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December 26

Michael Kovrig hopes Ottawa settlement will cover lost income, could donate some to charity
Michael Kovrig, a Canadian formerly detained in China, is calling on governments to have co-ordinated sanctions and travel bans on states who arrest foreigners for political reasons, through an effort Canada is co-leading to stop countries from feeling emboldened. Michael Spavor, centre left, and Kovrig, centre left, receive a standing ovation in the House of Commons prior to U.S. President Joe Biden's address of Parliament, in Ottawa, Friday, March 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Environment Canada is forecasting significant waves for two regions in B.C.
Environment Canada has issued two weather alerts for West Vancouver Island and the Greater Victoria region, warning of wave heights of five to seven meters on Wednesday. Waves pound Ogden Point breakwater during the first major storm of the year in Victoria, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
North Korea’s Kim boasts of achievements as he opens key year-end political meeting
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claps hands during a year-end plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. Kim praised what he called achievements and victories that strengthened national power and boosted the country's prestige this year, as he opened a key political meeting to set new policy goals for 2024, state media reported Wednesday. 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 language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
Police, FBI probe threats to Colorado judges in Trump ballot case
FILE - Attorney Eric Olson, left, leaves a courtroom with associates after arguing for a lawsuit that seeks to keep Donald Trump off the state ballot on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, in district court in Denver. A Colorado judge has rejected an attempt by Trump to dismiss the lawsuit, ruling that his objections on free-speech grounds did not apply. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
USC's JuJu Watkins is poised to step in as the next big star of women's college basketball
Southern California guard JuJu Watkins (12) drives against Cal Poly guard Ania McNicholas during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Lekkerimaki scores twice as host Sweden beats Latvia 6-0 in world junior opener
Sweden's Jonathan Lekkerimaki (L) controls the puck during the Group A ice hockey match between Sweden and Latvia of the IIHF World Junior Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden on December 26, 2023. (Photo by Bjorn LARSSON ROSVALL / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by BJORN LARSSON ROSVALL/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
1-2-3 and counting: Las Vegas weddings could hit record on New Year’s Eve thanks to date’s pattern
Decorations adorn The Wedding Chapel at Vegas Weddings on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that New Year’s Eve could take the cake for the busiest wedding day in Las Vegas thanks to the date's repeating pattern of 1-2-3-1-2-3. That's known as a specialty date for those who work in the massive Las Vegas wedding industry. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
Biden, Qatar’s Emir discuss Gaza hostages, boosting aid
From R to L, Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Lebanese Prime Minister Salim Hoss, and Lebanese speaker of parliament Nabih Berri walk before the honor guard at the Baabda presidential palace near Beirut 15 August 2000. Sheikh Hamad is on the second leg of a tour of Syria, Lebanon and Egypt for talks on the economy and the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. (Photo by Ousama AYOUB / AFP) (Photo by OUSAMA AYOUB/AFP via Getty Images)
Despair then delight at Old Trafford as United beats Villa in first game after deal
Manchester United's Rasmus Hojlund celebrates scoring their side's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)
Alberta family of three reported missing on Christmas found dead: RCMP
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Seahawks have playoff destiny in their control after second straight dramatic victory
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith celebrates after the Seahawks defeated the Tennessee Titans in an NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Volunteers continue search for Winnipeg senior with dementia
Missing Winnipeg senior Earl Moberg is shown in a family handout photo. The search for a Winnipeg senior with dementia who hasn't been seen in two weeks has been continuing with the help of volunteers from the Bear Clan Patrol, but the worry over the man's fate has taken a heavy toll on his family. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Britt Moberg **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Eight dead, one missing after storms hit Australia
A frame grab from handout video footage released on December 20, 2023 by the Queensland Police Service shows damaged cars and trucks on the Mulligan Highway near the northern Australian town of Cooktown, after heavy rainfall caused major flash flooding. Queensland has been battered by damaging winds and driving rain in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Jasper, which barrelled in off the Coral Sea late last week. (Photo by Handout / QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE/AFP via Getty Images)
At least 140 villagers killed by suspected herders in weekend attacks in north-central Nigeria
People stand in front of a burnt house following an attacked by gunmen in Bokkos, north central Nigeria, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. Nigerian officials and survivors say at least 140 people were killed by gunmen who attacked remote villages in north-central Nigeria's Plateau state in the latest of such mass killings this year blamed on the West African nation's farmer-herder crisis. (AP Photo)
Canada beats Frolunda HC 4-0 at Spengler Cup
Canada's Josh Jooris, left, and Froelunda's Adam Brodecki, right, challenge for the puck during the game between Froelunda HC and Team Canada, at the 95th Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. (Melanie Duchene/Keystone via AP)
‘I’m doing this for my mom’: Daughter braces for court case as father stands accused of murder
Marina sent photos of her mother Jennifer Hillier-Penney.
