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December 24

Canadian military bases struggling with personnel shortages, internal review finds
A security checkpoint near aircraft hangars is seen CFB Trenton, in Trenton, Ont., Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe to face questioning in parliament over funding scandal
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. Abe offered his deep apologizes on Thursday over illegal expenses linked to a dinner party his office hosted for his supporters ahead of an annual cherry blossom viewing party.(Kyodo News via AP)
Christmas Eve concert held in Paris’ fire-wrecked Notre Dame
In this photo provided by Maitrise Notre-Dame de Paris,. cello player Gautier Capucon and the Notre Dame Cathedral choir record a Christmas concert on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, inside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The concert will be broadcasted on French television on Christmas. (MSNDP/Musique Sacree à Notre-Dame de Paris via AP)
FedEX, Innomar Strategies start to distribute Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Canada
This handout photo courtesy of Canada Border Services Agency shows shipments of initial doses of the newly authorized Moderna Covid-19 vaccine arriving at selected ports of entry in Canada on December 24, 2020. (Photo by - / Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Canada Border Services Agency " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by -/Canada Border Services Agency (C/AFP via Getty Images)
COVID-19 pandemic pushes up timeline for long-sought EI review, Qualtrough says
Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough responds to a question during a news conference Tuesday June 16, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
‘Very hopeful’: Planning underway for modified Calgary Stampede in 2021
The Calgary Stampede park is shown in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, April 23, 2020. The Calgary Stampede was one of many events cancelled this year due to COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
RCMP say it will be spring before investigation into Alberta bus rollover wraps
A tour bus rests where it fell on the Columbia Icefield near Jasper, Alta., on Sunday, July 19, 2020, a day after three people were killed in the rollover. RCMP investigators say a detailed inspection report on the coach has been completed, but they won't be sharing results while other parts of the review are still ongoing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Minks on second B.C. farm test positive for COVID-19, no workers sick
FILE PHOTO: Mink are seen at a farm in Denmark, November 6, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS./File Photo
Court affirms ruling dismissing Trump challenge in Wisconsin
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 3, 2020 US President Donald Trump speaks before awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to retired football coach Lou Holtz in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. - An angry backlash December 23 met US President Donald Trump's pardons of corrupt Republican congressmen and security guards convicted of killing 14 civilians in a 2007 Baghdad massacre. Trump is believed to be weighing other pardons including members of his family, his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and potentially himself, to protect from potential litigation after he steps down on January 20. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
‘Grave risk’: Advocates say inmates should get speedy access to COVID-19 vaccine
Exterior view of Joyceville Institution after an outbreak of at least 80 inmates with COVID-19 at the Joyceville Institution in Kingston, Ontario, on Thursday Dec. 17, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues across Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
NHL believes it can play games in all seven Canadian markets amid second COVID-19 wave
An NHL logo is shown as Washington Capitals players skate prior to NHL Eastern Conference Stanley Cup playoff hockey action against the New York Islanders in Toronto on Friday, August 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
After a tough year, Nova Scotia care homes find hope in vaccine, look for meaningful reform
Pedestrians head past signs supporting Northwood Manor, one of the largest nursing homes in Atlantic Canada, in Halifax on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
U.S. to open consulate in disputed Western Sahara
(FILES) This file photo taken on December 12, 2020 shows (L to R) US and Moroccan flags next to a US State Department-authorised map of Morocco recognising the internationally-disputed territory of the Western Sahara (bearing a signature by US Ambassador to Morocco David T. Fischer) as a part of the North African kingdom, in Morocco's capital Rabat. - US President Donald Trump's surprise backing of Morocco's claim to sovereignty over disputed Western Sahara upended years of international consensus, but will this break a deadlock or inflame a conflict? (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Peel Region hospitals looking for more doctors for ‘temporary pandemic support’
Paramedics transport an elderly man to the hospitals emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ont., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. A network of hospitals in Ontario's Peel Region is looking to temporarily hire doctors for "pandemic support." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Suspected Russian hackers used Microsoft vendors to breach customers
FILE PHOTO: The SolarWinds logo is seen outside its headquarters in Austin, Texas, U.S., December 18, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Flores
Quebec police watchdog completes probe into RCMP-involved killing of Rodney Levi
Members of the RCMP control the scene where a man was shot on Friday night, near Miramichi, N.B., Saturday, June 13, 2020. Quebec's police watchdog says it has completed its investigation into the RCMP-involved killing of Rodney Levi, a 48-year-old man from the Metepenagiag First Nation in New Brunswick. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ron Ward
Despite grumblings, Brexit becomes a reality as U.K., EU sign sweeping deal
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for a media briefing in Downing Street, London, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020.
Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch sells for $22-million
In this Nov. 18, 2003, file photo, a Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department patrol car sits parked across from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch Railroad Station near Los Olivos, Calif.
Canadian captain Kirby Dach out with injury for entire world junior championship
Canada's Kirby Dach (7) is checked by Russia's Ilya Safonov (24) during third period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship pre-competition action in Edmonton on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Oil edges higher after Brexit deal, gains capped by pandemic
FILE PHOTO: Dust blows around a crude oil pump jack and flare burning excess gas at a drill pad in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S. November 25, 2019. Picture taken November 25, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File photo
Canadian dollar firms as Brexit deal boosts global growth prospects
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Fauci says nearly 90 per cent vaccination rate required for herd immunity
Anthony Fauci (2L), director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, looks on after receiving the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health on December 22, 2020, in Bethesda, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Semansky / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK SEMANSKY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Ontario shuts down Christmas lights drive-thrus early under new lockdown measures
People take a break in a park at the Petit Champlain district in old historic Quebec City, decorated for Christmas, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Alberta decision to open Rockies to coal mining faces court challenges in new year
A conveyor belt transports coal at the Westmoreland Coal Company's Sheerness Mine near Hanna, Alta., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Brexit trade deal sparks relief but UK market will bear scars
A general view of the Houses of Parliament, in London, Britain December 24.
Leading RBC real estate broker, Gary Morassutti, to retire
FILE PHOTO: A Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) sign is seen outside of a branch in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
Russian cat saved from waste plant lands on its feet in minister’s chair
A cat rescued by a worker of a waste sorting plant lies in a swivel chair in the office of environment ministry in Ulyanovsk, Russia, in this handout photo released December 24, 2020. Surveillance footage at the plant in Ulyanovsk showed worker Mikhail Tukash scooping up a white plastic bag from a conveyor belt and opening it to discover a black and white male cat inside. The unlikely rescue of the cat, which was adopted by a regional environment ministry, broadcast on television and on social media, turned it into a local celebrity. Ulyanovsk Region's Ministry of Environment/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. THIS IMAGE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY, AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY.
Tony-nominated Broadway soprano Rebecca Luker dies at 59
FILE - DECEMBER 23: Broadway actress Rebecca Luker died on Wednesday in New York City. She had been diagnosed with ALS late last year. She was 59 years old. NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 18: Rebecca Luker attends the American Theatre Wing Centennial Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on September 18, 2017. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for American Theatre Wing)
Twenty migrants dead off Tunisia after boat sinks, more missing
China steps up pressure on Alibaba with anti-monopoly probe
FILE PHOTO: The Alibaba Group logo is seen during the company's 11.11 Singles' Day global shopping festival at their headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Pakistani court orders release of man charged in 2002 killing of journalist Daniel Pearl
FILE- In this March 29, 2002 file photo, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the alleged mastermind behind Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl's kidnap-slaying, appears at the court in Karachi, Pakistan. On Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, a provincial court in Pakistan overturned a Supreme Court Decision that Sheikh should remain in custody during an appeal of his acquittal on charges he murdered Pearl. (AP Photo/Zia Mazhar, File)
Four nutrition stories that caught my attention in 2020
Leslie Beck
Galen Weston becomes controlling shareholder of grocery empire
Galen G. Weston, CEO, chairman and president of Loblaw Companies Limited, speaks during the company's annual general meeting in Toronto on Thursday, May 3, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Ontario, Quebec post COVID-19 case records as Trudeau strikes hopeful note in holiday message
A Covid-19 testing facility at Scarborough Health Network's Centenary hospital, in Toronto, is photographed on Saturday, Nov., 28, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Ethiopian troops kill armed men accused of village attack
FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during a question and answer session with lawmakers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 30, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
Queen’s University asks students to not return to Kingston until after lockdown
People have their picture taken in front of Queen's University signage in Kingston, Ont., on August 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
Relief is ‘palpable’: What market observers are saying about the Britain-European Union trade deal
A man is seen holding EU and Britain flag outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain January 29.
