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December 20

Japan’s record $1-trillion budget highlights COVID-19 challenge to growth, debt
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (2nd R) speaks at a meeting of the government and ruling parties policy at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2020.
Ontario expected to enter full lockdown on Christmas Eve, sources say
(FILES) In this file photop people arrive at the entrance to the Toronto Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto, Ontario on November 23, 2020, the first day of a new lockdown in the city. - Canada will begin a roll-out of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on December 14, 2020, just days after becoming one of the first countries to approve the treatment. The first shipment of the vaccine arrived in the country on Sunday night, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hailing the "good news." (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)
South Korea reports record daily COVID-19 deaths
People queue in line to wait for coronavirus testing while maintaining social distancing at Seoul Plaza in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (
Canada halts flights from U.K. as fast-spreading variants of COVID-19 emerge
An arrivals board shows a cancelled flight from London at Fiumicino airport after the Italian government announced all flights to and from UK will be suspended over fears of a new strain of the coronavirus, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rome, Italy, December 20, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Patrick Mahomes’ theatrics highlight Kansas City’s 32-29 win over Saints
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) reacts after throwing a touchdown pass in the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020.
Lockheed Martin strikes US$4.4-billion deal to buy Aerojet Rocketdyne
A sign at the new Lockheed Martin Manufacturing Centre of Excellence is seen at the company's headquarters in Ampthill near Bedford, Britain June 9, 2016.
U.S. lawmakers back $15-billion in airline payroll assistance
Travellers head through the south security checkpoint check in the terminal of Denver International Airport, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Denver.
Manchester United revels in win over Leeds, Jamie Vardy and Leicester sink Tottenham
Manchester United's Daniel James, left, scores his side's fifth goal during an English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Leeds United at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday Dec. 20, 2020.
U.S. Congress agrees to expand payroll assistance to local news outlets
In this Thursday, April 11, 2019 photo pressman Lukus Ladeinde, of Pittsfield, Mass., left, works on the printing presses at The Berkshire Eagle newspaper, in Pittsfield.
Biden to receive COVID-19 vaccine as Trump remains on sidelines
US President-elect Joe Biden, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, speaks about the Covid-19 crisis before introducing nominees to his incoming administration on December 11, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware. - Biden is nominating Tom Vilsack to be Agriculture Secretary; US Representative Marcia Fudge to be Housing and Urban Development Secretary; Denis McDonough to be Veterans Affairs Secretary; Katherine Tai to be Trade Representative; and Susan Rice to be Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Taiwan urges Canada to join global coalition against China
Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks during a press conference with American Institute in Taiwan director Brent Christensen, in Taipei, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. The U.S. and Taiwan are stepping up cooperation in a newly created economic dialogue, in another move from the outgoing Trump administration to increase official exchanges with the self-ruled island. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai)
Late season planning has exposed NHL’s incompetence
Cathal Kelly
How to change Canada’s cities for the better – without changing them much at all
Initial renderings that accompanied a redevelopment application for a 50-foot lot at 2165 Gerrard St. East in Toronto. The existing single family home would be replaced by two semi-detached buildings and two laneway suites that would add 10 family-sized rental units to the neighbourhood.
Architect Barry Sampson was deeply committed to creating energy-efficient buildings
Architect Barry Sampson, c. 2019. Credit Harry Choi
Australia’s most populous state says COVID-19 cases at three-day low as Sydney battles pre-Christmas outbreak
Health workers perform COVID-19 tests at a drive-through testing centre at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 20, 2020. (Photo by Steven Saphore / AFP) (Photo by STEVEN SAPHORE/AFP via Getty Images)
Fairfax CEO Prem Watsa touts traditional value investing amid frenzy for tech stocks like Shopify
Prem Watsa, CEO of Fairfax Financial Holdings, speaks during the company's annual general meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. is selling its stake in Singaporean insurer First Capital Insurance Ltd. for US$1.6 billion as part of a broader partnership agreement that will ensure the Canadian insurance and investment company receives 25 per cent of the subsidiary's profits. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Letterkenny: The hard-to-explain Canadian masterpiece
John Doyle
In the global race to net zero, the federal climate plan can help Canadian companies remain competitive
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson answers a reporter's question during an announcement on the government's updated climate change plan, in the Dominion Arboretum in Ottawa, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Wilkinson appears ready to deal with opposition parties to get the votes he needs to get his net-zero legislation through Parliament next year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
For Tracy Bear, leadership begins with accountability, service and connection to the land
Illustration to go with Tracy Bear indigenous leaders interview series by KARL MOORE AND WÁHIAKATSTE DIOME-DEER. Illustration by Chief Lady Bird. ***PLEASE DO A V2 MANUAL COLOUR CORRECTION FOR PRINT.***
The giving capacity of private foundations needs to be put on a war footing
Volunteers pack boxes with donated food at the Parkdale Community Foodbank, on Dec 9 2020.