Christmas was rough on Super Bowl contenders – except for the Ravens
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes heads off the field after turning over the ball on downs during the second half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders Monday, Dec. 25, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Column: Tales from the PGA Tour in a year mostly about money and surprises
Tiger Woods smiles on 1st tee during the final round of the PNC Championship golf tournament Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)
World junior players, coaches on post-game handshakes after NL ban: ‘Tough to hear’
Whatever happened to, Ottawa 2023
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UN appoints ex-Dutch deputy premier and Mideast expert Sigrid Kaag as its Gaza humanitarian co-ordinator
FILE - Netherland's Sigrid Kaag arrives for a meeting of eurozone finance ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 15, 2023. The Netherlands’ former deputy prime minister and a Mideast expert has been appointed the U.N. coordinator for humanitarian aid to Gaza, where there are more than 2 million desperate civilians in need of food, water and medicine. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Sigrid Kaag on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)
Opposition candidates in Congo plan election protest march on Wednesday despite ban
Congolese opposition presidential candidate Martin Fayulu talks to journalists on the day of casting his vote at a polling station in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo December 20, 2023. REUTERS/, Ange Kasongo Adihe
One policeman dead after Russian forces shell Kherson rail station, Ukraine’s interior minister says
Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko looks on at the site of a district court, where according to city authorities an explosive device was activated by a man inside a building, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 5, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Canadians aren’t actually that interested in the economy, and that’s a problem
A sign from striking Quebec health care workers lies on the ground in Montreal, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Shipping firms take first steps toward Red Sea return after recent attacks in area
A container ship crosses the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea before entering the Suez Canal, in Al-'Ain al-Sokhna, in Suez, Egypt, July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo
B.C. Liberal Gordon Gibson was a formidable presence in Canada’s political life
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Wimbledon in battle with locals over tennis club’s controversial plan to build 39 more courts
FILE - An aerial view of All England Tennis Club on day seven of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 8, 2019. The All England Club's plan to build an 8,000-seat stadium and 38 other courts at Wimbledon that would allow the Grand Slam to hold its qualifying tournament on site has won approval from a local planning council. The expansion would take place on the former site of Wimbledon Park Golf Club, which the All England Club bought in 2018. The Merton Council's planning committee approved the proposal on Thursday Oct. 27, 2023. (Thomas Lovelock/AELTC via AP, Pool, File)
At UVic, I fell in love with the precise language of biology
56 French stars defend actor Gérard Depardieu despite sexual misconduct allegations
FILE - Actor Gerard Depardieu poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Valley of Love, at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 22, 2015. More than 50 French performers, writers and producers published an essay Tuesday defending film star and national icon Gerard Depardieu amid growing scrutiny of his behavior toward women. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
B.C.’s decriminalization measures prompt new K9 unit at Site C dam construction site
The Site C Dam location is seen along the Peace River in Fort St. John, B.C., Tuesday, April 18, 2017. An agreement has been reached with the West Moberly First Nations over a lawsuit that said the massive Site C hydroelectric dam in northeastern B.C. would destroy their territory and violate their rights. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Thousands of customers still without power in B.C. after Christmas Day windstorm
File Number: 2147799 Hydro team at work. Hydro men working on a new line. Marcel Pelletier / iStockphoto (Royalty-Free) (With an aging workforce walking toward the retirement door, U.S. electrical utilities are struggling to find new employees, especially line workers who keep power flowing through the high-voltage cables.) Istockphotos.com
For some blind and low-vision people, AI glasses unlock a new independence
Wes Ramage uses his AI glasses at his apartment complex in London, Ont., Sunday, Dec 10, 2023. THE GLOBE AND MAIL/Nicole Osborne�
Argentina lays off 5,000 government employees hired in 2023 before President Javier Milei took office
FILE PHOTO: Argentina's President Javier Milei waves to supporters from the Casa Rosada balcony, as his sister Karina Milei looks on, after his swearing-in ceremony, in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 10, 2023. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
Canadian golf reached new heights in 2023 with more wins than ever and a curse ended
