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China authorizes first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine as cases surge globally
FILE - In this Dec. 25, 2020, file photo, released by Xinhua News Agency, packages of COVID-19 inactivated vaccine products are seen at a production plant of the Beijing Biological Products Institute Co., Ltd, a unit of state-owned Sinopharm in Beijing.
What the families of Boeing 737 Max disaster victims never got to say at Canada’s hearings into the tragedies
Canada’s 737 Max Hearings: The full statements of the victims’ families
Chris Moore and Paul Njoroge, who lost family in the Ethiopian Airlines crash, hold a sign outside a Federal Aviation Administration briefing in Montreal, Quebec, Canada September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Allison Martell
Police lay charges against man whose son was killed by police
Peel Regional Police car.
Belmont winner Tiz the Law suddenly retired on vet’s advice
FILE - In this June 20, 2020, file photo, Tiz the Law, with jockey Manny Franco up, crosses the finish line to win the Belmont Stakes horse race in Elmont, N.Y. Tiz the Law has been suddenly retired on the advice of a veterinarian after an X-ray revealed bone bruising in the colt’s front leg. Jack Knowlton of Sackatoga Stable tweeted Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, “We are beyond grateful for the time we had with him.” The New York state ownership group had been expecting to race the colt as a 4-year-old next year. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
B.C. to ban liquor sales past 8 p.m. for New Year’s Eve to reduce COVID-19 spread
A person walks past shelves of bottles of alcohol on display at an LCBO in Ottawa, Thursday March 19, 2020. Health officials in British Columbia are cutting off alcohol sales over New Year's Eve in an effort to prevent any impromptu liquor-induced gatherings from springing up. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canada to require travellers to show proof of negative COVID-19 test results before entering country
A man makes his way through Pearson International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Ontario Premier Doug Ford blasted the federal government today for not moving faster on COVID-19 testing for incoming international travellers as a new variant is prompting more border closures. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Yukon issues recall for jerky with possible THC while RCMP launch probe
U.S. bans second Malaysian palm oil giant over forced labour
FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2017, file photo, a child collects palm kernels from the ground at a palm oil plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia. Indonesia is the world's largest palm oil producer.
St. Barts prepares for a busy New Year’s Eve
Hotel Carl Gustaf, in St. Barts
Students see vision for park become reality beneath Calgary’s Fourth Avenue overpass
Aryanna Gaidhar, who is in grade ten, explores Flyover Park which she helped design when she was in grade six, in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. Jeff McIntosh for The Globe and Mail
B.C. mom who gave birth in a coma due to COVID-19 discharged from hospital
Dave McIntosh, left, and his wife Gillian, bottom, are seen with their daughter in this undated photo. The mother who gave birth while in a coma due to complications from COVID-19 returned home to her family in British Columbia on Christmas Eve.
Ontario ski hills say business is going downhill because of COVID-19 lockdown
B.C. helps fund blueberry farmers against U.S. trade commission investigation
Freshly picked blueberries are see at Emma Lea Farms in Ladner, B.C., on Monday July 21, 2014.
Regulations to lower drug prices in Canada delayed yet again after industry cites COVID-19 concerns
FILE - In this June 15, 2018 file photo, pharmaceuticals are seen in North Andover, Mass. A late-term maneuver by President Donald Trump to use lower drug prices paid overseas to limit some of Medicare's own costs suffered a legal setback Wednesday that appears likely to keep the policy from taking effect before the president leaves office.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Rod Phillips’s vacation is something Ontario might not soon forgive
John Ibbitson
Cyber attack on U.S. government may have started earlier than initially thought: senator
FILE - This June 6, 2013 file photo, shows the sign outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md.
How to keep IP Canadian: Learn from the success of public-private partnerships during the pandemic
LEFT: Myra Tawfik is a professor of law and distinguished university professor at the University of Windsor. Both are senior fellows with the Centre for International Governance Innovation and are the co-authors of The Intellectual Property Guide. RIGHT: Karima Bawa is an expert on the commercialization of university research and development.
A feminist reckoning delivered some of 2020′s best cultural products
Director Kitty Green and actor Julia Garner pose as they attend a photo call and news conference to promote the movie "The Assistant" during the 70th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 23, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
Standouts in the year sports took a road trip to the unknown
Cardboard cutouts of minor hockey fans sit in the seats before the United States vs Russia game during the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton, Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Raptors in ‘must-win’ mode as they face Knicks
Officer who sought warrant in Breonna Taylor case fights move to fire him
FILE - This undated file photo provided by Taylor family attorney Sam Aguiar shows Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky.
