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January 4

VanVleet has 33 points to lead Toronto Raptors to 129-104 win over San Antonio Spurs
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) tries to get a shot off between San Antonio Spurs guard Joshua Primo (11) and forward Keldon Johnson (3) during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Panthers win fourth consecutive game, roll past Flames 6-2
Anton Lundell #15 of the Florida Panthers celebrates a third period goal by Lucas Carlsson #32 against the Calgary Flames on Jan. 4, 2022 at the FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Fla.
B.C. schools must plan for the likelihood of massive staffing shortages due to COVID-19, province’s top doctor says
A classroom with physical distancing protocols in Hastings Community Elementary School in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020.
Hospitalizations rising countrywide as Omicron threatens to overrun the health system
Ambulance crew members deliver a patient at Mount Sinai Hospital as officials warned of a "tsunami" of new COVID-19 cases in the days and weeks ahead due to the Omicron variant in Toronto on January 3, 2022.
Home values spiking in B.C.’s small communities, estimates show
Port Alberni sits in the Alberni Valley, on Vancouver Island, on September 1, 2021.
COVID-19 outbreak at Bearskin Lake First Nation has local officials looking for help
Canada's Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu and Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse arrive at a news conference to provide an update on the negotiations related to compensation and long-term reform of First Nations Child and Family Services in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 4, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
Corruption rampant in South Africa under former president Zuma, inquiry finds
FILE PHOTO: Former South African President Jacob Zuma sits in court during his corruption trial in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, October 26, 2021. Jerome Delay/Pool via REUTERS
North Korea starts New Year with reported ballistic missile launch
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets reporters following a report on North Korea's firing of an unidentified projectile, at his official residence in Tokyo Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2022. North Korea fired a suspected missile into its eastern waters on Wednesday, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, the first such launch in about two months amid long-dormant international diplomacy on the North's nuclear program. (Kyodo News via AP)
Trump cancels press conference in Florida scheduled for Jan. 6
In this jan. 6, 2021, photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington. The former president has canceled a news conference he had planned to hold in Florida on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by his supporters. Trump said in a statement on Jan. 4, 2022, that he would instead be discussing his grievances at a rally he has planned in Arizona later this month. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Connor McDavid’s status still in question as floundering Oilers prepare for Maple Leafs
Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) handles the puck as St. Louis Blues' David Perron (57) watches during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in St. Louis.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jeff Roberson
As online learning looms in Ontario, school boards face device shortages
Five-year-old Maverick Denette, left, and his seven-year-old sister Peyton Denette do online schooling at the kitchen table in their home during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ont., on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Novak Djokovic wins no matter the venue
Cathal Kelly
WonderFi to buy Canadian crypto firm Bitbuy for $206-million
Kevin O’Leary addresses a news conference in Toronto, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, after quitting the Conservative Party’s leadership race.
Judge tosses lawsuit of man who was nude baby on ‘Nevermind’
FILE - Nirvana band members, from left, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl and Kurt Cobain pose after receiving an award for best alternative video at the 10th annual MTV Video Music Awards in Universal City, Calif., on Sept. 2, 1993. A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit of a 30-year-old man who alleged that the image of him nude as a baby on the 1991 cover of Nirvana’s “Nevermind" is child pornography. Judge Fernando Olguin granted the motion by Nirvana's attorneys to dismiss the case Monday, Jan. 3, 2022 but said plaintiff Spencer Elden can refile an amended version of the suit. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Saskatchewan epidemiologist warns of spike in COVID-19 cases
Saskatchewan chief medical officer Dr. Saqib Shahab speaks at a COVID-19 media update at the Legislative Building in Regina on Wednesday Dec. 9, 2020. The province is not planning to tighten public health restrictions for the holidays. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
D-Day veteran was also the last survivor of the tragic SS Caribou sinking
Hedley Lake, a World War II veteran and last survivor of the passenger ferry SS Caribou which sank in 1942. Able Seaman Hedley Lake of the British Royal Navy boarded the Sydney to Port aux Basques ferry SS Caribou on October 13, 1942. Just before four o’clock in the morning of Oct. 14, U-69, under the command of Kapitän-Leutnant Ulrich Gräf, spotted the Caribou in the Cabot Strait. The submarine fired one torpedo and struck the SS Caribou starboard; the ship went to the bottom with 136 lost, including 10 children. Mr. Lake spent four hours in the water before being rescued and brought back to Sydney. Courtesy of The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 29, Burin
What are the benefits of a Dry or Damp January?
