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December 27

Sydney residents told to watch city’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks from home
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, January 1, 2019.
Senators acquire Braydon Coburn, Cedric Paquette and second-round pick from Lightning
Colin Miller of the Vegas Golden Knights is tripped by Braydon Coburn of the Tampa Bay Lightning as Cedric Paquette of the Lightning defends in the second period of their game at T-Mobile Arena on Oct. 26, 2018 in Las Vegas,.
Democrats’ Warnock and Ossoff, GOP’s Loeffler and Collins work to consolidate voters for Senate runoff in Georgia
Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., in red face mask, talks with President Donald as he arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Atlanta. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., second from right, and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., third from right, listen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Disruption, determination, ingenuity: 2020 had some memorable moments on the Prairie food and drink scene
Dan Clapson
Veteran and broadcaster Bill Anderson loved a good game of cribbage (as long as he won)
Bill Anderson, at 97 years of age, looks back at a photo of himself in his army uniform.
Canada downs Slovakia 3-1 in world junior hockey championship
Canada's Philip Tomasino (26) celebrates his goal with teammate Dylan Cozens against Slovakia during third period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Edmonton on Sunday, December 27, 2020.
Thanks to The Few, we may just beat the pandemic
A health worker holds the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine vial, at the Military College in Mexico City, on December 27, 2020. - Dozens of nurses and doctors felt they had regained "peace of mind" and strength to continue fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, after being vaccinated against the disease this Sunday in Mexico. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP) (Photo by PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images)
Approval in sight for warehouse on Ontario wetlands
A wetland on the west side of Squire Beach Road, and north of Bayly St. in the town of Pickering, is photographed on Dec 10 2020. The protected wetland is at the heart of an issue that could see local conservation authorities lose their power to protect wetlands and similar lands from developers.
Messi floats future U.S. move, says no decision on Barça until end of season
Barcelona's Lionel Messi, centre, runs past Real Valladolid's Ruben Alcaraz, right during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Valladolid and Barcelona at the Jose Zorrilla stadium in Valladolid, Spain,Tuesday Dec. 22, 2020. (Cesar Manso/Pool via AP)
Peace Arch park brings cross-border couples together, despite COVID-19 rules
A tree is decorated with Christmas decorations as people meet in a tent at Peace Arch Historical State Park in Blaine, Wash., across the Canada-U.S. border from Surrey, B.C., on Saturday, December 19, 2020. With the Canada-U.S. border closed to all but essential travel due to COVID-19, people meet in the U.S. park due to a treaty signed in 1814 that allows citizens of Canada and the U.S. to unite in the park without technically crossing any border. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Scotiabank project follows money trails to detect signs of child sexual exploitation
Pedestrians walking on Bay St. in TorontoÕs Financial District, are photographed on Nov 10 2020.
Naomi Osaka, tennis champion and activist, is AP’s Female Athlete of the Year
Tennis - Australian Open - Second Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 22, 2020 Japan's Naomi Osaka celebrates winning the match against China's Saisai Zheng REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
The world juniors aren’t as worldly as we think
Cathal Kelly
Fifth suspect arrested in stabbing of Black man at Manitoba skateboard park in September
Police car with focus on siren lights. Beautiful siren lights activated in full mission activity. Policemen with patrol car in intervention operation at crime place. Emergency lights flashing on patrol car.
It will take years to replace low-income housing of former Sahota hotels, agency says
The Balmoral hotel is pictured in the downtown eastside in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, November 6, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Alberta requested far less in federal wage top-up for essential workers than the province was eligible for
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney makes an announcement at a news conference in Calgary on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. The Prairies have become the epicentre of the second wave of COVID-19 in Canada with exponential growth in cases linked to pandemic fatigue and a reluctance to impose stricter health measures in the fall, infectious disease experts say. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
Man suspected of igniting bomb in Nashville on Christmas Day died in blast, authorities say
Nashville Police Chief John Drake, center, speaks during a news conference Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. An explosion that shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville early Christmas morning shattered windows, damaged buildings and wounded three people. Authorities said they believed the blast was intentional. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Quebec says municipalities can apply for financial aid after heavy rains, flooding this week
Volunteers pull out a tree that fell through a cabin at a campground, in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, Que., Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. A flash flood forced the evacuation of residents on Christmas day, Dec. 25, as the waters of the Montmorency river came up because of heavy rains. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
My eyes! What’s with those searing blue holiday lights?
