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Laine scores twice, Blue Jackets send Canadiens to sixth straight defeat
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Cayden Primeau makes a save against Columbus Blue Jackets' Boone Jenner during third period NHL hockey action in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
North Korea confirms test of missile capable of striking Guam
FILE - In this photo taken during Dec. 27 - Dec. 31, 2021 and provided on Jan. 1, 2022 by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022 fired at least one suspected ballistic missile into the sea, its 7th round of weapons launches this month, in an apparent attempt to pressure the Biden administration over long-stalled nuclear negotiations. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
Rams rally for 20-17 win over 49ers, will face Bengals in Super Bowl
Los Angeles Rams' Van Jefferson, left, and Ben Skowronek celebrate after the NFC Championship NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The Rams won 20-17 to advance to the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Ottawa police probe desecration of monuments by trucker convoy protesters
Trucks are parked along the sidewalk and on Wellington Street outside the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council during a rally against COVID-19 restrictions on Parliament Hill, which began as a cross-country convoy protesting a federal vaccine mandate for truckers, in Ottawa, on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Central Alberta city to close homeless camp as future plans unknown
A teepee stands at a homeless camp in Wetaskiwin, Alta. on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. The central Alberta city is closing a homeless encampment with help from Mounties because of safety risks it says will persist if it remains open. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Canadiens goalie Carey Price hopes to play this season despite ‘setbacks’
Montreal Canadiens' goaltender Carey Price (31) makes a save during third period Game 4 Stanley Cup finals action against the Tampa Bay Lightning, in Montreal, Monday, July 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Canada inches closer to World Cup with shutout win over the U.S. in qualifier
Soccer Football - World Cup - CONCACAF Qualifiers - Canada v United States - Tim Hortons Stadium, Hamilton, Canada - January 30, 2022 Canada players celebrate after the match REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
As world’s media descend on Beijing for Winter Olympics, journalists in China warn of unprecedented hurdles
Cleaning staff wear protective suits to protect from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as they clean the working space at the media centre of the Big Air Shougang, a competition venue for freestyle skiing and snowboard ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, January 30, 2022. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Jason Kenney says truckers’ Coutts border blockade violates traffic laws and must end
People gather in support of the trucker convoy protesting measures taken by authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19 and vaccine mandates at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says a truck convoy that's blockaded a highway at a busy U.S. border crossing as part of a protest against vaccine mandates violates the province's Traffic Safety Act and must end immediately. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Child among three people killed in Vancouver house fire
Bengals top Kansas City in overtime to clinch Super Bowl trip
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) celebrates with teammate Tyler Shelvin at the end of the AFC championship NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. The Bengals won 27-24 in overtime. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Restaurant menus shrank 25 per cent because of supply chain, price issues, data suggest
Sandhya Nair, manager at Maurya East Indian restaurants, poses for a photograph at their Hamilton location on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Chile anti-migrant protesters destroy camps in tense north
Demonstrators destroy belongings of Venezuelan migrants from a makeshift camp at a public square during a rally against migration and delinquency, in Iquique, Chile January 30, 2022. REUTERS/Alex Diaz
What you need to know about dividend investing in an era of rising rates
Young woman trading online
Rain-fed landslides, flooding kill at least 19 in Brazil
Firefighters and residents search for victims near houses destroyed by a landslide after heavy rains in Franco da Rocha, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Sunday, Jan 30, 2022. At least 19 people have died in cities in the interior of Brazil's largest state, Sao Paulo, after landslides caused by heavy rains that have hit the region since Saturday. (AP Photo/Orlando Junior-Futura Press)
Leafs fans love Michael Bunting’s scrappy side
Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Michael Bunting, right, smiles as he skates past Detroit Red Wings goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (39) after scoring his third goal of the night during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Why renewable energy stocks are tanking again, despite climate change fears
The electronic ticker display outside the Toronto Stock Exchange Tower in Toronto, is photographed after the market closed on Monday, Jan., 24, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Joe Rogan responds to Spotify protest, COVID-19 advisories
This combination photo shows Neil Young in Calabasas, Calif., on May 18, 2016, left, and UFC announcer and podcaster Joe Rogan before a UFC on FOX 5 event in Seattle on Dec. 7, 2012. Young fired off a public missive to his management on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, demanding that they remove his music from the popular streaming service Spotify in protest over Rogan's popular podcast spreading misinformation about COVID-19. But by Tuesday afternoon, his letter had been removed from his website, "Heart of Gold" and other hits were still streaming. (AP Photo)
‘Humble hero’ Marian Coveny was captain of Canada’s first national women’s hockey team
Marian Coveny, the captain of Canada's first women’s national hockey team.