Womans hand rejecting more alcohol from wine bottle in bar
Manitoba politician was removed from cabinet over messaging on vaccines, premier says
Manitoba Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler speaks to media in Winnipeg on Thursday, July 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Lambert
Canadian airlines cancel hundreds of flights as Omicron spreads
An Air Canada plane sits at a gate at Logan International Airport, amid cancellations and disruptions due to adverse weather and the surge in coronavirus cases caused by the Omicron variant, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Federal transport minister asks for investigation into Sunwing party flight to Mexico
A Sunwing Airlines jet prepares to take off at Montreal's Trudeau International Airport, Friday, March 20, 2020. Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says he has asked Transport Canada to investigate reports of "unacceptable" behaviour on a recent Sunwing Airlines flight to Cancun, Mexico.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Becky Hammon to lead WNBA team after eight seasons as an NBA assistant
San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon directs players during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Denver. The Nuggets won 102-96. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Ontario hospitals gear up for growing pressure from Omicron wave
An ambulance crew delivers a patient at Mount Sinai Hospital as officials warned of a "tsunami" of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the days and weeks ahead due to the Omicron variant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Cole Burston. NO ARCHIVES. NO RESALES.
CIBC hires Colin Ryan to help lead technology group
FILE PHOTO: The new Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) logo is seen on a building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
U.S. Senate panel to weigh Jerome Powell renomination for Federal Reserve next Tuesday
FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the CARES Act, at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, U.S., September 28, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Evening Update: First USMCA panel rules Canada’s dairy trade violates treaty
Dairy cows walk in a pasture in Surrey, B.C., on August 30, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canadiens have 22 team members in COVID-19 protocol after adding five
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault (35) reacts after allowing a goal against the Florida Panthers during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Michael Reaves)
Oilers captain Connor McDavid tests positive for COVID-19, team awaiting more results
Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) handles the puck as St. Louis Blues' David Perron (57) watches during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in St. Louis.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jeff Roberson
Canadian women’s hockey team cautious after COVID cases, won’t play until Beijing
Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin, top, hangs from the cross bar after crashing into goalie Nicole Hensley, of the United States, during third period gold medal final IIHF Women's World Championship hockey action in Calgary, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. Canada's women's hockey team won't play any more games before the Winter Olympics and will enter a bubble to ensure players can board a plane to Beijing in less than a month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
California imposes water restrictions as drought drags on
FILE — Water flows down a sidewalk from water sprinklers running at a home Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Rancho Cordova, Calif. The State Water Resources Control Board voted Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022 to adopt mandatory water use restrictions that prohibit excessive runoff from sprinklers. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Auston Matthews not ruled out for Leafs game against Oilers after negative COVID-19 test
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews (34) handles the puck around Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Vladislav Gavrikov (44) during second period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
James, Radford unsure if they’ll skate at trials after recent positive COVID-19 tests
Vanessa James and Eric Radford of Canada compete in the Pairs Free Skating during the ISU figure skating France's Trophy, in Grenoble, French Alps, France, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Outside of Canada, not all theatres are shutting down in the face of Omicron - and some are fighting back against orders to do so
People walk a electronic board reading "Welcome Back to Broadway!" after cancellations of the broadway shows due to COVID-19 cases on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, in New York. New York City had been mostly spared the worst of the big surge in COVID-19 cases that has taken place across the northeastern and midwestern U.S. since Thanksgiving, but the situation has been changing rapidly in recent days. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Liverpool wants cup match against Arsenal postponed over COVID
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City v Liverpool - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - December 28, 2021 Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp after the match REUTERS/Rebecca Naden EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. Please contact your account representative for further details./File Photo
Ottawa’s antisemitism envoy Irwin Cotler calls Quebec’s Bill 21 discriminatory
Irwin Cotler speaks with the media following Liberal party caucus Wednesday October 8, 2014 in Ottawa. Canada’s special envoy on combatting anti-semitism says Quebec’s law banning teachers and other public-sector workers from wearing religious symbols at work is “discriminatory” and authorizes State interference in religion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Now’s the time to revisit the most basic rule of personal finance