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Law firms expect more corporate litigation in 2021 with COVID-related claims
The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto on April 8, 2019.
BRP hoping recent growth of powersports newcomers keeps revving postpandemic profits
Workers are seen on the assembly line making snowmobiles at BRP Inc., in Valcourt, Quebec, October 8, 2020. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Toronto startup bets on private air travel for the masses
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How Canadian consumers can be an economic engine driving Canada toward recovery
People go shopping on Christmas Eve at a mall in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
On key innovation indicators, Canada continues to underwhelm. Here are four ways to fix it
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains responds to a reporter's question on the government's decisions regarding domestic production of a COVID-19 vaccine, after the announcement of the 50 – 30 Challenge in Ottawa, on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Will renewables’ bright outlook dim in 2021?
A field of operating solar panels located in Prince Edward County, Ontario. This is one of 13 solar projects owned and operated by Northland Power Inc. Northland Power is a power producer focusing on renewable energy in Canada. (Johnny C.Y. Lam for The Globe and Mail).
Saskatchewan RCMP say ice fisherman whose quad was found under water near dam has been found dead
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 13, 2018. RCMP say officers are responding to an active shooter in the Nunavut community of Clyde River. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Universities shouldn’t abandon online learning after the pandemic
rezaie 1.jpg handout co-rezai-education-1227 Rahim Rezaie is associate director of the International Virtual Engineering Student Teams Project at the University of Toronto and senior program development officer at Academics Without Borders.
Fourth case of COVID-19 variant, first detected in Britain, confirmed in Canada
A medical specialist uses a microscope as she examines patients' samples in a laboratory inside a pavilion of the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNH), which was converted into a temporary hospital for people suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Moscow, Russia November 17, 2020. Picture taken November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Former Montreal Expos pitcher Derek Aucoin dies at 50 from brain cancer
Montreal Expos' Derek Aucoin poses for a portrait in 1997. Canadian pitcher Derek Aucoin, who played two games for the Montreal Expos in 1996, died of brain cancer on Saturday night, his family said. He was 50. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
China’s industrial profits grow robustly, seventh straight rise
Top associate of Russia’s Alexey Navalny released from detention
FILE - In this Dec. 26, 2019, file photo, Russian opposition activist Lyubov Sobol speaks on the phone as police stand guard at the Foundation for Fighting Corruption office in Moscow, Russia. Sobol, a top associate of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was detained Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, on allegations of violent trespassing after she tried to doorstep an alleged security operative, whom Navalny had previously duped into describing details of his alleged poisoning. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
Volkswagen of America CEO Scott Keogh on automaker’s U.S. image, upcoming changes
FILE - In this Jan. 14 2019 file photo, Scott Keogh, President and CEO, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., speaks during media previews for the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Ever since Volkswagen got caught cheating on U.S. emissions tests five years ago, the automaker has been trying to regain the confidence of American consumers. Judging by sales figures, the efforts are starting taking hold. Keogh, VW of America’s CEO since 2018, says the company has worked to rebuild trust with big plans for clean electric vehicles.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Niger votes in presidential, legislative elections
A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Niamey on December 27, 2020 during Niger's presidential and legislative elections. - Voters in the Sahel state of Niger go to the polls on December 27, 2020 for an election that could seal the country's first-ever peaceful handover between elected presidents, despite a bloody jihadist insurgency. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)
Under-the-radar dividend plays, top Canadian stock picks and a TSX-beating portfolio: What you need to know in investing this week
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Kickback club fosters love of running in underserved Toronto communities
Various applications of physical distancing at Riverdale Park in Toronto on Friday evening. During the COVID-19 pandemic public health advises 2 metres of distance between people out in public. March 27, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Canada’s seafood industry can return to its rightful place as a global powerhouse
An Atlantic salmon is seen during a Department of Fisheries and Oceans fish health audit at the Okisollo fish farm near Campbell River, B.C. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Newfoundland and Labrador has reinstated aquaculture licenses at southern Newfoundland sites where 2.6 million salmon died in sea pens last year.THE CANADIAN PRESS /Jonathan Hayward
Brexit offers Britain chance to do financial services differently, minister says
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Alberta eyes post-COVID economic rebound but faces big budget questions
Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews speaks about the upcoming budget in Edmonton on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. Toews says the goal in 2021 is to get vaccines out and put the COVID-19 pandemic in the rear-view mirror, thenwork to fix Alberta’s battered economy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Travel agents try alternative routes to survival amid COVID-19 restrictions
A passenger walks the halls at Montreal Trudeau Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. Travel agents, with bookings down significantly this year, are digging into their roles as information providers or exploring different, less-travelled destinations in the hopes of drumming up business as the pandemic forces the industry to adapt to a new reality. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Small towns in interior B.C. and Alberta face intense housing crunch
Amy Makortoff stands outside of her new home in Nelson, B.C., while her eight-year-old daughter Elvie roams the yard. Aaron Hemens/The Globe and Mail
BMW aims for 20% of its vehicles to be electric by 2023
BMW i3 drives during electric car E-Rallye Baltica 2019 near Iecava, Latvia July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/Files
One killed, five wounded in shooting during music video filming near Boston
Police car with focus on siren lights. Beautiful siren lights activated in full mission activity. Policemen with patrol car in intervention operation at crime place. Emergency lights flashing on patrol car.