Inuit, Métis groups welcome hiring of Commissioner of Indigenous Languages
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on as Natan Obed, President of the ITK, speaks during a press conference in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Friday, March 8, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Quebec faces challenges in vaccine rollout but should still hit targets, expert says
Paramedics transfer a person from an ambulance into a hospital in Montreal, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
During the COVID-19 pandemic, SPACs have upended merger investing
Toronto, Ontario - November 5, 2020 -- TMX -- A man walks by a giant electronic sign at the Toronto Stock Exchange in Toronto, Thursday, November 5, 2020. (Mark Blinch/Globe and Mail)
Yes, 2020 was a terrible year. But it had a silver lining
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey smiles as he holds up a syringe of the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine ready to administered in Newfoundland and Labrador at Memorial University in St. John's, Nfld., on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
Remembering Pierre Cardin: The legendary French fashion designer
Exxon signals writedown of up to $20-billion will overshadow gains from higher oil prices
FILE PHOTO: An Exxon sign is seen at a gas station in the Chicago suburb of Norridge, Illinois, U.S., October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young
Remote work, cheaper prices amid COVID-19 pandemic lift real estate outside major Canadian cities
A real estate sold sign hangs in front of a west-end Toronto property Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is bracing for further impacts on the housing market from the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Census Bureau to miss deadline, jeopardizing Trump’s plan
U.S. Census Director Steven Dillingham departs a census news conference to urge Arizonans to participate in the nation's once-a-decade population count Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Phoenix. Ending the 2020 census at the end of September instead of the end of October, could cost Florida and Montana congressional seats and result in Texas, Florida, Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina losing $500 million in federal funding for healthcare for its neediest residents. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)
Gilligan’s Island star Dawn Wells dies from COVID-19 complications
FILE - In this 1965 file photo, Dawn Wells, center, poses with fellow cast members of "Gilligan's Island," Bob Denver and Alan Hale Jr., in Los Angeles. Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann on the 1960s sitcom "Gilligan's Island," has died. Her publicist says Wells died early Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Los Angeles, of causes related to COVID-19. (AP Photo/File)
Bail package for Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell not a close call, judge says
FILE - In this July 2, 2020, file photo, Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell during a news conference in New York. On Tuesday, Nov. 24, one of Maxwell's attorneys said that her client is awakened every 15 minutes in jail while she sleeps to ensure she's breathing. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
The future of the post-pandemic labour market
A lone customer orders food at a food court in a downtown office building in Montreal, on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. Quebec has given offices the greenlight to allow up to 25 per cent of workers to return to the job but the response has been lukewarm. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
How the COVID-19 pandemic fuelled a boom in Canadian stock promotion scams
Maureen Jensen, former chair of the Ontario Securities Commission, in Thornbury, Ont. on October 8, 2020. Ms. Jensen is critical of the lack of a national securities regulator that could battle misleading stock promotions.
Ottawa’s wage subsidy program will determine how far and how fast Canada’s economy can come back
David Parkinson
Zdeno Chara signs with Capitals after 14 years as Bruins captain
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 12: Zdeno Chara #33 of the Boston Bruins warms up prior to Game Seven of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Final against the St. Louis Blues at TD Garden on June 12, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
On vaccines, Trump did everything right
Konrad Yakabuski
The baby boomer’s guide to managing a TFSA, RRSP and other investments using online broker apps
Approximately 61 per cent of generation X and Y investors prefer to access their financial assets by a mobile device, according to a Millionaire Outlook report by Fidelity Investments
IPOs paid out big for investors in 2020
The NASDAQ market site displays an AirBnb sign on their billboard on the day of their IPO in Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 10, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Joe Biden’s agenda hinges on a showdown in Georgia
Lawrence Martin
Ticketmaster to pay $10-million fine to avoid prosecution over alleged hacking of rival startup
FILE - In this May 11, 2009, file photo, Ticketmaster tickets and gift cards are shown at a box office in San Jose, Calif. On Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, a federal judge in New York signed off on a deal that will allow Ticketmaster to pay a $10 million fine to escape prosecution over criminal charges accusing the company of hacking into the computer system of a startup rival. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
Doug Ford says he knew about Finance Minister Rod Phillips’s Caribbean vacation before it was public
Ontario Premier Doug Ford addresses the media where they store the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Trillium Health Partners Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, December 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Pandemic shifts subject, but non-emergency calls to 911 still a danger, dispatcher says
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.
Suncor suspends mine operations at Fort Hills facility after fatal collision
A processing unit is shown at Suncor Fort Hills facility in Fort McMurray, Alta., on Monday September 10, 2018. Getting Alberta's economy up and running on all its fossil fuel-powered cylinders is at the heart of the province's current election. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Classical music gets me through these COVID times
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Construction survey shows B.C. firms expect less work in 2021 but need more workers
Construction cranes tower above condos in Vancouver, on Feb. 9, 2020.
