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November 20

Hamilton Ticats defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders 24-3
Hamilton Tiger Cats quarterback Jeremiah Masoli (8) is sacked by Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Rolan Milligan (32) and defensive lineman Charbel Dabire (98)during first half CFL game action in Hamilton, Ont. on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
Montreal Canadiens snap slide with win over Nashville Predators
Nov 20, 2021; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Nashville Predators center Matt Duchene (95) scores a goal against Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault (35) during the third period at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports
Calgary Stampeders stun Winnipeg Blue Bombers 13-12 with late comeback in final playoff tune-up
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Adam Bighill, left, tackles Calgary Stampeders' Roc Thomas during the first half of their CFL football game in Calgary, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
Calgary Flames win to spoil New York Islanders’ debut in new arena
Calgary Flames left wing Johnny Gaudreau (13) reacts after scoring an empty-net goal against the New York Islanders in the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Weary of widespread graft, Bulgarians vote in presidential election
Incumbent President Rumen Radev arrives at the Bulgarian National Television for an election debate ahead of the second round of the presidential election, in Sofia, Bulgaria, November 18, 2021. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Pittsburgh Penguins blank Maple Leafs 2-0
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry (right) is congratulated by Sidney Crosby after their team's win over Toronto Maple Leafs in NHL hockey action in Toronto, on Saturday, November 20, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Tennis star Peng Shuai appears at China Open event, organizer’s photos show
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 30, 2016, China's Peng Shuai hits a return against US player Sloane Stephens during their women's singles second round match on the fourth day of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London. - Britain on November 20, 2021 urged China to provide "verifiable evidence" about the "safety and whereabouts" of tennis star Peng Shuai, whose whereabouts are unclear after making sexual assault allegations against a top Communist Party official. (Photo by GLYN KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
Disney World puts COVID-19 vaccine mandate on hold
FILE PHOTO: Cinderella Castle is seen at the end of an empty Main Street at Disney's Magic Kingdom theme park in an aerial view in Orlando, Florida, U.S. March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Gregg Newton/File Photo
Venezuelan musicians claim Guinness title of world’s largest orchestra
Members of the National Orchestra System gather to try and break a Guinness World Record for most instruments used in a piece of music, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. The musicians, all connected with the country’s network of youth orchestras, will play a 12-minute Tchaikovsky piece at a military base under the watchful eyes of hundreds of independent supervisors tasked with verifying that more than 8,097 instruments are played at the same time. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Hundreds protest Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal across the U.S.
Demonstrators march in protest of the not guilty verdict in Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial in Chicago, Illinois, November 20, 2021. - Kyle Rittenhouse, the US teen acquitted after fatally shooting two men during protests and riots against police brutality in Wisconsin last year, said self-defense is "not illegal" after being cleared, as the verdict reverberated across America. On Friday, a jury found the 18-year-old Rittenhouse not guilty of reckless and intentional homicide and other charges stemming from the August 2020 shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Kyle Rittenhouse verdict puts Biden in difficult political spot amid sliding poll numbers
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the NH 175 bridge over the Pemigewasset River to promote infrastructure spending Nov. 16, 2021, in Woodstock, N.H. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief urges collaboration in the face of ‘revisionist, autocratic powers’
Admiral John Aquilino, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command speaks during a media availability at the 2021 Halifax International Security Forum, in Halifax, in a Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Halifax International Security Forum, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Nelly Korda, Jin Young Ko in four-way tie at LPGA, with $1.5-million at stake
Nelly Korda walks down a fairway during the third round of the LPGA Tour Championship golf tournament Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Naples, Fla. (Andrew West/The News-Press via AP)
Atlanta airport passenger’s gun accidentally discharges at security checkpoint, authorities say
FILE - In this May 25, 2016, file photo, bins containing bags needing additional screening are automatically separated on a conveyer belt at a newly designed passenger screening lane unveiled at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. A passenger undergoing a search at the Atlanta airport's main security checkpoint reached into a bag and grabbed a firearm, and it went off, causing chaos among travelers and prompting a temporary ground stop on flights Saturday afternoon, Nov. 20, 2021, authorities said. The TSA said the passenger fled out an airport exit. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
Conservative MP Richard Lehoux tests positive for COVID-19, party says
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is reflected in the Conservative Party logo on his teleprompter as speaks to the media on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021 in Ottawa. Canadians will vote in a federal election Sept. 20th. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull says Huawei 5G would leave Canada’s networks vulnerable to China
Shoppers pass by a Huawei store in Beijing, China, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. Chinese tech giant Huawei's sales fell 32% from a year earlier in the first nine months of 2021 under U.S. sanctions and following the sale of its Honor smartphone brand, according to figures released Friday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
More than 70 migrants bound for Italy drown in Mediterranean, UN agency says
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the United Nations is seen on the outside of its headquarters in New York, September 15, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil nabs World Cup gold in men’s 500 metres
Speed Skating - ISU World Cup Speed Skating - Sormarka Arena, Stavanger, Norway - November 20, 2021 Canada's Laurent Dubreuil in action during the men's 500m Carina Johansen/NTB via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NORWAY OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN NORWAY.
