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December 31

Xi, Biden exchange congratulations on 45th year of U.S.-China diplomatic ties
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Filoli estate on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Woodside, California, U.S., November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Taiwan’s president says ties with China must be decided by will of the people
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen attends the National Day celebration ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Lamar Jackson’s perfect passer rating helps Ravens rout Dolphins to clinch top seed in AFC
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) celebrates with Patrick Ricard after their tocudhown against the Miami Dolphins during the second half of an NFL football game in Baltimore, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Bills set up AFC East-deciding finale at Miami with win over Patriots
Buffalo Bills cornerback Rasul Douglas (31) celebrates after an interception during an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Orchard Park, NY. (AP Photo/Matt Durisko)
The Toronto Raptors are a bad team, but won’t improve until they accept it
Cathal Kelly
Jets score twice in third to beat Wild 3-2, spoil Fleury's 1,000th game
Winnipeg Jets center Adam Lowry (17) celebrates scoring a goal with Winnipeg Jets right wing Nino Niederreiter (62) during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Bailey Hillesheim)
Macklin Celebrini leads nervy Canada past Germany 6-3 at world juniors
Canada's Macklin Celebrini (17) scores on Germany goaltender Matthias Bittner (1) during first period hockey action at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Senators name Steve Staios as general manager, sign Dave Poulin and Ryan Bowness to management roles
Dec 31, 2023; Ottawa, Ontario, CAN; Steve Staios is introduced as the Ottawa Senators General Manager and President of Hockey Operations prior to the start of game against the Buffalo Sabres at the Canadian Tire Centre. Mandatory Credit: Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports
PGA Tour seeks extension on commercial deal with Saudis, private investors
FILE - PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan on the first tee box during the first round of the Tour Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. Monahan's 2023 is best remembered for secretly negotiating a business agreement with the Saudi-backers of rival LIV Golf. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, File)
Senior military leader says Canadians are ‘overly comfortable’ as global security shifts
Vice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie, commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command, is pictured in his office in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. The Canadian Joint Operations Command had an exceptionally busy year in 2023, co-ordinating airlifts from two countries and deploying troops to wildfires, floods and disasters at home.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Edmonton transit passenger critically injured after falling out the back door: police
A passenger on a transit bus in Edmonton is in critical condition after police say she fell out the vehicle's back door. An Edmonton Police Service shoulder badge is shown in Edmonton on Tuesday Aug 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
The Maple Leafs remain an enigmatic mess
Dec 30, 2023; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitchell Marner (16) gestures as he speaks with forward Auston Matthews (34) in the first period against the Carolina Hurricanes at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
New year, new policies: what’s changing for personal finance in 2024
A house for sale on Major Street, Toronto, October 26, 2022.
Quebec City looks to Finland’s successful approach to ending homelessness
Quebec City Mayor Bruno Marchand speaks to media on Wednesday, Dec.13, 2023 at the legislature in Quebec City. As Quebec faces a worsening homelessness crisis, some politicians, including Marchand, have suggested the solution may be a Finnish model that aims to give everyone a home.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
EV range: Why more isn’t better
Internal crises, years of miscommunication led Montreal fire officials to halt safety investigations, report reveals
Montreal's fire department says it carried out 460 targeted inspections through September as part of a push to secure potentially hazardous buildings following a March fire in Old Montreal that killed seven people. Firefighters climb a ladder at the scene of a fire in Old Montreal, Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Want a financially healthy 2024? Add these six items to your to-do list
Preet Banerjee
Where to now from COP28? Historic summit missed half the problem
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 11: An activist dressed in a robe imprinted with the picture of a forest fire performs on day eleven of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference as negotiations go into their final phase on December 11, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The COP28, which is running from November 30 through December 12, is bringing together stakeholders, including international heads of state and other leaders, scientists, environmentalists, indigenous peoples representatives, activists and others to discuss and agree on the implementation of global measures towards mitigating the effects of climate change. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Canada is falling behind on curbing corporate abuses
FILE PHOTO: A giant Trojan horse statue holding EU and Canadian flags in its mouth, set up by the social activist group "Council of Canadians" in front of the Ontario Investment and Trade Centre to protest the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union, is seen in Toronto November 4, 2013. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
Ontario is doing something right when it comes to renewable energy
<div>Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp. says it has hired an interim CEO to replace the current one as it looks to sell its renewable energy division after losses topping US$250 million last quarter. The West Pubnico Point Wind Farm is seen in Lower West Pubnico, N.S. on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan</div>
Canadian wireless carriers partnering with satellite operators to deliver direct-to-device service
Staff at satellite communications company Inmarsat work in front of a screen showing subscribers using their service throughout the world, at their headquarters in London March 25, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Winning/Files
Consulting Indigenous communities on critical minerals is key to net zero ambitions
Joseph Sagaj of Nestkantaga First Nation holds a sign of opposition to the Ring of Fire during a rally raising concerns and opposition to the Ontario provincial governmentÕs plans to expand mining operations in the so-called Ring of Fire region in Northern Ontario, in Toronto, Thursday, July 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Lithium-ion battery fire in a cargo ship’s hold is out after several days of burning
In a thermal image provided by the Coast Guard, the Genius Star XI in waters some 200 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor, Alaska on Dec. 29, 2023. Authorities on Saturday continued to assess how to fight a fire that broke out two days ago aboard a this ship, carrying nearly 2,000 tons of lithium-ion batteries. (U.S. Coast Guard via The New York Times) Ñ NO SALES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY Ñ
Former Ugandan steeplechase Olympian Benjamin Kiplagat found fatally stabbed in Kenya
(FILES) Uganda's Benjamin Kiplagat competes in the Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 15, 2016. Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat has been found dead in Kenya, police said on December 31, 2023, with local media reports saying he had been murdered. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
Former cycling world champ Rohan Dennis charged after Olympian wife struck, killed by vehicle, reports say
Cycling - Tour de France - Bahrain-Merida News Conference - Brussels, Belgium - July 5, 2019 - Bahrain-Merida rider Rohan Dennis of Australia attends a news conference. Picture taken July 5, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Our annual First Day Feast starts the year off right
Shecky Greene, legendary standup comic, improv master and lord of Las Vegas, dies at 97
General view of the city of Las Vegas during sunset, October 28 2012. Photo by: Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail.