S&P dividend payments to investors hit record in 2020
FILE PHOTO: The Wall Street bull statue is pictured in the Manhattan Borough of New York, December 23, 2014. U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday, as the Dow climbed above the 18,000 mark for the first time in history and the S&P 500 set a new intraday record after an unexpectedly strong report on economic growth. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)/File Photo
Vancouver party host spends Christmas in jail after repeatedly violating public health orders
Vancouver Police Department service badge
Battered energy sector could get reprieve from ‘golden cross’ chart signal
FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2020 file photo, a street sign is displayed at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stocks are falling in the early going on Wall Street as traders return from the Thanksgiving holiday, but major indexes are still on track for hefty monthly gains. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% shortly after the opening bell Monday, Nov. 30 weighed down by losses in energy companies and banks. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
First-time homebuyers see new opportunities, challenges in pandemic economy
A real estate sold sign is shown in a Toronto west end neighbourhood May 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Several Indigenous communities in Atlantic Canada launch gardening initiative to address food insecurity
The Potlotek First Nation in Cape Breton, along with other Indigenous communities in Atlantic Canada, is in the midst of a new gardening project to address food insecurity with a geothermally-heated greenhouse to allow for year-round food production.
Veteran offensive lineman Jemarcus Hardrick staying with Winnipeg Blue Bombers
A New Brunswick high school football coach’s decision to forfeit a game at halftime because of head injuries among his players is casting a fresh spotlight on how sports teams handle concussions.
Quebec Liberal member vacationing in Barbados told to return home as criticism mounts
Quebec Liberal Leader Pierre Arcand walks to a news conference at the legislature, in Quebec City, on Feb. 4, 2020.
Acadia Healthcare to sell celebrity rehab center operator Priory Group for $1.47-billion
Paying down debt is still Canadians’ top financial priority heading into 2021, poll finds
Elderly spouses sitting on couch at home planning budget check bills cheques, computer, documents and calculator on coffee table, close up cropped concept image, couple manage family expenses concept
Coronavirus outbreak at Fulham sees second EPL game postponed this week
Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - December 30, 2020 General view outside the stadium after the game was called off due to cases of coronavirus REUTERS/Matthew Childs
Toronto health-tech firm Think Research goes public as value nears $180-million
A man watches financial numbers on a digital ticker tape at the TMX Group in Toronto's financial district on Friday, May 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Dutch aid group says staff member was ‘murdered’ during conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Refugees who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region arrive on the banks of the Tekeze River on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, on Nov. 21, 2020.
Unsworth’s new owners bring global attention to Vancouver Island and Canadian wine
Christopher Waters
Ontario court says ‘wisdom and efficacy’ of province’s COVID-19 lockdown measures ‘open to question’
A man walks past a Hudson's Bay store in Toronto, on Nov. 20, 2020.
South Korean prosecutors seek nine-year prison term for Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong
Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong arrives at the Seoul High Court, in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 30, 2020.
Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho to undergo surgery on injured knee
Barcelona's Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho reacts after falling during the Spanish League football match between Barcelona and Eibar at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on December 29, 2020. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP) (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images)
Indian government, protesting farmers reach agreement on two of four issues
Farmer leaders raise their hands together before going in for a meeting with government representatives in New Delhi, India, on Dec. 30, 2020.
Ontario task force working to determine order, time frame for population groups to receive COVID-19 shots
A personal support worker receives a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at St. Michael's Hospital, in Toronto, on Dec. 22, 2020.
British Parliament approves post-Brexit trade deal with European Union
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signs the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the U.K. and the EU, at 10 Downing Street, in central London, on Dec. 30, 2020.
U.S. flies strategic bombers over Persian Gulf for second time this month
In a photo from the U.S. Air Force, a B-52H Stratofortress bomber based at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, prepares to land at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, on Aug. 26, 2020.
OPEC+ oil output cut compliance at 101% in November, sources say
FILE PHOTO: The OPEC logo pictured ahead of an informal meeting between members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Algiers, Algeria, September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina
Chinese court sentences 10 Hong Kong activists to up to three years in jail for illegally crossing border
In a Dec. 28, 2020, file photo, police vehicles leave the Yantian District Peoples Court.
Environmental hero brings back fish to a barren Turkish sea
Turkish marine conservationist Zafer Kizilkaya diving in Gokova Bay. He has brought back marine life alone the Turkish coast by establishing a string of no-fishing zones.
Tiffany shareholders back LVMH takeover in end to long-drawn dispute
FILE PHOTO: A Tiffany & Co. logo is seen outside a store in Paris, France, September 18, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
McConnell blocks Senate vote on $2,000 stimulus cheques favoured by Trump, Democrats
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell leaves the Senate floor as he and the rest of the U.S. Senate face a decision over approving 2,000 dollars stimulus checks on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 30, 2020.