Biden urges release of U.S. hostage held in Afghanistan for two years
President Joe Biden speaks at Atlanta University Center Consortium, Jan. 11, 2022, in Atlanta. President Biden, on Sunday, jan. 30, 2022 is calling for the release of U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, who was taken hostage in Afghanistan nearly two years ago. Frerichs is a civil engineer and contractor from Lombard, Illinois. He was kidnapped in January 2020 from the capital of Kabul. He is believed to be in the custody of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, file)
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle voice concern to Spotify over COVID-19 misinformation
FILE - Meghan Markle and Prince Harry pose for pictures after visiting the observatory in One World Trade in New York, Sept. 23, 2021. The Duchess of Sussex will receive a nominal £1 payment for invasion of privacy plus undisclosed damages for copyright infringement under an agreement that ends her long-running dispute with Britain's Mail on Sunday over the tabloid's publication of a letter she wrote to her father. The terms were reported on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, 10 days after Associated Newspapers Ltd., publisher of the Mail on Sunday, decided to forego further appeals and published a statement acknowledging that the U.S.-born duchess, formerly known as Meghan Markle, had won her lawsuit.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Justin Trudeau seeks NDP, Bloc support to prevent Conservative ‘obstructionism’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to a question during Question Period, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Not for everyone – a good spoof of a familiar thriller genre
John Doyle
Portugal’s PM Costa stuns with majority win in snap election
Portugal's Prime Minister and Socialist Party (PS) Secretary General Antonio Costa speaks to media before the announcement of the results of the general elections, in Lisbon, Portugal, January 30, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
Jeremy Colliton named coach of Canadian men’s hockey team at Beijing Olympics after Claude Julien injured
FILE - Chicago Blackhawks head coach Jeremy Colliton reacts as he talks to his team during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings in Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. The Chicago Blackhawks fired coach Jeremy Colliton on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 dismissing the former NHL forward with the team off to a rough start in his fourth season.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Every parent of a newborn is tired, but this wasn’t normal
More than 100 former Afghan officials have been executed since Taliban took over, UN says
FILE PHOTO: Afghans walk past a Humvee with a Taliban fighter on it guarding the road in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara
The fight to save the Vjosa, one of Europe’s last wild rivers
Giorgio (75), a retiree from Kaludh, a remote village close to the greek border, goes fishing every evening. As many in Kaludh he lives selfsufficient by growing vegetables and fishing in the river. Scientists fear that the cosntruction of dams along the river and its tributaries will effect the fish population.
Howard Hesseman, WKRP in Cincinnati’s Dr. Johnny Fever, dies at 81
FILE - Howard Hesseman arrives at the International Myeloma Foundation 7th Annual Comedy Celebration at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, in Los Angeles. Hesseman, who played the radio disc jockey Johnny Fever on the sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati" and the actor-turned-history teacher Charlie Moore on “Head of the Class,” has died at age 81. Hesseman died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Los Angeles due to complications from colon surgery, his manager Robbie Kass said Sunday. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood held on suspicion of rape, assault
FILE- Manchester United's Mason Greenwood runs during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Burnley at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. Manchester United says forward Mason Greenwood will not play or practice with the club until further notice after being accused of sexual assault by a woman, with police also looking into the incident. The statement from the Premier League club was issued on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022 in response to allegations being posted within videos, photographs and an audio recording that are no longer visible on a woman’s Instagram account. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)
Veteran third Emma Miskew filling big shoes at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Team Canada skip Kerri Einarson releases a rock as lead Briane Meilleur, left, and second, Shannon Birchard sweep as they play Nova Scotia at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts at Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Some urge vaccine certificates to require three doses as Ontario set for reopening
Doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared at a one-day pop-up vaccination clinic at the Muslim Neighbour Nexus Mosque, in Mississauga, Ont., on April 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Can Spider-Man: No Way Home catch Avatar’s domestic box office record?