Quebec watchdog completes probe into Edmundston, N.B. police-involved death of Chantel Moore
A man holds a photo of Chantel Moore during a healing gathering at the B.C. Legislature in Victoria on June 18, 2020. Quebec's police watchdog has completed its investigation into the New Brunswick police-involved killing of Moore, a 26-year-old Indigenous woman. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny jumped to the head of streaming class in 2020
FILE - Bad Bunny performs a medley at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 25, 2019. The Puerto Rican superstar is the music platform?s most-streamed artist of the year with 8.3 billion streams globally. The Latin Grammy winner and hitmaker, who released a new album last week, leads a top five list that also includes Drake, J Balvin, Juice WRLD and the Weeknd. (Photo by Eric Jamison/Invision/AP, File)
U.S. lawmakers block Trump’s requested changes on coronavirus bill
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., December 23, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Style news: Gucci’s renovated Toronto flagship reflects its eclectic spirit
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Pandemic prompts Wall Street to look south for Florida’s life and work benefits
The Miami skyline is seen on March 28
‘Santa Claus rally’ threatened by COVID-19 resurgence, Georgia elections
People walk through the blowing snow along Wall Street on Dec. 16, 2020 in New York City.
Oil inches lower, as pandemic concerns outweighs news of Brexit deal
Cairn India employees work at a storage facility for crude oil at Mangala oil field at Barmer in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan August 29, 2009.
The Lindy effect had much to do with what I listened to and watched this year
Cathal Kelly
‘The church left us’: Renegade parishioners keep the faith on Cape Breton’s Christmas Island
A small group of locals listen to Rod Farrell, a warden of St. Barra’s Church, at a Sunday service on Christmas Island in Cape Breton on Dec. 13.
Remember that time the dog ate baby Jesus?
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How living in Canada’s North has prepared me for COVID-19 winter
Jessica Davey-Quantick is a former reporter and editor with Northern News Services, as well as former editor of Time Out Doha and Up Here.
Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A TransAlta wind farm is shown near Pincher Creek, Alta., Wednesday, March 9, 2016.
‘What’s the alternative?’ SolarWinds boosts security firms’ bottom lines
A Microsoft logo is seen on an office building in New York City on July 28, 2015.
Church goes to parishioners this Christmas as services stream online
Keith Taylor, lead pastor at Beulah Alliance Church, in Edmonton, Alberta on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. The church, that typically seats 1300, has transitioned completely online for their Christmas service. Amber Bracken The Globe and Mail
Familiar holiday feelings remain despite limited options to gather
A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of COVID-19 is seen through Christmas lights, in downtown Vancouver, on Sunday, November 22, 2020. The use of masks is mandatory in indoor public and retail spaces in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Brookfield Renewable eyes growth for clean electricity
Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. has offered US$1.5-billion to buy the minority chunk of renewable energy provider TerraForm Power Inc. that it doesn’t already own. Handout Brookfield
What can hedgehogs teach us about staying apart?
African Pygmy Hedgehog isolated on white background
U.S. pension plan sues Catalyst, claiming gross negligence
A sign shows the entrance to the offices of the Catalyst Capital Group Inc. in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 6, 2017. Picture taken July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
The close: Brexit deal, economic optimism bolster global stocks
The Wall Street sign at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 9.
The pandemic will change Christmas – perhaps for the better
ONE-TIME USE ONLY WITH STORY SLUGGED OP-COREN-XMAS-1223 -- Christmas in the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem -- People light candles inside the Church of Nativity on December 23, 2020, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, ahead of the Christmas eve in the West bank city of Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories. Deprived of its usual tourist influx by the pandemic, Bethlehem will celebrate a quiet Christmas this year that is less about commerce and more about religion, says its parish priest. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images)
How productivity became your problem
Harvey Schachter
The Globe’s annual Christmas painting: Northern Lights by Tom Thomson
Tom Thomson. Northern Lights, Spring 1917. oil on plywood, overall: 21.4 x 26.4 cm. The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. © Art Gallery of Ontario.
Globe Advisor’s Best of 2020: Top 10 developments affecting the investment industry
Toronto downtown building - King & Bay street, Looking up
Dec. 24: ‘Thanks to Doug Ford.’ Readers debate holiday lockdowns, plus other letters to the editor
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott leave the Premier's office before holding a press conference at Queen's Park during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Monday, December 21, 2020.
Your daily horoscope: December 24
Taurus
The top reads of the year from Report on Business magazine
Julie Yoo, founder of I Miss You Vintage, inside her Ossington Avenue location in Toronto, November 2020.
Canada beats Russia 1-0 in pre-world juniors game, but captain Kirby Dach leaves with injury
Canada's Jamie Drysdale (6) and Cole Perfetti (11) celebrate a goal against Russia during third period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship pre-competition action in Edmonton on Wednesday, December 23, 2020.
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