Daniil Medvedev serves up Ruud awakening to reach Turin final
Daniil Medvedev of Russia reacts after defeating Casper Ruud of Norway in their ATP World Tour Finals, singles semifinal, tennis match, at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. Medvedev won 6-4/6-2. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Ontario Senator Josée Forest-Niesing dies after battle with COVID-19
Senator Josee Forest-Niesing arrives to the Senate to be sworn-in on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Forest-Niesing has died after a struggle with COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
‘We have made mistakes’: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney addresses UCP tensions in AGM keynote
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney addresses delegates at the annual Alberta United Conservative Party (UCP) convention in Calgary, Alberta, Canada November 20, 2021. REUTERS/Todd Korol
Fewer migrants trying to cross Polish border from Belarus
A view of sleeping bags at a transport and logistics centre near the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region, Belarus November 20, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
B.C. flooding: death toll rises to four after highway mudslides, one person still missing as province braces for more rain
A photo of the mudslide on a stretch of highway 99 about 280 kilometres north of Vancouver where Charlotte Hall and friends were caught on Nov. 15, 2021. Charlotte Hall
Ontario reports more than 700 COVID-19 cases for third straight day; Quebec tops 800
Passengers that recently arrived at Toronto Pearson International Airport, are photographed on Oct 15, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
RCMP arrest photojournalist Amber Bracken and 14 others during pipeline protest in Wet’suwet’en territory
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police clear a barricade set up by a First Nations group at the Gitdumden checkpoint near Houston, British Columbia, Canada, Jan. 7, 2019. On one side of the barricade in remote British Columbia, members of the Wet’suwet’en people hoped to stop a pipeline that would cross their traditional land. On the other side were heavily armed police. (Amber Bracken/The New York Times)
‘Orgy of violence’: Dutch police arrest 7 amid unrest over COVID-19 restrictions
Demonstrators protest against government restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Police fired warning shots, injuring an unknown number of people, as riots broke out Friday night in downtown Rotterdam at a demonstration against plans by the government to restrict access for unvaccinated people to some venues. (Media TV Rotterdam via AP)
Rittenhouse verdict reignites polarized U.S. gun debate
Hannah Gittings, the girlfriend of Anthony Huber who was shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse, is comforted by Nathan Peet during a press conference following Rittenhouse's 'not guilty' verdict in Kenosha, Wisconsin, November 19, 2021. - Kyle Rittenhouse, the American teenager who shot dead two men during protests and riots against police brutality in Wisconsin last year, was acquitted of all charges on November 19 after a high-profile and politically divisive trial. (Photo by Alex Kent / AFP) (Photo by ALEX KENT/AFP via Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
One-bedroom condo is a ticket into The Beaches
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Western Canada: B.C. begins gas rationing, travel restrictions as flood damage disrupts highways and pipelines
FILE PHOTO: A swollen creek flows under a washed out bridge at the Carolin Mine interchange with Coquihalla Highway 5 after devastating rain storms caused flooding and landslides, near Hope, British Columbia, Canada November 17, 2021. Picture taken November 17, 2021. B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure/Handout via REUTERS. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo
‘Pretty chaotic’: Tiny B.C. community reconnects after flooding wipes out bridge
Construction crews work to build a bridge for the Nooaitch First Nation near Merritt, B.C., which has been completely cut off by flooding on, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Once ahead of the curve, Yukon finds itself in a new COVID-19 battle
FILE - This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. (NIAID-RML via AP)
Paradise lost? Why I’m questioning life as a B.C. resident
Flood waters cover a neighborhood a day after severe rain prompted the evacuation of the city of 7,000 in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Artur Gajda
B.C.’s devastated highways are slowly reopening, but a full recovery won’t take place until next year
Damage caused by heavy rains and mudslides earlier in the week is pictured along the Coquihalla Highway near Hope, B.C., Thursday, November 18, 2021. Restaurant operators in British Columbia's southern Interior are scrambling after flooding and landslides closed highways and rail lines, cutting businesses off from the supply chains they rely on.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
How B.C.’s string of natural disasters are connected
Damage caused by heavy rains and mudslides earlier in the week is pictured along the Coquihalla Highway near Hope, B.C., Thursday, November 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Five years after Colombia’s FARC deal, new armed gangs emerge and peace is still a dream for many
Franio Domico, photographed in an undisclosed location. Yader Guzman/The Globe and Mail
Soaring U.S. stocks make case for diversifying
FILE PHOTO: A trader works inside a booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Insurance stocks are surviving big natural disasters. Here’s why
A farm submerged by flood waters caused by heavy rains and mudslides earlier in the week is pictured in Sumas Prairie near Chilliwack, B.C., Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
As a doctor, I was taught ‘first do no harm.’ That’s why I have concerns with the so-called ‘safe supply’ of drugs
One person, one vote is the basis of democracy. How about bringing it to Canada?
