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December 6

China prepares large-scale rollout of domestically-produced coronavirus vaccines
An official pushes a trolley with COVID-19 vaccines from China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd. as they arrive at PT Bio Farma (Persero) in the first shipment to Indonesia, in Bandung, West Java province, on Dec. 7, 2020.
Michael Sabia to be named next deputy minister of Finance Canada
Chair of the Board of the Canada Infrastructure Bank Michael Sabia takes part in a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
B.C. medical group launches program to prescribe nature as medication
People walk on a pathway at Deer Lake Park, in Burnaby, B.C., on Saturday, November 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Chick-fil-A sues top poultry suppliers alleging bid-rigging, price-fixing
In this Oct. 30, 2018 file photo, Chick-fil-A signage is displayed in downtown, Athens, Ga.
David Hemblen was a favourite of director Atom Egoyan
"Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict" (2001): Cast members, from left to right, Richard Chevolleau as Augur; Jayne Heitmeyer as Renee Palmer; Robert Leeshock as Liam Kincaid; David Hemblen as Jonathan Doors; Anita La Selva as Zo''or; Leni Parker as Da''an; Von Flores as Ronald Sandoval; Lisa Howard as Captain Lili Marquette and Majel Barrett Roddenberry (Executive Producer) as Dr. Julianne Belman star in the SCI-FI channel's "Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict" television series. (Photo by Tribune Entertainment)
Biden picks California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead pandemic response, Health and Human Services
In this March 5, 2019, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif.
Public trust key to imminent COVID-19 vaccine rollout: officials
CROYDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 05: (EMBARGOED TO 18:00 GMT SUNDAY DECEMBER 6 ) A card which will be given to patients following a vaccination for COVID-19 a Croydon University Hospital on December 5, 2020 in Croydon, England. (Photo by Gareth Fuller - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Watchdog calls out RCMP for exploring new genetic investigative techniques without privacy disclosures
Parabon NanoLabs Snapshot phenotyping composite prediction of Robert Steven Wright, 39, of North Bay, the man Greater Sudbury Police believe brutally murdered Renée Sweeney 20 years ago
Why vaccine optimism may not spell the end of the gold bull market
A worker polishes gold bullion bars at the ABC Refinery in Sydney on August 5, 2020. - Gold prices hit 2,000 USD an ounce on markets for the first time on August 4, the latest surge in a commodity seen as a refuge amid economic uncertainty. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) (Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)
Ontario has a solid public transit plan, but we need Ottawa’s help to get it moving
A subway sign is seen in Toronto on Friday, August 24, 2012. A man accused of pushing another man in front of a train at a busy Toronto subway station did not have any interaction with the victim before allegedly shoving him to his death, police said Tuesday after the 57-year-old appeared briefly in court. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michelle Siu
Viktor Hovland birdies the last hole to win Mayakoba Classic
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO - DECEMBER 06: Viktor Hovland of Norway celebrates with the winner's trophy on the 18th green after the final round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic at El Camaleón Golf Club on December 06, 2020 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)
Gary Ng’s firm under scrutiny before deal for PI Financial
Inside Wuhan, ‘city of victory’: How China rewrote the story of COVID-19 to boost public faith in its system
A visitor passes a display of medical workers at People Above All, Life Above All, an exhibit in Wuhan about the city's COVID-19 response.
P.E.I. issues ‘circuit breaker’ measures to control small but sudden COVID-19 outbreak
Motorists line up to cross the Confederation Bridge as the so-called tourism bubble for the Atlantic region begins, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Brian McInnis
Angela Stanford wins her home LPGA Tour event at Volunteers of America Classic
Angela Stanford kisses the trophy after winning the Volunteers of America Classic at the Old American Golf Club on Dec. 6, 2020 in The Colony, Texas.
Sophisticated investors are desperate to buy Canada’s apartment buildings; values soar despite COVID-19
The Country Club Towers on Weston Rd. in Toronto are photographed on Nov 12 2019. Continuum REIT, the owner of the buildings, recently sold them and the rest of its rental apartment portfolio to Starlight Investments for $1.7-billion.