Rob Carrick
Manitoba delays return to classrooms amid high COVID-19 numbers
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson speaks to media prior to the reading of the speech from the throne at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Bank of Montreal hires two BNP Paribas executives to build up its U.S. prime brokerage business
A Bank of Montreal sign is pictured in North Vancouver, B.C. Tuesday, April, 2, 2019. BMO Financial Group has signed a deal with French bank BNP Paribas to buy its U.S. subsidiary Bank of the West for US$16.3 billion.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard’s sex-assault trial postponed again owing to COVID-19
TORONTO, ON - JULY 12: Singer Jacob Hoggard leaves a Toronto courthouse alongside his wife Rebekah Asselstine following his preliminary hearing where it was determined that his sexual assault case will go to trial, July 12, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. Hoggard, frontman of the band Hedley, has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual interference and sexual assault causing bodily harm. His trial will begin in August. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)
My seatmate was panicking - this would be no ordinary flight
With hospitals in crisis, it’s time there were consequences for vaccine holdouts
Gary Mason
Alberta announces 30,000-plus active COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations rise
PEI extends public health measures, delays reopening of schools until at least Jan. 17
Dr. Heather Morrison, chief medical officer for Prince Edward Island, speaks to the media after she watched three medical staff receive the first COVID-19 vaccines on the island, Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Brian McInnis
WHL suspends team activities for Moose Jaw, Red Deer and Edmonton due to COVID-19 concerns
Amy Potomak’s power-play goal early in the third period was the winner as Canada downed Russia 4-2 on Sunday in the preliminary round of the under-18 women’s world hockey championship.
What will Silicon Valley learn from Elizabeth Holmes’s fraud conviction?
SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 3: Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes (C) and her mother Noel Holmes leave the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building on January 3, 2022 in San Jose, California. A jury found Elizabeth Holmes guilty on three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud investors. (Photo by David Odisho/Getty Images)
Edmonton judge finds man guilty of manslaughter after he confessed to attacking six-month-old son
The Edmonton Law Courts building is shown on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Canadian pension plans saw funding soar in 2021
Bank buildings are photographed in Toronto's financial district on June 27, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Ruling forced Ottawa into child welfare deal, says Cindy Blackstock
FILE PHOTO: A student walks past a display at Hillcrest High School on Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, honouring the lost children and survivors of Indigenous residential schools, their families and communities, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
Gordon Pape: These two stocks have the potential to outperform in 2022
Gordon Pape
Kosovo bans cryptocurrency mining in bid to curb electricity consumption
FILE PHOTO: Cryptocurrency mining facilities are seen in Pristina, Kosovo June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Hazir Reka/File Photo
Palestinian prisoner ends 140-day hunger strike after deal with Israel
Palestinians attend a protest in solidarity with Hisham Abu Hawash, an Islamic Jihad member held by Israel under administrative detention, who staged a hunger strike for over 130 days, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, Jan, 2, 2022. Israel's controversial policy of administrative detention allows suspects to be held without charge indefinitely. The banner in Arabic reads, "Those starving behind bars feed the universe with dignity." (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Italian star Lorenzo Insigne appears headed to Toronto FC this summer on bumper deal
Napoli's Lorenzo Insigne celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Bologna at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. It appears Toronto FC has succeeded in landing Italian star Lorenzo Insigne.THE CANADIAN PRESSAlessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP
Politicians remember former N.L. and federal cabinet minister John Efford
Natural Resources minister John Efford is seen in Ottawa on Wednesday Dec. 15, 2004. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson
Canada’s dairy trade conduct violates USMCA pact, first panel rules
Dairy cows are seen at a farm, Friday, August 31, 2018 in Sainte-Marie-Madelaine, Que. Some Canadian dairy farmers started dumping milk last week to rid the system of surplus production as demand from restaurants plummeted amid the COVID-19 pandemic that forced eateries across the country to close their doors. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Prisoner advocates concerned about Omicron variant threat to inmates, staff
Her Majesty's Penitentiary, a minimum security penitentiary in St. John's, N.L., overlooks Quidi Vidi Lake on June 9, 2011. Calls for governments to release of inmates in provincial jails and federal prisons are growing as outbreaks of COVID-19 driven by the Omicron variant rip through the country's correctional facilities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Prosecutor drops groping charge against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo
FILE - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepares to board a helicopter after announcing his resignation, Aug. 10, 2021, in New York. Albany's top prosecutor said Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, he is dropping a criminal charge accusing former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of fondling an aide. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Raptors’ Yuta Watanabe, Svi Mykhailiuk unavailable against Spurs after entering NBA’s health and safety protocol
Toronto Raptors' Yuta Watanabe reacts against the Philadelphia 76ers during second half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. The  Raptors have announced that Yuta Watanabe and Svi Mykhailiuk have entered the NBA's health and safety protocols and will not be available for Toronto's game Tuesday night against visiting San Antonio. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Celebratory New Year’s gun fire ends with Ohio police fatally shooting man, wife says
Quebec limits access to PCR tests, shortens COVID-19 isolation period to five days
People wait in line at a COVID-19 testing and vaccination site in Montreal, Wednesday, December 29, 2021. Provinces are putting new measures in place to deal with an Omicron-fuelled rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, including delaying in-person schooling in Ontario by two weeks and bringing in the military to help Quebec speed up its third-dose vaccination program. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
U.S. reports nearly one million new COVID-19 cases, setting global record
FILE PHOTO: People wait in line to take coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests at pop-up testing site in New York City, U.S., December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Dorel to issue special dividend after bike unit sale, sending shares surging again
FILE PHOTO: Cannondale logo is seen on a bike during Munich Auto Show, IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, Germany, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
Ontario called on to allow COVID-19 tests for kids in daycare, resume reporting cases
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
Ontario and Quebec’s movie theatre shutdown is shameful
Barry Hertz
Top CEOs in Canada were paid at second-highest level ever in 2020: report
Canada's 100 highest-paid CEOs had their second-best year ever in 2020, even as the COVID-19 pandemic left this country in the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Businessmen cast their shadows as they walk in Toronto's financial district on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
After a turbulent year, China looks for economic stability above all else in 2022
FILE PHOTO: A view shows cranes in front of the skyline of the Central Business District (CBD) in Beijing, China, October 18, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Seven TSX stocks named to RBC’s ‘Top 30 Global Ideas for 2022′
A Royal Bank of Canada sign is shown in the financial district in Toronto on August 22, 2017.
Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith steps down to start new media firm
John Heinzl’s model dividend growth portfolio as of Dec. 31, 2021
Vector financial growth concept with stacks of golden coins. ISTOCK
Warnings of extreme cold, dangerous wind chill, more snow return to many parts of B.C.
A woman bundled up for the cold weather walks up a snow-covered street after 21 centimetres of snow fell overnight, in Vancouver, on Thursday, December 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November
MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 03: A Now Hiring sign hangs in front of a Winn-Dixie grocery store on December 03, 2021 in Miami, Florida. The Labor Department announced that payrolls increased by just 210,000 for November, which is below what economists expected, though the unemployment rate fell to 4.2% from 4.6%. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Residents complain of difficulties finding food in Xi’an, one of China’s locked down cities
Residents shop for food at a temporary food store set up to serve residents outside a residential block after the suspension of delivery services in Xi'an city in northwest China's Shaanxi province Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Authorities in the northern Chinese city of Xi'an say they can provide food, health care and other necessities for the roughly 13 million under an almost two-week old lockdown. But some residents describe difficulties obtaining supplies and frustration and the economic impact on the city that is home to the famed Terracotta warriors, along with major industries. (Chinatopix Via AP)
Canadian dollar rebounds as oil prices climb
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
In Quebec, the architectural history of Caisses populaires is under attack
MONTREAL, Que. (02/12/2021) – Facade of the Complexe Desjardins including the basilaire, on Dec. 02, 2021, in Montreal, QC. The basilaire, a long horizontal section on which the towers are built on, was considered an architectural innovation when the Complexe was completed in 1976. (Andrej Ivanov/The Globe and Mail)
2022 movie preview: The 22 most intriguing, under-the-radar films to watch out for in theatres and streaming
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022). Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan. Credit: Allyson Riggs / Courtesy of Elevation
Sudan pro-democracy groups protest amid turmoil after prime minister resigns
People chant slogans during a protest to denounce the October 2021 military coup, in Khartoum, Sudan, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Sudanese took to the streets in the capital, Khartoum, and other cities on Tuesday in anti-coup protests as the country plunged further into turmoil following the resignation of the prime minister earlier this week. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)
Fertilizer giant Nutrien parts ways with CEO Mayo Schmidt after eight months
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: An entry to the tunnels is seen at Nutrien's Cory potash mine near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nayan Sthankiya/File Photo
International COVID-19 news today: CDC signs off on Pfizer extra dose measures