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II to step down from the throne on Jan. 14
Queen Margrethe II gives a New Year's speech and announces her abdication from Christian IX's Palace, Amalienborg Castle, in Copenhagen, Sunday, Dec. 31 2023. (Keld Navntoft/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
Elon Musk’s X worth 71.5 per cent less than at the time of purchase, media report says
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla, 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
World greets the new year, but wars cast a shadow on 2024
Congo President Felix Tshisekedi re-elected after contested poll
A supporter of holds a portrait of president Felix Tshisekedi of Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) as they prepares to celebrate ahead of the announcement of provisional results of the December presidential election, at their party's headquater in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo December 31, 2023. REUTERS/Justin Makangara
For Marten Falls First Nation, economic reconciliation begins and ends in the Ring of Fire
Across the Albany River from the Marten Falls First Nation, the sky glows red as the sun sets in the northern Ontario community on Dec. 13, 2023. Marten Falls FN sits at the confluence of the Albany and Ogoki Rivers. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Nino Niederreiter scores twice as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2
Winnipeg Jets' Nino Niederreiter (62) scores against Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) during first period NHL action in Winnipeg on Saturday, December 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Eetu Luostarinen scores twice, surging Panthers beat Canadiens 4-1
Florida Panthers right wing William Lockwood works for the puck against Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Michael Laughlin)
Sebastian Aho, Hurricanes hold off Maple Leafs 3-2 for third consecutive win
Dec 30, 2023; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Carolina Hurricanes forward Michael Bunting (58) pushes Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares (91) in the first period at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Connor McDavid shines in 600th game with goal, assist as Oilers tip Kings 3-2
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner, left, dives to stop a shot by Los Angeles Kings center Trevor Lewis during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Professional Women’s Hockey League ready to drop the puck
FILE - United States' Kendall Coyne Schofield skates with the puck against Canada during the first period of a Rivalry Series hockey game Nov. 17, 2022, in Kamloops, British Columbia. Coyne Schofield, a three-time Olympian and former U.S. captain, will suit up for Minnesota’s Professional Women's Hockey League opener at Boston on Jan. 3. The game will underline Coyne Schofield’s determination in returning to competitive play, after the birth of her son, now 6 months old. (Jesse Johnston/The Canadian Press via AP, File, File)
U.S. Senator says he thought news about his depression treatment would end his political career
FILE - Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., takes an escalator at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. This is Fetterman's first week back after being treated for clinical depression for six weeks. The first-term Pennsylvania Democrat held a deeply personal and introspective interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, Dec. 31. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Woman dead after overnight shooting near Mississauga, Ont., nightclub
A Peel Regional Police logo is shown at a crime scene in Brampton, Ont., on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019.&nbsp;Peel Regional Police say a youth has been charged with second degree murder in connection with the violent killing of an international student in the summer.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
More Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia despite rejection from locals
Ethnic Rohingya women rest under a tent after landing on a beach in Kuala Besar, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. Dozens of likely Rohingya refugees, mostly hungry and weak women and children, were found on a beach in Indonesia's North Sumatra province after weeks at sea, officials said on Sunday. (AP Photo/Dedy Zulkifli)
China’s Xi Jinping says ‘reunification’ with Taiwan is inevitable
In this photo released on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023 by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a New Year message in Beijing to ring in 2024. (Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP)
Russia launches fresh drone strikes on Ukraine after Belgorod attack
In this photo taken from video released by Russia Emergency Situations Ministry telegram channel on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, Firefighters extinguish burning cars after shelling in Belgorod, Russia. Russian officials have accused Ukrainian forces of shelling the Russian border city of Belgorod. Two children were killed in Saturday's attack, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a statement on social media. He also said that an unspecified number of people had been injured. (Russia Emergency Situations Ministry telegram channel via AP)
U.S. forces fire at Yemen’s Houthi rebels and kill several in latest Red Sea shipping attack
FILE - A 20mm Phalanx CIWS weapons defense cannon is mounted on the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Gravely on March 14, 2023. The U.S. military said Sunday Dec. 31, 2023 it shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired toward a container ship by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. A contract-embarked security team on the ship returned fire, the central command said. U.S. helicopters from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier and GRAVELY responded to the distress call and while issuing verbal warnings to the attackers, the small boat crews opened fire on the helicopters using small arms, the statement said. (AP Photo/John C. Clark, File)
Israel pounds Gaza, Hamas fires rockets as Netanyahu indicates long war
This picture taken from the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing over central Gaza following Israeli strikes on December 31, 2023, as battles continue between Israel and the the Hamas movement. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)
The driving laws and facts that surprised us the most in 2023
man driving car from rear view on the highway.
‘I don’t see the EV revolution as possible here anytime soon.’ Powering vehicles, plus other letters to the editor for Dec. 31
An EV charging stations are seen in an OnRoute service station in King City, Wednesday July 26, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Your lookahead horoscope: December 31, 2023
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