXcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbmRhXzIwMjMxMjIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMDgyMSZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTMzMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWD672GZdHTAuhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) by the South Korean-Canadian director Celine Song, is “an examination of destiny, chance, love and the invisible thread that binds one soul to the next,” writes Alissa Wilkinson, a movie critic at The Times. (I enjoyed watching this film at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto, which has made it available for [rent](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TEaHR0cHM6Ly9kaWdpdGFsLnRpZmYubmV0L2ZpbG0vcGFzdC1saXZlcy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIzMTIyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA4MjEmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzMzI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplg-u9hmXR0wLoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). You can also catch it on streaming [platforms](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly90di5hcHBsZS5jb20vY2EvbW92aWUvcGFzdC1saXZlcy91bWMuY21jLnR6ejV4OG9paDQ1ZGNjbTdkanVxdXVnbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbmRhXzIwMjMxMjIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMDgyMSZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTMzMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWD672GZdHTAuhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in Canada.) An honorable mention on the list goes to “[BlackBerry](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xMS9tb3ZpZXMvYmxhY2tiZXJyeS1yZXZpZXcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbmRhXzIwMjMxMjIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMDgyMSZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTMzMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWD672GZdHTAuhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~),” by the Toronto-born director Matt Johnson. The movie is adapted from the 2015 [book](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly9hcmNoaXZlLm55dGltZXMuY29tL2JpdHMuYmxvZ3Mubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxNS8wNS8yNC9iZWhpbmQtdGhlLWRvd25mYWxsLWF0LWJsYWNrYmVycnkvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyMzEyMjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEwODIxJm5sPWNhbmFkYS1sZXR0ZXImcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYPrvYZl0dMC6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) by Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff, two Canadian business writers, and tells the story of the rise and fall of the Waterloo, Ontario, company behind the wildly popular smartphone. If you’re interested in an extended cut of the film, you can check out the three-part miniseries of “BlackBerry” on [CBC Gem](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2JjLmNhL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vYmluZ2Utd2F0Y2gtYmxhY2tiZXJyeS10aGUtbmV3LW9yaWdpbmFsLXNlcmllcy1vbi1jYmMtZ2VtLTEuNzAxOTczMD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbmRhXzIwMjMxMjIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMDgyMSZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTMzMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWD672GZdHTAuhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Read: [Best Movies of 2023](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMS9tb3ZpZXMvYmVzdC1tb3ZpZXMtMjAyMy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyMzEyMjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEwODIxJm5sPWNhbmFkYS1sZXR0ZXImcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYPrvYZl0dMC6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Best Songs Three pop music critics at The Times offer their picks of best songs of the year. A few Canadians made the list of 77. Allison Russell, “[Eve Was Black](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIzMTIyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA4MjEmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzMzI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZ2PWpRZzEtWExRWjdBVwNueXRCCmWD672GZdHTAuhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)” “The tune could be a toe-tapping Appalachian hoedown. But the title’s blunt, irrefutable statement carries Allison Russell toward harsh thoughts about racism, slavery, exploitation, lynching and sin — and then to an unexpected coda.” — Jon Pareles Mustafa, “[Name of God](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIzMTIyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA4MjEmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzMzI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZ2PWNoT1Y0b25nSElVVwNueXRCCmWD672GZdHTAuhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)” “Few artists conjure a richness of sorrow the way the Canadian folk singer [Mustafa](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8yOC9hcnRzL211c2ljL211c3RhZmEtd2hlbi1zbW9rZS1yaXNlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyMzEyMjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEwODIxJm5sPWNhbmFkYS1sZXR0ZXImcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYPrvYZl0dMC6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) does. Here, his singing is beautiful and a little distant, as if flinching ever so slightly from a pain that will never be anything but raw.” — Jon Caramanica Ken (Ryan Gosling), “[I’m Just Ken](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIzMTIyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA4MjEmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzMzI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZ2PXd3dXg5S2lCTWpFVwNueXRCCmWD672GZdHTAuhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)” “When this stridently sad song from the ‘Barbie’ movie hits its apogee, it’s channeling Dashboard Confessional, Meat Loaf, the Phantom (of the Opera) and maybe even Scott Stapp. Slash plays guitar, salting the melodrama hard.” — Jon Caramanica Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA, “[Rich Baby