A sample ballot box is seen ahead of the 2019 federal election at Elections Canada's offices in Gatineau, Que., Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Before Florida’s deadly condo collapse, one of the Canadians behind the development faced decades of lawsuits and claims of fraud
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Pollution levels spike in Delhi and neighbouring states
Vehicles are seen shrouded in smog on a highway in New Delhi, India, November 18, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Nov. 20: ‘How about a GoFundMe campaign?’ Reactions to being scammed out of $15,000, plus other letters to the editor
A swollen creek flows under a washed out bridge at the Carolin Mine interchange with Coquihalla Highway 5 after devastating rain storms caused flooding and landslides, near Hope, British Columbia, Canada November 17, 2021. Picture taken November 17, 2021. B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure/Handout via REUTERS. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Rookie QB Rourke excels as B.C. Lions crush Edmonton Elks 43-10 in season finale
B.C. Lions' Lucky Whitehead (7), quarterback Nathan Rourke (12) and Bryan Burnham, back left, celebrate before Whitehead's touchdown was called back when he was ruled down at the one yard line during the first half of a CFL football game against the Edmonton Elks in Vancouver, on Friday, November 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Siakam’s 32 help Raptors beat Kings 108-89 to end skid
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam screams after making a 3-point shot during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. The Raptors won 108-89. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas)
Canucks snap five-game losing streak with 3-2 win over Jets
Nov 19, 2021; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kyle Burroughs (44) celebrates his first NHL goal against the Winnipeg Jets in the second period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports
Bridges, Dunn score hat tricks as Canada routs South Korea 11-0 in para hockey
Members of Canada's para hockey team celebrate after they defeated the United States 4-1 Thursday, April 20, 2017 to capture a gold medal at the world para hockey championship in Gangenung, South Korea. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO--International Paralympic Committee-Seokyong Lee MANDATORY CREDIT
China tennis player Peng Shuai will reappear in public ‘soon,’ Global Times editor says
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 3, 2017, Peng Shuai of China looks on during her women's singles match against Elena Vesnina of Russia at the Zhuhai Elite Trophy tennis tournament in Zhuhai, in south China's Guangdong province. - China's #MeToo movement has stumbled in the face of swift internet censors, a patriarchal society and a legal system that places a heavy burden on the claimant. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT / To go with AFP story China-Women-crime-assault, FOCUS by Jing Xuan TENG and Beiyi SEOW (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Your daily horoscope: November 20
Japan considers releasing oil reserves to curb prices
FILE PHOTO: Oil barrels are pictured at the site of Canadian group Vermilion Energy in Parentis-en-Born, France, October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
Canada’s tennis community reacts to missing Chinese player Peng Shuai
ACAPULCO, MEXICO - MARCH 17: Milos Raonic of Canada plays a backhand during the match between Dominik Koepfer of Germany and Milos Raonic of Canada as part of the Telcel Mexican Open 2021 at Princess Mundo Imperial on March 17, 2021 in Acapulco, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
Andrew Cuomo misrepresented COVID-19 nursing home toll, report says
FILE - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at New York's Yankee Stadium, Monday, July 26, 2021. Members of New York’s ethics commission have voted overwhelmingly to rescind approval of Cuomo’s $5.1 million book deal, Tuesday, Nov. 16. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Rioting erupts in Rotterdam over COVID-19 restrictions
Demonstrators protest against government restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Police fired warning shots, injuring an unknown number of people, as riots broke out Friday night in downtown Rotterdam at a demonstration against plans by the government to restrict access for unvaccinated people to some venues. (Media TV Rotterdam via AP)
New York Times loses an appeal in Project Veritas case
FILE PHOTO: The New York Times building is seen in Manhattan, New York, U.S., August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Malaysians cast ballots in bellwether state election
A women casts her ballot during a state election at a voting center in Malacca, Malaysia, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. The Malaysian southern state of Malacca hold elections that will be a test for Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob's ethnic Malay party as it face-off against its allies in the government for the first time amid a widening rift. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
China fines tech giants for failing to report 43 old deals
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Alibaba Group is lit up at its office building in Beijing, China August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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