Nick Taylor reacts after winning the Canadian Open championship on the fourth playoff hole against Tommy Fleetwood in Toronto on Sunday, June 11, 2023. Taylor's putter flip after winning the RBC Canadian Open was the exclamation point on arguably the best year in Canadian golf history.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Negotiations between Quebec, public-sector unions resume after Christmas break as strike threat looms
<div>Three more Quebec public sector unions say they've reached tentative agreements with the provincial government around working conditions, but salary negotiations continue. Health-care workers picket in front of the McGill University Health Centre super hospital, in Montreal, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz</div>
Canada opens world junior championship with 5-2 win over Finland
Canada's Owen Allard (21) celebrates his goal against Finland during second period hockey action at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden on Tuesday, Dec 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
U.S. shoppers ramped up holiday spending despite higher costs and financial worries
FILE PHOTO: People carrying shopping bags walk inside the King of Prussia shopping mall, as shoppers show up early for the Black Friday sales, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S. November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski/File Photo
Police say search for girl who fell into Quebec river now a recovery mission as it enters Day 5
<div>Quebec provincial police say the search for a four-year-old girl who fell in a river in the province's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region resumed this morning. Quebec provincial police headquarters is seen in Montreal, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz</div>
Ontario’s police watchdog investigating man’s death near Peterborough following distress call
Police say there is no threat to the public after two people were found dead inside a home west of Toronto early Wednesday.
Israel agrees to give Intel a $3.2-billion grant for new $25-billion chip plant
FILE - The Intel logo is displayed on the exterior of Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., Jan. 12, 2011. Intel Corp. said Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, it would terminate a $5.4 billion deal to acquire Israeli chip manufacturer Tower Semiconductor, after China failed to sign off on the deal amid deteriorating US-China relations. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
Freezing rain warnings in effect for much of northern Ontario as fog advisories elsewhere persist
Freezing rain warnings are in effect for much of northern Ontario as fog patches in other parts of the province are expected to dissipate throughout the day. Icicles are reflected in water following an accumulation of freezing rain in Montreal, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Ikuzo! Ottawa’s roster brings international talent to newly launched PWHL
FILE - Japan's Akane Shiga (16) skates during a women's quarterfinal hockey game against Finland at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Beijing. Ottawa's yet to be named Professional Women's Hockey League franchise features the league’s most diverse roster with 11 Canadians, seven Americans, two Czechs, a German, Hungarian and Japan’s Akane Shiga. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
Man arrested after four children, their mother killed in France
A bunch of flowers is placed on the fence, in front of the ground floor flat where the bodies of a woman and her four children where discovered, in Meaux, northeast of Paris, France, December 26, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Sweden moves a step closer to NATO membership after Turkey’s parliamentary committee gives approval
FILE PHOTO: Flags fly outside NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Xi Jinping vows to prevent any one from ‘splitting Taiwan from China in any way’
Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during a meeting with Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (Luong Thai Linh/Pool Photo via AP)
Rapper Kanye West apologizes to Jewish community for antisemitic remarks
FILE - Kanye West arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Feb. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is no longer buying right-leaning social media site Parler, the company said Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Iran has reversed slowdown in enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade, IAEA says
FILE PHOTO: The Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) organisation's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
Quebec students forbidden from using cellphones in classrooms after winter break
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Bristol Myers to buy RayzeBio for about US$4.1-billion in targeted cancer therapy push
FILE PHOTO: A sign stands outside a Bristol Myers Squibb facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo/File Photo
A new audiobook of Anne of Green Gables is the latest instalment from a literary franchise that is no small potatoes
Catherine O'Hara_BTS_6. A new audiobook of Anne of Green Gables is the latest instalment from a literary franchise that is no small potatoes Promotional images for the Audiobook