This image released by Sony Pictures shows Tom Holland in Columbia Pictures' "Spider-Man: No Way Home." (Sony Pictures via AP)
It got so cold in Florida, iguanas fell from trees
An iguana lies draped on a tree limb as it waits for the sunrise, Jan. 22, 2020, in Surfside, Fla. The National Weather Service said Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022 it's going to warm up nicely after the weekend. The low temperatures near freezing are quite rare in Florida, but at first glance the citrus, strawberry and tomato winter crops suffered no major damage. Farmers spray water onto the crops to help protect them from the cold. Iguanas, an invasive species, are well accustomed to the trees of South Florida. When it gets cold, like below 40 degrees, they go into a sort of suspended animation mode. And they fall to the ground. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Nova Scotia Power CEO says proposed fee for people who sell solar power back into the grid about fairness
The Nova Scotia Power headquarters is seen in Halifax on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. A line of thunderstorms knocked out electricity to more than 25-thousand Nova Scotia Power customer overnight. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations keep declining as province prepares to reopen
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is prepared at the Palais des Congres, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Montreal, Quebec, Canada March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Andrej Ivanov
Moscow ramping up disinformation campaigns as Ukraine crisis deepens, head of NATO think tank says
The NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence in Riga, Latvia.
U.S. Fed could raise interest rate as much as half a point if high inflation persists, senior official says
FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic participates in a panel discussion at the American Economic Association/Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) 2019 meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., January 4, 2019. REUTERS/Christopher Aluka Berry
View of Bow River fuels downtown Calgary condo sale
Done Deal, 519 Riverfront Ave. SE., No. 1402, Calgary
Donated digital devices removes a major hurdle for Afghan newcomers
Sahar Sarwary poses next to the computer she received from the Afghan Women’s Organization on January 21st, 2022. Duane Cole/The Globe and Mail NOTE: The iMac was donated, not the MacBook
Key indexes point to slowing growth in China’s economy
Workers wearing face masks to help protect from the coronavirus check on electronic parts at a factory in Pingliang in northwest China's Gansu province, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. Manufacturing activity in the world's second largest economy grew at a slower pace in January compared to the previous month, according to an official government measure, as the country's strict “zero-tolerance” COVID-19 measures put a dampener on economic activity. (Chinatopix via AP)
Lynx Air CEO sees room for all amid cutthroat market crowded with carriers
Merren McArthur, CEO of Lynx Air, announces the startup of the new airline at a news conference announcing Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Pressure is mounting for pay transparency to address wage gap, labour shortages
A masked worker walks behind a hiring sign on his way into the Dover Cliffs long term care home in Port Dover, Ont., Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. As widespread labour shortages force Canadian companies to re-evaluate their employee recruitment and retention practices, experts say pay transparency is increasingly in the spotlight. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
One protester dies in Sudan as security forces confront crowds in Khartoum
A Sudanese woman speaks during in a rally to protest against last year's military coup, in the capital Khartoum, on January 30, 2022. - The October 25 coup led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, which derailed a civilian-military power-sharing deal negotiated in the wake of the 2019 ouster of autocrat Omar al-Bashir. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Iqaluit looking at how fuel could have entered its water supply again
Residents of Iqaluit collect river water through holes carved into the ice near Iqaluit, Nunavut, Friday, Jan 14, 2022. About 8,000 people in the territory's capital city couldn't drink the tap water for two months last fall when it was found to be contaminated with fuel. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dustin Patar
Canadian troops in Ukraine moved west of strategic Dnieper River, Anand says, amid growing fears of Russian invasion
UNIFIER officers listen to Minister Anita Anand on press conference in Embassy of Canada Kyiv, Ukraine. 30 Jan 2022 Anton Skyba for The Globe and Mail
Canadian chefs offer a taste of Lunar New Year
Angela Chau-Gado is the co-owner of Rosewood Foods, is photographed in the restaurant in Edmonton on Jan. 28, 2022. Megan Albu/The Globe and Mail
Pandemic-hardened Barbara a sustainable template for the future of restaurants
Barbara restaurant in Vancouver, on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Northern Ireland marks 50 years since Bloody Sunday
A member of a victim's family lays a wreath at a monument to those killed on Bloody Sunday in Londonderry (Derry), Northern Ireland, on January 30, 2022, on the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday shootings. - The Northern Irish city of Londonderry began commemorations Sunday of one of the darkest days in modern UK history when, 50 years ago, British troops without provocation killed 13 unarmed civil rights protesters. (Photo by PAUL FAITH / AFP) (Photo by PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images)
Troubled developer Evergrande selling Hong Kong property to meet debt obligations
FILE PHOTO: The company logo is seen on the headquarters of China Evergrande Group in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
National standards would help track young Canadians’ mental health, experts say
Carolyn Bennett speaks in Ottawa, Wednesday December 4, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Quebec restaurants are reopening, but some former workers don’t plan to go back
Milovan Danielou, a former cook at Grumman 78 poses outside the closed down restaurant in Montreal, Friday, January 28, 2022. Danielou said he decided to start looking for a new job during the province's second closure of restaurant dining rooms in the fall of 2020, when his then-employer, taco restaurant Grumman '78, closed its main location permanently.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes.
