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December 31

China’s top diplomat calls for ‘dialogue’, co-operation with U.S.
FILE PHOTO: Chinese State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 24, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Red Wings score four straight goals to upend Senators
Dec 31, 2022; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Ottawa Senators left winger Brady Tkachuk (7) (right) tries to redirect a shot into the goal past Detroit Red Wings defenseman Filip Hronek (17) and goalie Magnus Hellberg (45) in the first period at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports
Maple Leafs spoil Nathan MacKinnon’s return, down Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche left wing J.T. Compher (37) pursues the puck with Toronto Maple Leafs center David Kampf in the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Connor Bedard’s four assists lead Canada over Sweden on New Year’s Eve at world juniors
Sweden's goaltender Carl Lindbom, centre, makes a pad save on Canada's Connor Bedard, left, during second period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Halifax, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Man arrested in Victoria assaults where women were allegedly splashed with chemical liquid
Victoria Police headquarters in Victoria, B.C. is shown on Wednesday June 10, 2020. Police in Victoria are looking for other potential victims or witnesses after a man was arrested for a series of assaults in the city's downtown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Croatia rings in new year as fully integrated EU member
People attend the opening of the border cross as Croatia enters the EU's control-free Schengen Area, in Bregana, Croatia, January 1, 2023. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic
Taiwan offers China help to deal with COVID-19 surge
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - JANUARY 01: Taiwan's President Ing Wen Tsai attends the flag raising ceremony in front of the Presidential Office Building of Taiwan on January 01, 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images)
Worker killed on ramp at Alabama airport in airplane incident
U.S. wins Group B in world junior hockey, beating Finland 6-2
Finland's Joakim Kemell tries to take the puck from the USA's Jack Peart during third period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship hockey action in Moncton, N.B., Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ron Ward
Alex Ovechkin nets hat trick, Washington Caps crush Canadiens 9-2
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) reacts after his goal for a hat trick during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
North Korea vows to boost nuclear warhead production ‘exponentially’
A woman walks past a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on December 31, 2022 after North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles according to South Korea's military. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)
Canada to require negative COVID-19 tests for travellers from China
Empty lanes to flight gates due to cancelled flights during a winter storm at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada December 23, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
‘Atmospheric river’ dumps heavy rain, snow across California
Motorists travel along U.S. Route 50 under steady rain near Twin Bridges, Calif., Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Canadians marking the new year with higher risk of flooding as unusually warm temperatures follow winter storm
A woman runs with her dog along Balmy Beach in Toronto, Saturday, December 24, 2022. High winds and low temperatures overnight led to ice cover in sections of the beach. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
Montreal jail manager suspended after death of illegally detained man
People attend a vigil in memory of Nicous D'Andre Spring in Montreal, Friday, December 30, 2022. A manager has been suspended from his duties at the Montreal jail where a 21-year-old man suffered fatal injuries during an intervention by guards last week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Suspect in Idaho killings plans to waive extradition hearing
This photo provided by Monroe County (Pa.) Correctional Facility shows Bryan Kohberger. Arrest paperwork filed by Pennsylvania State Police in Monroe County Court, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, said Kohberger, 28, was being held for extradition in a criminal homicide investigation in the killings of four University of Idaho students, based on an active arrest warrant for first degree murder issued by the Moscow Police Department and Latah County Prosecutor’s Office. (Monroe County (Pa.) Correctional Facility via AP)
Thousands mark the new year in Wuhan amid China’s COVID-19 wave
FILE PHOTO: People release balloons as they gather to celebrate New Year's Eve, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 1, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
Mounties at Vancouver airport investigate threat on Edmonton flight