Baker Mayfield throws four TDs in first half as Browns thump Titans
Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) celebrates with wide receiver Jarvis Landry (80) after a touchdown reception by wide receiver Rashard Higgins (82) during the first half at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. on Dec. 6, 2020.
Intact’s next big play could be a shot at Aviva’s Canadian business
Andrew Willis
The vaccines are here. Is Canada ready?
A health-care worker talks to a woman as she waits to be tested for COVID-19 at a testing clinic in Montreal, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. . THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Sports interviews have spun out of control
Cathal Kelly
FTSE Russell to drop eight Chinese firms after U.S. blacklisting
FILE PHOTO: An investor looks at an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China July 6, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Newfoundlanders welcomed Dr. Yong Kee Jeon as one of their own
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Google removes some IAC browser extensions for ‘policy violations’
FILE - This Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, file photo shows Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Prominent artificial intelligence scholar Timnit Gebru helped improve Google's public image as a company that elevates Black computer scientists and questions harmful uses of AI technology. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
We must prioritize economic reconciliation, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business CEO Tabatha Bull says
Illustration to go with Tabatha Bull 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.***
Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus
Rudy Giuliani, personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump, looks on during an appearance before the Michigan House Oversight Committee in Lansing, Michigan on December 2, 2020. - The president's attorneys, led by Rudy Giuliani, have made numerous allegations of election fraud. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
Quebec car-sharing company is having its moment during the pandemic
MONTREAL, Que. (15/10/2020) - President Beno"t Robert pose for a portrait beside a Communauto by Parc Lafontaine in Montreal, Que. on Oct. 15, 2020. Communauto is a ride-sharing system started in Montreal. They currently hold 2000 vehicles, including 500 free-floating vehicles located around Canada. (Andrej Ivanov/The Globe and Mail)
Surprise, you’ve got siblings! DNA results revealed more than I expected
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Competition Bureau signals worker welfare is not a priority in Canada
Fauzia Tariq, a cashier, scans items at the Laird Sobeys at Leaside, on Nov 26 2020.
Sergio Perez stays calm to win chaotic Sakhir Grand Prix for first Formula One win; Canada’s Lance Stroll third
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - DECEMBER 06: Sergio Perez of Mexico driving the (11) Racing Point RP20 Mercedes on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Sakhir at Bahrain International Circuit on December 06, 2020 in Bahrain, Bahrain. (Photo by Giuseppe Cacace - Pool/Getty Images)
Growing mainstream appetite for green investing highlights perilous holes in our regulatory framework
Rita Trichur
Energy sector dividend plays, bargain stock hunting and RioCan’s payout cut: What you need to know in investing this week
For Sunday Roundup column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Canada’s Laurent Duvernay-Tardif among five activist athletes named ‘Sportsperson of the Year’ by Sports Illustrated
In this Aug. 11, 2017, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (76) is shown during pre-game warmups before an NFL preseason football game in Kansas City, Mo. He's joined a very select group but there's been precious little time for Canadian Duvernay-Tardif to celebrate. On Sunday, the six-foot-five, 321-pound guard helped the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Tennessee Titans 35-24 on Sunday in the AFC championship game. But hours after that win, the Chiefs began preparing to face the NFC-champion San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in Miami. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File
Canadians have some domestic options to invest in COVID-19 buzz, says biotech CEO
Toronto, Ontario - November 5, 2020 -- TMX -- People walk by an electronic sign at Bay and King displaying information from the Toronto Stock Exchange in Toronto, Thursday, November 5, 2020. (Mark Blinch/Globe and Mail)
SpaceX launches Dragon supply ship filled with research gear, lab mice – and Christmas goodies for ISS crew
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a resupply mission to the International Space Station lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Quebec reports 1,691 new COVID-19 cases, 24 additional deaths linked to coronavirus
People wear face masks as they walk along a street in Montreal, Saturday, December 5, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Alejandro Pozuelo could give Toronto FC something to celebrate when MVP winner is announced