Meet the Roosevelt elk who call a small B.C. town home
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Iran allocates US$150,000 for families of Flight 752 victims
In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo, rescue crews search the area after a Ukrainian airliner crashed southwest of Tehran, Iran.
Saskatchewan to release plan for rollout of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for northern residents
A vial of the COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna sits on a table at Rose Medical Center, in Denver, on Dec. 23, 2020.
Environment Canada issues snowfall warning for several northern Ontario communities
Man shoveling snow in driveway during winter snowstorm
New collection of Margaret Laurence’s essays reveals what she meant to CanLit – and what home meant to her
(CPT9 - MARCH 26) This file photo of Margaret Laurence, dated 1979, is for use as desired. Credit: Erik Christensen / Globe and Mail via CP
The memoir project: How a Quebec woman is trying to preserve a generation’s history endangered by the COVID-19 pandemic
Janette Bertrand is pictured during an interview with The Canadian Press Monday, March 27, 2017 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
WHO chief urges fair COVID-19 vaccine distribution as agency marks one year since first reported cases
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a session on the COVID-19 outbreak response, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Oct. 5, 2020.
Convicted U.S. spy Jonathan Pollard arrives in Israel, greeted by Netanyahu
Jonathan Pollard, an American who spent 30 years in U.S. prison for spying for Israel, arrives at U.S. District Court, in New York, on July 22, 2016.
EU seeks to rebalance China ties with investment agreement
A screen displays live Chinese President Xi Jinping, top left, European Council President Charles Michel, top right, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, bottom right, French President Emmanuel Macron, bottom center, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during an EU-China Leaders' meeting video conference at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. The European Union top officials and China president Xi Jinping will conclude Wednesday a business investment deal that will open big opportunities to European companies, with the potential to irk the new American administration. (Johanna Geron, Pool Photo via AP)
Nashville bomber’s girlfriend told police he was building explosives in an RV in 2019: documents
A police officer blocks the entrance to the scene of an explosion in Nashville, Tenn., on Dec. 26, 2020.
Britain first to approve Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, rollout starts Monday
FILE PHOTO: AstraZeneca's logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
U.S. Treasury yields 2020 drop makes way for slow grind back in 2021
FILIE - This June 6, 2019, file photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building at dusk in Washington. The President's Working Group on Financial Markets, led by the Treasury Department, issued a report Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, which said that the flight to safety triggered by the coronavirus pandemic last spring pointed to the need for reforms that will make money market funds less vulnerable to investors rushing to withdraw their funds. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
‘Where shall we go?’: Many families spend night outside after deadly earthquake in Croatia
Rubble of a destroyed building in the village of Majske Poljane, Croatia, on Dec. 30, 2020.
Cuba’s looming monetary reform sparks confusion, inflation fears
FILE PHOTO: People stand outside a bank in Havana, Cuba, December 28, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
‘Buy the dip’ doesn’t work as well as this investing strategy
An investor monitors prices on the Iraq Stock Exchange in Baghdad, Iraq, December 20, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousliy
Bitcoin jumps to record $28,600 as 2020 rally reaches new heights
FILE PHOTO: A representation of virtual currency Bitcoin is seen in front of a stock graph in this illustration taken November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Argentina’s Senate passes historic bill legalizing abortion
Demonstrators in favour of legalizing abortion react after the senate passed an abortion bill, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 30, 2020.
Wednesday’s Insider Report: Large shareholder invests over $3-million in this REIT yielding over 4%
A red light on Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Oil prices rise as U.S. crude stock draw supports but demand hopes dim
FILE - In this April 24, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M. Oil and gas development infused $2.8 billion into New Mexico coffers during the 2020 fiscal year and marked its second-highest total revenue ever reported despite a global price war and plummeting demand amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Flu almost non-existent this year as coronavirus cases rise across Canada
A needle and syringe used to administer the flu shot in shown in Virgil, Ont., Monday, October 5, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton
The future of beauty is in how it’s packaged
Tata Harper portrait and beauty product image
Experts stress importance of following public-health advice as COVID-19 variant emerges
People wear face masks as they walk by an art installation in Montreal, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
The close: Dow edges up to fresh record on economic recovery expectations; TSX resource stocks rally
FILE PHOTO: Traders wear masks as they work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Large explosion at Yemen’s Aden airport kills at least 25 people, wounds 110
Dust rises after explosions hit Aden airport, upon the arrival of the newly-formed Yemeni government in Aden, Yemen December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman
Canada’s strained health system faces struggle to inoculate millions against COVID-19
One of the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses in Canada sits ready for use at The Michener Institute in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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