Congress backs US$1.9-billion plan to replace telecom equipment from China’s Huawei and ZTE, source says
FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with the Huawei and 5G network logo is seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture taken January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Canada will hurt itself if it pulls out of Asian infrastructure bank, president says
A man wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak walks past the headquarters of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), in Beijing, China July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Apple puts supplier Wistron on notice after Indian factory violence
FILE PHOTO: Men wearing protective face masks walk past broken windows of a facility run by Wistron Corp, a Taiwanese contract manufacturer for Apple, in Narsapura near the southern city of Bengaluru, India, December 14, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
China could restrict bank tie-ups with fintech platforms, official suggests
FILE PHOTO: China's Minister of Finance Lou Jiwei adjusts his tie during a during press conference held at the close of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Chengdu in Southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, July 24, 2016. REUTERS/Ng Han Guan/Pool
William Prince reflects on wanting to be a doctor before finding his voice as a musician
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NHL, players settle on plan for 56-game season starting Jan. 13
FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, goals used by the NHL hockey club Nashville Predators are stored in a hallway in Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The National Hockey League and players reached a tentative deal Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, to hold a 56-game season in 2021, pending the approval of each side's executive board and Canadian health officials. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Dozens of journalists’ phones hacked in widespread campaign by Saudi Arabia and UAE, Toronto internet lab says
FILE - In this June 8, 2017 file photo, Al-Jazeera staff work at their TV station in Doha, Qatar. Dozens of journalists at Al Jazeera, the Qatari state-owned media company, have been targeted by advanced spyware in an attack attributed to the governments of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a cybersecurity watchdog reported on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. Citizen Lab, the watchdog, traced the malware that infected the personal phones of 36 journalists, producers, anchors and executives at Al Jazeera earlier this year back to the Israel-based NSO Group, which has been widely condemned for selling spyware to repressive governments. (AP Photo/Malak Harb, File)
William Prince performs 'That's All I'll Ever Become'
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Jin Young Ko wins LPGA’s season-ending CME Group title, Canada’s Brooke Henderson ties for seventh
NAPLES, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 20: Jin Young Ko of Korea plays her shot from the third tee during the final round of the CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club on December 20, 2020 in Naples, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
The COVID-era East Van Panto production is a terrific best-of with medleys and parodies
Cast_ Amanda Sum Center_Panto_2020_Photo by Emily Cooper0073.jpg For Marsha Lederman - Panto Come Home - presented by The Cultch and Theatre Replacement All photos are by Emily Cooper / handout
Kim Sei-young leads Ko Jin-young by one at LPGA Tour season finale
NAPLES, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 20: Sei-Young Kim of Korea plays her shot from the third tee during the final round of the CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club on December 20, 2020 in Naples, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Rockets targeted U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone, Iraqi officials say
FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2020 file photo, the U.S. Embassy is seen from across the Tigris River in Baghdad, Iraq. At least three rockets targeted the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday, Dec. 20 Iraqi security officials said, sparking fears of renewed unrest as next month's anniversary of the slaying of an Iranian general draws near. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)
Canada, allies have ‘significant’ worries about China, Defence Minister says
Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan takes part in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Tentative agreement ends strike action at B.C. coal terminal, union says
Port of Vancouver - Roberts Bank - Deltaport container terminal and Westshore coal terminal located at Roberts Bank, Delta. Credit: Vancouver Port Authority.
Companies to launch rapid COVID-19 testing for employees
Real Estate. Mattamy Homes Stelumar assembly plant, Milton. Mattamy ushers in a new era in residential construction with a factory in Milton the size of an airplane hangar.