Hundreds of Syrian refugees flee Lebanon camp as tents torched
Syrian refugees salvage belongings from the wreckage of their shelters at a camp set on fire overnight in the northern Lebanese town of Bhanine on December 27, 2020, following a fight between members of the camp and a local Lebanese family. - The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, confirmed a large fire had broken out in a camp in the Miniyeh region and said some injured had been taken to hospital, but did not provide an exact number. (Photo by Ibrahim CHALHOUB / AFP) (Photo by IBRAHIM CHALHOUB/AFP via Getty Images)
Visit restrictions contributed to depression among B.C. long-term care home residents, survey finds
Debbie Drew poses for a photo with her father Graham Drew during her visit to a long-term care home in British Columbia in this undated handout photo. She said visiting restrictions that were initially needed at facilities like the Lynn Valley Care Centre are now causing more harm than good for her dad and other residents mostly confined to their rooms. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Debbie Drew *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Pope Francis proclaims year of families, offers advice to keep peace
Pope Francis delivers the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for 'to the city and to the world' ) Christmas' day blessing inside the blessing hall of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. (Vatican Media via AP)
In downtown Toronto, public architecture falls flat
Alex Bozikovic
Russia’s Vladimir Putin to receive COVID-19 vaccine, spokesperson says
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his annual end-of-year news conference, held online in a video conference mode, at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia December 17, 2020. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo/File Photo
Man charged in Illinois bowling alley shooting that killed three
Rockford police and other law enforcement agencies investigate the scene of a shooting at bowling alley Don Carter Lanes on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Rockford, Ill. (Scott P. Yates/Rockford Register Star via AP)
European Union kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign
Nurse Eija Koponen receives a Pfizer Biontech COVID-19 vaccination, at the Helsinki University Hospital in Helsinki, Finland, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2020. Doctors, nurses and the elderly are rolling up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine. Even after a few countries started administering the doses a day early, the coordinated rollout on Sunday was aimed at projecting a unified message that the vaccine is safe and it's Europe’s best chance to emerge from the pandemic and the economic devastation of lockdowns. (Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva via AP)
Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID-19 relief
FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before boarding Marine One. Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet were set to lapse at midnight Saturday night unless Trump signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
2021 arts preview: What we’ll stream, read and hear this coming year
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Montreal’s retired carriage horses granted a new lease on life
Mike Grenier is greeted by Ulysses (C) and Blanco at A Horse Tale Rescue, in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec December 9, 2020. Both horses are rescues following the city of Montreal's ban on horse-drawn carriages. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
2021 health and fitness preview: Four predictions about what will go and what will (or should) stay
Alex Hutchinson
I was fired for time theft. Is this legal?
Close up of signing a mortgage contract in the office.
Roads had less traffic this year, but were they safer?
Traffic on Toronto's Don Valley Parkway is photographed exiting onto the Richmond St. off ramp on Nov 12 2020.
Dec. 27: ‘Lockdowns that destroy the livelihood of … individuals and businesses.’ Who do lockdowns hurt? Plus other letters to the editor
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: People hold signs calling for China to release Canadian detainees Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Your lookahead horoscope: December 27
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DeRozan has 27 points for Spurs, Raptors remain winless on season
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