Nadal beats Medvedev to win Australian Open, record 21 Grand Slam men’s singles title
Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning the men's singles final match against Russia's Daniil Medvedev on day fourteen of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 31, 2022. (Photo by Martin KEEP / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by MARTIN KEEP/AFP via Getty Images)
Gaudreau OT winner, Markstrom shutout lead Flames to 1-0 win over Canucks
Calgary Flames' Johnny Gaudreau, centre, celebrates his goal with teammates during overtime NHL hockey action against the Vancouver Canucks in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Russia’s COVID-19 tally hits pandemic record due to Omicron
A medical staff member leans on a door while a patient with COVID-19 gets through a Magnetic resonance imaging system at an ICU of an hospital in Krasnodar, southern Russia, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Russia has confirmed 11,404,617 cases of coronavirus and 328,770 deaths, according to the national coronavirus information center. Russia's total excess fatality count since the start of the coronavirus pandemic is at least 929,000. Under half the population is fully vaccinated. (AP Photo/Vitaliy Timkiv)
How to restore rationality and the constitution of knowledge
Anti-vaccine demonstrators heckle Dr. Joe Vipond, not shown, an emergency room physician, leads a sustained protest against the Alberta government ending COVID testing, tracing, and isolation in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. Jeff McIntosh for The Globe and Mail
NATO calls on Europe to diversify energy supply amid standoff with Russia
(FILES) This file photo taken on September 21, 2021 shows a view of the Pipeline Inspection Gauge (PIG) receiving station, the Nord Stream 2 part of the landfall area in Lubmin on Germanys Baltic Sea coast. - The Nord Stream 2 pipeline, set to double natural gas supplies from Russia to Germany, has become a key bargaining chip for the West in its bid to stop Moscow from invading Ukraine. The pipeline, which Germany has defiantly pursued despite criticism from the United States and Eastern Europe, was completed in 2021 but still requires regulatory approval. Germany has now given a clear warning that it will not allow Nord Stream 2 to begin operating if Russia invades Ukraine, despite a severe energy crisis that has sent gas prices soaring in Europe. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)
When I buy a car, does the dealership have to make sure I have insurance?
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As the COVID-19 pandemic amplifies technology skills gap, skills-based hiring is on the rise
Female hands of business woman professional student using laptop sit at home office desk typing on computer keyboard study work with pc software tech concept, online job and education, close up view
Jan. 30: ‘The arrival of vaccines was miraculous and, perfect or not, they do protect us from the virus.’ Vaccines and scientific debate, plus other letters to the editor
A person draws out Moderna vaccine during a drive through COVID-19 vaccine clinic at St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ontario, on January 2, 2022. Most Ontario long-term care workers have until Jan. 28 to get their third COVID-19 vaccine doses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
China reports 34 new COVID-19 cases among Olympics-related personnel
Members of the medical team wait inside the track during a scheduled speedskating session at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Your lookahead horoscope: January 30
Aquarius.
Toronto Raptors outlast Miami Heat 124-120
Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet, center, goes for a loose ball as Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, left, and center Bam Adebayo (13) defend during overtime of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Miami. The Raptors won 124-120 in triple overtime. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Nine hospitalized after carbon monoxide poisoning at Ohio hotel
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