Toronto FC's Alejandro Pozuelo takes a shot on goal during overtime of the team's MLS soccer playoff match against Nashville SC, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in East Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Thousands protest in London against India’s farming reforms
Protesters hold up placards as the gather outside the Indian High Commission in central London on December 6, 2020, as global protests against the Indian governments recent agricultural reforms continue. (Photo by Hollie Adams / AFP) (Photo by HOLLIE ADAMS/AFP via Getty Images)
More than 300 arrested in Belarus as protesters fill Minsk streets again
Demonstrators wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, at right one waves an old Belarusian national flag, during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Protests in Belarus have continued for almost four months after President Alexander Lukashenko won his sixth term in office in an election the opposition says was rigged. (AP Photo)
Romanians hope parliamentary election ends political turmoil
An woman prepares to cast her ballot for the legislative election, in Bucharest, Romania, December 6, 2020. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. ROMANIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ROMANIA
Venezuela votes for parliament as opposition denounces fraud
A voter casts her ballot during elections to choose members of the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. The vote, championed by President Nicolas Maduro, is rejected as fraud by the nation's most influential opposition politicians. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
COVID-19 pandemic makes homelessness more visible in Montreal, disrupts access to services
Sylvain Di Lallo poses for a portrait outside Hotel Place Dupuis in Montreal, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. Shelter workers and experts all agree that the pandemic has made homelessness more visible and disrupted the way people access both formal and informal services. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Ontario hits another record with 1,924 new COVID-19 cases
Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott attends a COVID-19 vaccine distribution task force meeting at the Queen's Park, in Toronto, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
MasterCard investigating Pornhub over child sexual abuse allegations
In this Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, photo a woman types on a keyboard in New York. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is working with police and security agencies to address sex trafficking and child pornography after a U.S. newspaper report highlighted activities of Montreal-based PornHub. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jenny Kane
Egypt court upholds asset freeze of three human-rights workers
FILE - In this 2018 file photo taken in London, Karim Ennarah and his now-wife Jess Kelly pose for a photo after graduating from the School of Oriental and African Studies. On Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, an Egyptian court upheld a prosecutor's decision to temporarily freeze the assets of three members of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, including its executive director Gasser Abdel-Razek, criminal justice director Ennarah and administrative director Mohammed Basheer. The three were arrested last month after the EIPR hosted foreign diplomats for 13 Western countries to discuss the human rights situation in Egypt. They were freed Thursday, Dec. 3. (Courtesy of Jess Kelly via AP, File)
Report says U.S. diplomats in Cuba, China likely targeted by radio-energy attack, unsure about Canadians
FILE - In this March 2, 2020, file photo, Cuban and foreign scientists and health professionals meet in Havana, Cuba, to evaluate the possibility that pesticides were responsible for symptoms, such as hearing loss and headaches, suffered by U.S. and Canadian diplomats two years ago. A report by the National Academy of Sciences has found that “directed” microwave radiation is the likely cause of illnesses among American diplomats in Cuba and China. The study commissioned by the State Department and released Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, is the latest attempt to find a cause for mysterious illnesses that emerged in late 2016 among U.S. personnel in Havana. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco, File)
Joe Biden to meet with U.S. vaccine adviser Moncef Slaoui this week
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers a pre-Thanksgiving speech at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Behind the feud between Turquoise Hill and Rio Tinto over copper mine in Mongolia
FILE PHOTO: Mining trucks are seen at the Oyu Tolgoi mine in South Gobi region, Mongolia June 23, 2012. REUTERS/David Stanway/File Photo
Japanese space officials eager to analyze asteroid samples
In this handout image from Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), a member of JAXA collects Hayabusa2's capsule carrying the first extensive samples of an asteroid after it landed in the Woomera restricted area, Australia, December 6, 2020. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/Handout via Reuters THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO ARCHIVES. NO RESALES.