Daddy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIzMTIyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA4MjEmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzMzI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZ2PUY3bzB1cE9SdEN3VwNueXRCCmWD672GZdHTAuhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)” “Exhibit Z that Drake is at his best not when he tsk-tsks grown women, but when he risks being outshone by inviting them on the track.” — Lindsay Zoladz Read: [Best Songs of 2023](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wNi9hcnRzL211c2ljL2Jlc3Qtc29uZ3MtMjAyMy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyMzEyMjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEwODIxJm5sPWNhbmFkYS1sZXR0ZXImcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYPrvYZl0dMC6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Best Classical Music Performances “Treemonisha,” an opera by the American composer Scott Joplin, widely known for his ragtime piano tunes, premiered more than half a century after his death. The opera’s unfinished aspects have made it “ripe for creative reimagining,” [writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8yNy9hcnRzL211c2ljL3RyZWVtb25pc2hhLXNjb3R0LWpvcGxpbi1wcm9kdWN0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyMzEyMjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEwODIxJm5sPWNhbmFkYS1sZXR0ZXImcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYPrvYZl0dMC6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Zachary Woolfe, The Times’s classical music critic. A Toronto performance company developed one such revival, revising the opera to strengthen the plot and add African instruments. (Here is a [short video](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly92aW1lby5jb20vMzYyODEzODgxLzE5ZGE5OTI1NGU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIzMTIyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA4MjEmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzMzI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplg-u9hmXR0wLoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) by the CBC on the making of “Treemonisha.”) Read: [Best Classical Music Performances of 2023](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wNS9hcnRzL2RhbmNlL2Jlc3QtY2xhc3NpY2FsLW11c2ljLXBlcmZvcm1hbmNlcy1vZi0yMDIzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIzMTIyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA4MjEmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzMzI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplg-u9hmXR0wLoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Best Comedy Sophie Buddle, a comedian from Ottawa, delivers fresh spins on familiar subjects in a chirpy style and “her sneaky jokes are full of sharp elbows,” writes Jason Zinoman, a critic at large at The Times. In his 2023 roundup, he called Ms. Buddle the “Best Canadian Newcomer.” Read: [Best Comedy of 2023](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wNS9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vYmVzdC1jb21lZHktb2YtMjAyMy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyMzEyMjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEwODIxJm5sPWNhbmFkYS1sZXR0ZXImcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYPrvYZl0dMC6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) The Year in Pictures Striker, a fluffy white Samoyed, fell short of winning the Westminster Kennel Dog Club Show in 2022 but [became a fan favorite](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOS9zcG9ydHMvc3RyaWtlci1zYW1veWVkLXdlc3RtaW5zdGVyLWRvZy1zaG93Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIzMTIyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA4MjEmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzMzI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplg-u9hmXR0wLoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and is enjoying retirement in Toronto. His is one of the cheerier pictures chosen by photo editors at The Times in an annual compilation. Read: [2023: The Year in Pictures](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy93b3JsZC95ZWFyLWluLXBpY3R1cmVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIzMTIyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA4MjEmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzMzI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplg-u9hmXR0wLoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [A dark sky speckled with yellow, blue, purple and red spots of light.] This image of the Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster was made with data from the James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Diego (Instituto de Física de Cantabria, Spain), J. D Silva (U. Western Australia), A. Koekemoer (STScI), J. Summers R. Windhorst (ASU), and H. Yan (U. Missouri). And a Gift Astronomers recently released an image of the Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster, a group of galaxies 4.3 billion light-years from Earth. The image drew from data collected by the [James Webb Space Telescope](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8xMS8wNS9tYWdhemluZS9qYW1lcy13ZWJiLXNwYWNlLXRlbGVzY29wZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyMzEyMjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEwODIxJm5sPWNhbmFkYS1sZXR0ZXImcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYPrvYZl0dMC6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), a collaboration between countries including Canada. It’s part of a tradition by astronomers to connect the season of light with the stars. Click below for a gift link to the article, featuring stunning images of outer space. Read: [It’s Christmastime in the Cosmos](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnaULrP4Q3AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMTkvc2NpZW5jZS9jaHJpc3RtYXMtc3RhcnMtZ2FsYXhpZXMtd2ViYi1uYXNhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDIzMTIyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA4MjEmbXdncnA9Yy1tYmFyJm5sPWNhbmFkYS1sZXR0ZXImcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzMyNyZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVubG9ja2VkX2FydGljbGVfY29kZT0xLkhFMC50dnZOLkt5Zjd0WnpKSzVrWCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWD672GZdHTAuhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Vjosa Isai is a reporter and researcher for The New York Times in Toronto. 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