Passengers walk through a sparsely full check-in area at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Monday, December 26, 2022. Mounties at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond are investigating a threat made to a passenger aboard a flight from Edmonton. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Banks seek to dismiss women’s lawsuits in Jeffrey Epstein case
FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2019, file photo, the logo for JPMorgan Chase & Co. appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase are asking a federal court to throw out lawsuits that claim they helped Jeffrey Epstein abuse young women and maintain his sex-trafficking ring. The banks argue they provided routine services to Epstein, and the lawsuits fail to show that they were part of Epstein’s criminal sex trafficking ring. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Switzerland through to world junior quarterfinals with shootout win over Slovakia
Switzerland's Kevin Pasche makes a save on Slovakia's Adam Sykora during shootout IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship hockey action in Moncton, N.B., on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ron Ward
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be remembered as conservative academic more than dynamic leader
FILE - Pope Benedict XVI arrives for his Papal Mass, Thursday, April 17, 2008, at Washington Nationals baseball Park in Washington. In the the United States, admirers of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI remembered him warmly for his theological prowess and devotion to traditional doctrine. However, some U.S. Catholics, on learning of his death Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, recalled him as an obstacle to progress in combating clergy sex abuse and expanding the role of women in the church.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Pope Francis grateful for ‘noble’ Benedict XVI and his life of faith
People pause in front of St' Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died, the Vatican announced Saturday. He was 95. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
15 dead, 47 injured in western Mexico bus crash
Decision on Rogers-Shaw takeover to come after clarity in legal battle, says Minister Champagne
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank ask U.S. judge to dismiss lawsuits by Jeffrey Epstein accusers
The J.P.Morgan logo is seen at their offices at Canary Wharf financial district in London,Britain, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause/Files
Afghan war orphan remains with Marine accused of abduction
FILE - A cross erected on Candlers Mountain overlooks Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Originally from Florida, Joshua Mast, who would be come a Marine Corps attorney, married his wife, Stephanie, and attended the evangelical Christian college. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
Southern Ontario under rainfall warnings and flood watch
For elder Dora Wilson, Cowichan sweaters are a lifelong tradition
Cowichan knitters Maureen Tommy gives her mom Dora Wilson, 80, a kiss while knitting at home during a busy time of year in Duncan, B.C. on Saturday, December 17, 2022. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail
Venezuelan opposition strips Juan Guaidó of ‘presidential’ role
FILE - Opposition leader Juan Guaido explains the income and expenses of his self-proclaimed, parallel government in Caracas, Venezuela, Sept. 16, 2022. Guaido declared himself Venezuela’s interim president in January 2019, arguing that in his capacity as then-president of the country’s National Assembly the constitution allowed him to form a transitional government because Nicolas Maduro had been re-elected in a sham vote in late 2018. Dozens of countries, including the U.S., Canada and Colombia, supported Guaido’s move and began recognizing him as Venezuela’s legitimate leader. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
Former Pope Benedict’s funeral set for Jan. 5
A picture of late former Pope Benedict is placed at the St. Mary the Consoler at Tiburtino church, after the death of former Pope Benedict, in Rome, Italy December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Those embarrassing but necessary corrections
Sylvia Stead
Canadians aren’t just adapting to diversity – there are data to show we’re embracing it
Fans line the streets and sit on street signs as they celebrate during the 2019 Toronto Raptors Championship parade in Toronto on Monday, June 17, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Labrador’s Inuit communities ponder a potential highway, both the good and bad
**ONE-TIME-USE ONLY - NW-NA-BAGGER-NFLD-HIGHWAY** The Inuit community of Rigolet on the northern coast of Labrador is seen in front of Hamilton Inlet on Sunday, March 25, 2018. The temperature of the sea surrounding northern Labrador is rising faster than anywhere else in the world. For the Inuit people who live here, the vanishing sea ice and increasingly unpredictable winters means they're being forced to adapt in ways they never have before. Darren Calabrese
Prairie restaurants make a spectacular return to form in 2022
The colourful causa dish at the restaurant Fortuna’s Row in Calgary, Alberta December 5, 2022. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
An end-of-year news quiz: How well do you remember 2022?