John Horgan says COVID-19 relief promise top priority of short B.C. legislature session
B.C. Premier John Horgan wears a protective face mask to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 prior to being sworn in by The Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia during a virtual swearing in ceremony in Victoria, Thursday, November 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Businesses in south Florida lament loss of snowbirds for 2021 Canadafest
CORRECTS TO BROADWALK, INSTEAD OF BOARDWALK A statue of a chef at Florio's of Little Italy restaurant wears a protective face mask on the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk during the new coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, July 2, 2020, in Hollywood, Fla. In hard-hit South Florida, beaches from Palm Beach to Key West will be shut down for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Restaurants and businesses along the Boardwalk will remain open. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Peter Alliss, the ‘Voice of Golf’ on British TV, dies at 89
FILE- In this file photo dated July 21, 2013, BBC television presenter and commentator Peter Alliss. Peter Alliss, who became the eccentric “Voice of Golf” on British television after a playing career in which he competed in eight Ryder Cups and was Europe’s best golfer for two seasons, has died aged 89, according to a family announcement Sunday Dec. 6, 2020. (Mike Egerton/PA file via AP)
UFC to slash 60 mixed martial artists from roster before year-end, says Dana White
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 05: In this handout image from the UFC, Marvin Vettori (L) of Italy and Jack Hermansson of Sweden trade punches in a middleweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on December 05, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Grassy Narrows First Nations chief hails more funding for mercury treatment centre
Water bottles are seen at the local water supply site on the Grassy Narrows First Nation, in northwestern Ontario, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. After six decades of suffering the effects of a mercury contamination in the English-Wabigoon River in northwest Ontario, Grassy Narrows is hoping more funding for a treatment home the federal government promised to build will provide long-term care for hundreds battling chronic health problems. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Last-ditch post-Brexit talks to resume between EU and U.K.
European Union flags flutter in the wind prior to a meeting of Britain's chief negotiator David Frost and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier at EU headquarters in Brussels, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Well beyond any imaginable deadline and with all three key issues still unresolved, the European Union and the United Kingdom decided to press on with negotiating a trade deal ahead of an ever-closer Jan. 1 cutoff day. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Into dangerous terrain: Escaping the COVID-19 pandemic, new backcountry adventurers put pressure on rescue services
North Peace Search and Rescue, which is based out of Fort St. John, during a search and rescue call on Feb. 4, 2020, in the North Rockies near Chetwynd, B.C.
Britain ready to roll out Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine this week
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: An NHS pharmacy technician at the Royal Free Hospital, London, simulates the preparation of the Pfizer vaccine to support staff training ahead of the rollout, on December 5, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
David Lander, ‘Squiggy’ on ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ dies at 73
FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2009 file photo, actor David Lander arrives at The National Multiple Sclerosis Society's 35th Annual Dinner of Champions in Los Angeles. Actor David L. Lander, who played the character of Squiggy on the popular ABC comedy "Laverne & Shirley" has died Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 after a decades-long battle with multiple sclerosis, his wife said. He was 73. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
Trump challenges U.S. election vote results while urging turnout in Georgia
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he leaves after a campaign event for Republican U.S. senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in Valdosta, Georgia, U.S., December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Survivors, activists mark 31st anniversary of Polytechnique killings
The commemorative plaque is seen on the outside wall at the Polytechnique in Montreal, on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Sunday will mark the 31st anniversary of the murder of 14 women in an antifeminist attack at Ecole Polytechnique on December 6, 1989. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
The top 10 television series of 2020, a year when TV was a sanctuary and escape
John Doyle
I’m being temporarily laid off again for the second time. What can I do?
Asian business man wear face mask and he is being fired because of economic downturn due to the covid-19 spread all over the world
Dec. 6: ‘More Albertans are dying … because of Jason Kenney’s decisions.’ Readers debate Alberta’s pandemic response, plus other letters to the editor
A woman wearing a mask walks past the Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, amid a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. As Alberta recorded another daily record for COVID-19 cases, its chief medical officer of health warned rural areas are feeling the effects as well. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Your lookahead horoscope: December 6
Sagittarius.
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