Manitoba to join other provinces in increasing tax on vaping products next year
A woman using an electronic cigarette exhales a puff of smoke in Mayfield Heights, Ohio on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. Health Canada and its provincial counterpart in Quebec are investigating a widely-disseminated Imperial Tobacco advertisement on vaping to see if it violates advertising laws. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Tony Dejak
Apple files appeal after Biden administration allows U.S. ban on watch imports
(FILES) Apple Watch Ultra 2 devices are displayed for sale at The Grove Apple retail store on release day in Los Angeles, California, on September 22, 2023. Apple said on December 18, 2023 it will stop selling some of its smartwatch models in the United States while it fights a patent battle over technology for detecting blood oxygen levels. The move comes more than a month after the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) recommended banning imports of Apple Watch models that appear to infringe patents held by Masimo Corp. USITC issued a "limited exclusion order" set to go into effect after Christmas day if not nixed by President Joe Biden. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Oil jumps more than 2% amid Red Sea vessel attacks, rate cut hopes
A flare burns off methane and other hydrocarbons as oil pumpjacks operate in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. The federal Liberals will finally provide details on their long-promised oil and gas emissions cap today.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, David Goldman
Ukraine strikes Russian naval warship in Crimea, Moscow admits damage
The Russian Navy's large landing ship Novocherkassk sets sail in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
Despite a rough 2023, Liberal MPs say spirits are high ahead of election
FILE PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo/File Photo
Weird and wacky moments of 2023, captured in photos
A member of the teamLab digital art group poses in an installation in preparation for the reopening of their Borderless museum in February at the Azabudai Hills complex in Tokyo, Japan November 17, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Best bets for investing in commercial real estate in 2024
A sunny mid 2020 aerial shot of downtown Vancouver, Yaletown, a marina, North Shore mountains, BC Place, False Creek and the Cambie bridge.
The right to repair still needs fixing in Canada
Colorado Rep. Brianna Titone sits in the wheel of a teactor on display before Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation that forces manufacturers to provide the necessary manuals, tools, parts and even software to farmers so they can fix their own machines Tuesday, April 25, 2023, during a ceremony outside the State Capitol in downtown Denver. Colorado is the first state to put the right-to-repair law into effect while at least 10 other states are considering similar measures. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Three music books on Max Webster, Bruce Cockburn and first guitars, that flew under the radar in 2023
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Alexey Navalny, who resurfaced in an Arctic prison camp, releases darkly humorous comments
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via video link from a penal colony in the Vladimir Region during a hearing at the Basmanny district court in Moscow, Russia April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Yulia Morozova/File Photo
Ottawa ready to pay financial settlements to the two Michaels over their ordeal in Chinese prisons
Canadians Michael Kovrig, right, and Michael Spavor, left, stand as they are recognized before an address from U.S. President Joe Biden in the Canadian House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Canada, Mach 24, 2023. Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS
Israeli military says Gaza ground offensive has expanded into urban refugee camps
Smoke rises over Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, December 26, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
The 10 best Canadian films of 2023, a year of crises and breakthroughs
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We want to replace our 2011 Toyota Venza with something smaller and electrified
The 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross hybrid has a 30-kilowatt motor, which boosts the available power to 196 horsepower.
2024 will be the year of process improvement: Ideas from Slowification to Musk’s algorithm
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
‘Montreal should expect to become even more international and less French.’ Quebec tuition hikes, plus other letters to the editor for Dec. 26
Quebec Premier François Legault says his government will require all economic immigrants to the province to pass a French test. Legault speaks at a news conference on immigration and French language, at the legislature in Quebec City, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Your daily horoscope: December 26, 2023
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Veteran musician Bernie Pitters was a star of Canada’s reggae scene
Bernie Pitters with the Toronto roots-reggae band the Human Rights in 2018. MANDATORY CREDIT: Danny Alexander
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