For Nova Scotia mother of scallop fisherman, it’s a painful wait for her son lost at sea
An RCAF Cormorant helicopter flies over the Bay of Fundy in Hillsburn, N.S. in an area where empty life-rafts from a scallop fishing vessel where reported on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. The Nova Scotia RCMP say they plan to use a helicopter today to continue the search for five fishermen whose boat sank in the Bay of Fundy on Tuesday morning.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Biden chief of staff says hack response will go beyond sanctions
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 20: The White House is seen on an overcast Sunday morning on December 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. It was announced that Democrats and Republicans in the Senate came to an agreement on language in the coronavirus relief package the night before and it is expected that President Trump will sign it once it passes both houses of Congress. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Sudan’s PM meets Ethiopian leader after cross-border attack
FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2019 file photo, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok speaks during a press conference in Khartoum, Sudan. Hamdok met his Ethiopian counterpart Sunday, as Sudanese forces continued their advances to reclaim territories controlled by Ethiopian militias along the two countries' shared border. Hamdok’s office said the meeting with Abiy Ahmed took place in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, on the sidelines of a summit by a regional bloc. (AP Photo, File)
Canada-wide phone line launches to prevent drug overdose deaths
Rebecca Morris-Miller outside her home in Hamilton on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Rebecca struggled with addiction and homelessness for years before getting sober and founding Grenfell Ministries, an organization that provides programs for individuals who are experiencing homelessness and addiction. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton
India’s Narendra Modi surprises with Sikh temple visit amid farm protests
GAZIPUR, DELHI, INDIA - DECEMBER 13: Indian farmers shout anti government slogans during a protest against new farm laws on December 13, 2020 at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border in Ghaziabad, India. As the protest over contentious farm laws continues to intensify, farmer unions on Saturday announced that they will observe an hunger strike on December 14 to press for their demands. The farmers on that day also plan to protest outside the offices of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party across India. Hundreds of farmers from states like Punjab and Haryana have blocked some of the highways leading to Delhi borders for more than two weeks now against the new farm laws which they fear will prompt the government to stop making direct crop purchases at minimum state-set prices, called minimum support price. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)
B.C. First Nation’s traditional knowledge at centre of efforts to protect land from shipwreck’s fuel
The MV Schiedyk is shown in this handout image. Dorothy Hunt, who is part of the environmental unit for the Bligh Island Shipwreck response team, said it was a tense day when fuel leaking from a sunken cargo ship started drifting toward the historic village of Yuquot. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Bligh Island Shipwreck Response *MANDATORY CREDIT*
COVID-19 fears spark increased interest in home births, midwives say
New mother Madeleine Shaw shares a moment with her son George Shaw-Macdonald while at Beacon Hill Park in Victoria, B.C., on Friday, December 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Britain, EU tell each other to give way in trade talks
Passengers walk past a banner from the anti-Brexit campaign in Brussels, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. The EU and the United Kingdom were still working Sunday on a "last attempt" to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal, with EU fishing rights in British waters the most notable remaining obstacle to avoid a chaotic and costly changeover on New Year. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Investing in ‘kin work’ keeps my extended family connected
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A Q&A with Dr. Bonnie Henry: Bubbles, personal attacks, revisionist history and the toughest year of her career
British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix looks on as Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry addresses the media during a news conference at the BC Centre of Disease Control in Vancouver B.C., Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. British Columbia has recorded 566 new cases of COVID-19, which officials say is the "start of encouraging trends" in the progression of the virus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Thousands line up for tests amid Thailand coronavirus outbreak
A health worker in protective clothing collects nasal swab sample from a man to test for COVID-19 in Samut Sakhon, South of Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. Thailand reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the highest daily tally in a country that had largely brought the pandemic under control. (AP Photo/ Chalida Ekvitthayavechnukul)
U.S. Congress seals agreement on COVID-19 relief, government funding
The U.S. Capitol dome is seen at night in Washington, U.S., December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Concern among Muslims in Indonesia over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine
A man leaves as 'halal' logo of Indonesian Ulema Council is displayed on the facade of a restaurant in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. As companies race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine and countries scramble to secure doses, questions about the use of pork products — banned by some religious groups — has raised concerns about the possibility of disrupted immunization campaigns. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Organizers of food, drink fundraisers won’t let a pandemic stop them from giving back
Ship And Anchor, a popular Calgary pub, runs a successful yearly fundraiser in which they donate $5 from every glass of their from-scratch eggnog to local charities.
The worst movies of the worst year: 2020′s biggest film failures
Barry Hertz
At a crosswalk, do I have to wait for pedestrians to get to the other side?
Crosswalk Sign
Dec. 20: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines – I mean, electric motors!’ Readers debate a carbon tax, plus other letters to the editor
A decade ago, environment, automotive and clean technology experts jointly set a target for Canada to have half a million electric vehicles on the country's roads by the end of 2018. They missed the mark by more than 400,000 cars, and now even the federal government's promise to develop a strategy to try and catch up is now behind schedule. An electric car is plug into a charging station at Lansdowne Mall in Peterborough, Ont., on June 17, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
Your lookahead horoscope: December 20
Sagittarius.
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