Putin uses new year address for wartime rallying cry to Russians
Rescuers work at a site of a building damaged during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Blasts heard in Kyiv, around Ukraine in early hours of New Year’s Day after deadly missile strike
KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 31: A member of the military police looks for evidence at the scene of a blast on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a statement that at least one person had been killed and another eight wounded in multiple afternoon explosions, with Russia continuing to target Ukraine's energy sector. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for unity as country enters ‘new phase’ of COVID-19 policy
Visitors throng a shopping complex on New Year's Eve, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo
Iran top court accepts protester’s appeal against death sentence
Iranians take part in a pro-government rally in the central city of Hamedan, on December 30, 2022. (Photo by Amirhossein NAZARI / TASNIM NEWS / AFP) (Photo by AMIRHOSSEIN NAZARI/TASNIM NEWS/AFP via Getty Images)
Canadian musical theatre star Caissie Levy shines on Broadway in Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt
FILE -- Caissie Levy in the musical "Frozen" at the St. James Theater in New York, March 20, 2018. Classical concerts, children’s film series and a festival where technology meets art are among the events that can keep young minds occupied (and having fun) through a school sabbatical and beyond. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
Benedict XVI wanted to be a bridge within the Catholic Church. Instead, he was a wedge
Clergy stay next to a portrait of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at Mainz Cathedral in Mainz, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died, the Vatican announced Saturday. He was 95. (Andreas Arnold/dpa via AP)
Benedict XVI, history’s first pope emeritus, dies at age 95
Grade 9 student travels around the world chasing her chess dreams
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The joy of reconnecting with my past self through 1990s video games
Screenshot of a YouTube video detailing gameplay of MECC's Storybook Weaver, a PC game from the 90s.
How a Quebec farm is hoping to shape the future of strawberry growing
A worker at Winter Farm, a vertical strawberry farm, picks strawberries inside their new facilities in Vaudreuil, Quebec, December 15, 2022. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
A New Year’s toast to Toronto
Marcus Gee
The 10 most read Careers stories in a year of hybrid work, a labour shortage and a looming recession
MBA students working on a project
Trudeau 2022: a little less procrastination on long-avoided choices
Campbell Clark
After my annus horribilis, I’m questioning the future of the nuclear family
Looking back at Canada’s child care deal in 2022 and the challenges ahead
The empty toddler room at Compass Early Learning & Care in Bowmanville, Ont. No child care has been open here since the COVID-19 pandemic shut it down in mid-March. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues child care centres will have to reduce spaces as they open over the summer. The dolls in this room will stay unclothed, and other surfaces that can’t be disinfected will be removed. June 24, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Look past the economic gloom, millennials and Gen Z – the future is bright
John Rapley
Out of all the bad news, there are some good reasons for hope in 2023 and beyond
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, center, joined from left by Arati Prabhakar, the president's science adviser, and National Nuclear Security Administration Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs Marvin Adams, discusses a major scientific breakthrough in fusion research that was made at the lab in California, during a news conference at the Department of Energy in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
22 influential people who died in 2022
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II smiles while receiving the President of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis and his wife Paola Cassis during an audience at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Thursday, April 28, 2022. (Dominic Lipinski/Pool Photo via AP)
Big-city exiles are turning Miami and Austin into New York and San Francisco
Signs touting an ÔInflation Relief SaleÕ at a souvenir shop in the Bayside Marketplace shopping center in downtown Miami, on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Federal Reserve officials received expected but discouraging news about the economy on Friday, as their preferred measure of inflation continued to climb at a rapid pace and a measure of wages and benefits that officials track closely continued to pick up quickly. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)
This week’s style news: Makeup and jewellery inspired by Canadian winters
The Lobby
Face of inflation: What central bankers’ expressions tell us about monetary policy
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem takes part in a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
‘Did the airlines and airports not ask a few “what if” questions?’ Holiday travel chaos, plus other letters to the editor for Dec. 31
Passengers from Sunwing airlines line up for check-in at Cancun International Airport after many flights to Canada have been canceled because of the severe winter weather conditions in various parts of the country, in Cancun, Mexico December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Paola Chiomante
McDavid shines as Oilers pound Kraken 7-2
Edmonton Oilers left wing Dylan Holloway (55) and Seattle Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn (29) fight during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Your daily horoscope: December 31
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