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January 2

Bledsoe, Ingram lead Pelicans to 120-116 victory over Raptors
Jan 2, 2021; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Eric Bledsoe (5) passes the ball around Toronto Raptors forward Chris Boucher (25) during the fourth quarter at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Canada reaches semifinal of world junior tournament with 3-0 win over Czech Republic
Canada's Dylan Holloway (10) checks Czech Republic's David Jiricek (8) during second period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Edmonton on Saturday, January 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Bitcoin rallies above US$30,000 for first time
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/Illustration
More UCP members admit to travelling over holidays, despite advice to avoid unnecessary trips
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney updates media on measures taken to help with COVID-19, in Edmonton on Friday, March 20, 2020. Alberta is reporting 904 opioid-related deaths in the first 10 months of 2020, a sobering record surpassing even the current death count of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
One person dead in New Year’s Eve fire on Vancouver Island, RCMP say
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Nashville bomber sent material espousing his views to ‘acquaintances,’ FBI says
Emergency personnel work near the scene of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Two teens accused in death of Calgary officer charged with first-degree murder
Sgt. Andrew Harnett, 37, of the Calgary Police Service is shown inthis undated handout image provided by the police service. The Calgary Police Service is releasing the name of an officer killed in the line of duty on New Year's Eve. The service says Harnett, a 12-year veteran of the force, died on Thursday night after being hit by a driver allegedly fleeing a traffic stop. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Calgary Police Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Biden flexes campaigning muscle ahead of crucial Senate runoffs in Georgia
FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2020, file photo President-elect Joe Biden, center, acknowledge supporters at the end of a drive-in rally for Georgia Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate Raphael Warnock, left, and Jon Ossoff in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
McConnell, Pelosi homes vandalized after push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief check fails
Graffiti reading, "Where's my money" is seen on a door of the home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. As of Saturday morning, messages like “where’s my money” and other expletives were written with spray paint across the front door and bricks of the Kentucky Republican’s Highlands residence. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
U.S. aquarium agrees to delay beluga whale delivery from Marineland amid lawsuit
FILE - In this July 5, 2018, file photo, drum major Leslie Abreu reacts to the looming presence of Juno, one of the Beluga whales at Mystic Aquarium, in Mystic, Conn., as she directs members of the brass ensemble for the 7th Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps as they play in front of the Alaska Coast exhibit, as part of the group's Brass and Belugas exhibition. The aquarium has agreed to delay its acquisition of five beluga whales for research amid a lawsuit by an animal rights group trying to stop the delivery. Court documents filed last month in federal court in Hartford, Conn., say Mystic Aquarium will not import the whales before March 31, 2021, to allow time for a judge to decide the lawsuit. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP, File)
New governor sworn in as a wary Puerto Rico demands changes
Pedro Pierluisi, gubernatorial candidate with the New Progressive Party (PNP), arrives at Vivo Beach Club to celebrate a slim lead of the pro-statehood party in the Puerto Rican general elections, in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Pierluisi briefly served as governor following last year's massive protests that led to the resignation of former Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
Stormy weather temporarily suspends police search for five Nova Scotia fishermen
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
Health authority, union disagree on whether COVID-19 cases at Laval hospital are related
A sign is shown for the emergency department at a hospital in Montreal, Saturday, January 2, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Four family members killed in northwestern Alberta helicopter crash, RCMP say
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Republican senators, led by Cruz, plan to object to Biden’s victory
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at a campaign rally for Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in Cumming, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Alberta researchers begin studying microplastics
Researchers collect samples from the banks of the North Saskatchewan River looking for the presence of microplastics on September 23, 2020
Ontario reports record 3,363 COVID-19 cases in one day, 95 deaths in past two days
People go for a New Years Day skate at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Pilot project using drones to send medical supplies, COVID-19 tests to Alberta First Nations reserves
Researchers at the University of Calgary, SAIT, Alberta Health Services and Alberta Precision Laboratories have partnered with three reserves that are part of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation to test the use of drones to deliver medical supplies and COVID-19 test kits as shown in this handout image provided by the University of Calgary. The pilot project has drawn international attention, including from the World Health Organization. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University of Calgary-Riley Brandt *MANDATORY CREDIT *
Giant Steps: a Montreal initiative teams up with Loblaw to provide jobs for autistic adults
Student Pierre Quenneville (L) looks for clarification on his list of groceries he needs to price from Georgia Kamateros, a social integration teacher in the Maxi mini-mart at Wagar Adult Education Centre in Montreal, Quebec December 4, 2020. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
French police shut down days-long rave attended by 2,500 in defiance of restrictions
French Gendarmes break up a rave near a disused hangar in Lieuron about 40km (around 24 miles) south of Rennes, on January 2, 2021. - Some 2,500 partygoers attended an illegal New Year rave in northwestern France, violently clashing with police who failed to stop it and sparking concern the underground event could spread the coronavirus, authorities said on January 1, 2021. (Photo by JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER / AFP) (Photo by JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP via Getty Images)
The loneliness of fighting cancer in a pandemic
Jamie Phelps during her last chemo appointment. Photo submitted by Phelps on Dec 15 2020.
Cold is dangerous and deadly, yet it defines us. Can we embrace this winter of discontent?
Writers call for a more nuanced alternative to ‘cancel culture’
Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks during an interview with Reuters in Santiago, Chile January 13, 2020. Picture taken January 13, 2020. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
Polio vaccines brought an earlier epidemic under control. New vaccines can end this current plague
Jonas Salk, who discovered the first vaccine against poliomyelitis, is shown at work in the Virus Research Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh Medical School.
How will the pandemic end? Not with a moment of triumph we’ll all remember, but with a slow whimper we’ll soon forget
COVID-19 changed everything, except Canada’s values of inclusiveness
The wide array of motor-oil varieties can be difficult to grasp. Here’s a quick overview
Web version Lou's Garage advice column logo Driving section credit illustration by John Sopinski/The Globe and Mail
Some of you need to hear this: Resolve to become a better manager this year
Jan. 2: ‘Nearly left me in tears.’ Readers react to our public health agency investigation, plus other letters to the editor
A health-care worker is seen outside the emergency department of the Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver on March 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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