A person receives a fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at Ichilov Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre in Israel's Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv on January 3, 2022. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Canadian manufacturing activity grows in December, but material shortages weigh
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 2.1 per cent to $59.2 billion in June, helped higher by production at auto assembly plants and higher sales of petroleum and coal products. A GM worker uses human assistance automation to weld vehicle doors at the General Motors assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont., on Friday, March 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Calgary Flames owners say agreement with city on construction of new arena officially terminated
The Saddledome, home of the Calgary Flames, is shown in Calgary, Thursday, March 12, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Six new titles penned during the pandemic era tackle themes of consumerism and cults
A State of Fear: How the UK Government Weaponised Fear During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Laura Dodsworth
Washington’s NFL team to reveal new name on Feb. 2
FILE - Team football helmets are lined up before practice during the Washington Football Team's NFL training camp Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Richmond, Va. Washington’s NFL team said Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, it will unveil its new name on Feb. 2. Team president Jason Wright confirmed that the name will not be Wolves or RedWolves. He cited trademark challenges for not going down that path that was popular among fans. (AP Photo/Dean Hoffmeyer, File)
Apple breaches $3-trillion market value again
A man stands in front of a wall of iPhones cases in the new Apple flagship store on its opening day in Sanlitun in Beijing, China, July 17, 2020.
Indian police make first arrest in alleged online abuse of Muslim women
5 podcasts on culture wars, conspiracies and extremist ideas
Boys like me Podcast
Is ‘Dry January’ the way to kick off 2022? Why abstaining from alcohol could be a starting point for better health
André Picard
Advice for entrepreneurs from five successful women who’ve been there
In a hot Montreal neighbourhood, semi sells quickly
Supreme Court must keep women’s rights at the forefront when it rules on ‘extreme intoxication’ defence
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen in Ottawa, on Thursday, June 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Canada needs to invest in tutoring for students falling behind during the pandemic
A student does work in Cremona, Alta., on Monday, March 23, 2020, amid a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. A group representing Alberta teachers has released a review of the government's proposed kindergarten to Grade 6 curriculum that is rekindling fierce opposition to the plan.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Toyota dethrones GM as U.S. sales leader in 2021 after nearly a century on top
FILE - The company logo highlights the grille of a 2021 Tacoma pickup truck on display in the Toyota exhibit at the Denver auto show Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, at Elitch's Gardens in downtown Denver. Japan’s top automaker Toyota reported Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, a 33% jump in second fiscal quarter profit, as it raised its full year forecast, despite supply chain woes related to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Attempted attack on Baghdad airport with two armed drones foiled: U.S.-led coalition
The wreckage of a drone is seen at Baghdad airport, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Two armed drones were shot down at the Baghdad airport on Monday, a U.S.-led coalition official said, an attack that coincides with the anniversary of the 2020 U.S. killing of a top Iranian general. (International Coalition via AP)
Ford aims to nearly double F-150 Lightning production as electric truck battle with GM heats up
The all-electric F-150 Lightning from Ford is displayed at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California on November 18, 2021. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Loss of $44-billion from COVID-19 pandemic is third largest catastrophe cost to insurers, broker says
People line up at a Covid-19 testing tent at the corner of Third St and Fairfax Blvd, in Los Angeles, California, January 3, 2022. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
NATO Secretary-General schedules special meeting with Russia amid Ukraine crisis
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg talks during a joint press conference with the Romanian Prime Minister following their bilateral meeting at the Nato headquarters in Brussels on December 21, 2021. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP) (Photo by JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia’s Medvedev downs Alex de Minaur, Auger-Aliassime seals Canada’s comeback at ATP Cup
Canada's Denis Shapovalov and teammate Felix Auger-Aliassime, left, celebrate after defeating Britain's Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury in their match at the ATP Cup tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Gas prices surge in Europe as tight supplies from Russia reignite energy crunch concerns
FILE PHOTO: A worker checks pipes at a gas compressor station on the Yamal-Europe pipeline near Nesvizh, some 130 km (81 miles) southwest of Minsk December 29, 2006.REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko/File Photo
U.S. manufacturing activity cools in December; global factories take Omicron risks in stride
FILE PHOTO: An employee inspects a circuit board on the controller production line at a Gree factory, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei province, China August 16, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS
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