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January 13

Steelers-Bills playoff game moved to Monday as Buffalo area hit by potentially dangerous snowstorm
FILE - The Buffalo Bills logo is displayed opn the field at Highmark Stadium before an NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. The Bills' wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers that was scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024, was moved to Monday amid a forecast for dangerous winter weather, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Saturday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Leylah Fernandez among the early winners at the first 15-day Australian Open
Emina Bektas of the U.S. plays a forehand return to Kamilla Rakhimova of Russia during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Bouchard scores in OT as Oilers beat Canadiens 2-1 for 10th straight win
Edmonton Oilers players celebrate a goal by teammate Evan Bouchard against the Montreal Canadiens during overtime period NHL hockey action in Montreal, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Ersson helps Flyers put an end to Jets’ streak with 2-0 win
Winnipeg Jets' Brenden Dillon (5) defends against Philadelphia Flyers' Cam Atkinson (89) in from of goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) during second period NHL action in Winnipeg, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Avalanche bury Leafs 5-3 with spirited comeback
Colorado Avalanche centre Ross Colton (20) vies for control of the puck with Toronto Maple Leafs centre Calle Jarnkrok (19) during first period NHL hockey action in Toronto, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Tarasenko gives Ottawa Senators its first win of 2024 in 5-4 victory against San Jose Sharks
Sam Lafferty scores and Thatcher Demko makes 26 saves as the Canucks blank the Sabres
Buffalo Sabres right wing Tage Thompson (72) and Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes (43) battle for position in front of the net during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Hundreds of civilian workers at military bases in Ontario and Quebec going on strike
A sign for Canadian Forces Base in Kingston, Ont., is shown on Monday Nov. 23, 2015. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says nearly 500 civilian workers at military bases in Ontario and Quebec will go on strike as of Monday.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
A royal first: Australia celebrates Princess Mary’s historic rise to be queen consort in Denmark
People look at a picture of the soon-to-be King Frederik X and his wife Queen Mary displayed in a window at a shopping street in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday evening, Jan. 13, 2024. Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik takes over the crown on Sunday from his mother, Queen Margrethe II, who is breaking with centuries of Danish royal tradition and retiring after a 52-year reign. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Three migrants drown at U.S. border amid dispute between Texas and White House
FILE PHOTO: A man crosses the Rio Grande River from Mexico to collect clothing and other items left on the Texas banks of Shelby Park at the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., January 12, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo
Former Manitoba premier denies accusation she tried to push mine approval
<div>Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson says she did not try to push through approval of a silica sand mine in the days following her election loss last Oct. 3.&nbsp;Stefanson, speaks to media after the completion of the 43rd Manitoba legislature throne speech at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim</div>
Toronto police arrest, charge 3 at pro-Palestinian protest on overpass near predominantly Jewish neighbourhood
<div>Toronto police say they've arrested three people for allegedly holding a protest on a highway overpass where demonstrations have been officially banned as of this week. Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw attends a press conference in Toronto on Monday, May 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston</div>
Police investigating after man found dead in parked truck in Montreal alleyway
The Montreal police logo is seen on a police car in Montreal on Wednesday, July 8, 2020.&nbsp;Montreal police say a man around the age of 30 was found dead in a truck parked in an alley east of downtown this morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Manitoba Tory leader to step down Monday as delegates set rules for leadership race
Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are set to meet this afternoon to hammer out rules for the party's upcoming leadership race. Leader Heather Stefanson announced after losing the Oct. 3 election that she would step down, but has not yet set a date. Stefanson speaks to media at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
Canada to consider cap on international students in the face of a housing shortage, Immigration Minister says
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Only 1,000 Palestinians with extended family ties to Canada will be able to apply to escape the Gaza Strip with Canada's help. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
John Kerry, the U.S. climate envoy, to leave the Biden administration
FILE - John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, speaks during a news conference at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Dec. 6, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Kerry is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with his plans. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
Teenage surfing star Erin Brooks granted Canadian citizenship, sets sights on Olympics
Erin Brooks poses for a portrait on Velzyland Beach, in the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii, on December 6, 2022. MELISSA RENWICK/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Fifteen-year-old boy dies after falling from ski lift at Quebec resort
Quebec provincial police headquarters is seen Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Montreal.&nbsp;Quebec police are investigating the death of 15-year-old following a Friday night fall from a ski lift in the town of Morin-Heights, about 70 kilometres northwest of Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Nova Scotia woman, 42, dies after highway collision with deer and transport truck
Deer roam through Truro, N.S. on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022.&nbsp;A 42-year-old woman has died after her car hit a deer and then was struck from behind by a transport truck. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Families of hostages held in Gaza for 100 days hold 24-hour rally, beg Israeli government to bring them home
Two girls embrace during a demonstration calling for the release of the hostages taken by Hamas into the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7th at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday Jan.13, 2024. Sunday marks 100 days that Israel and Hamas have been at war after Hamas' cross-border attack in which the group killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took 250 others hostage. In the Gaza Strip, health authorities say the death toll already has eclipsed 23,000 people, mostly civilians as well.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Global Affairs Canada changing policy as gay diplomat wins surrogacy expenses case
A gay employee of Global Affairs Canada posted abroad has won a tribunal ruling that Ottawa must compensate travelling expenses for any diplomat in a same-sex couple attending a surrogacy birth. A rainbow flag is seen at Toronto City Hall in Toronto on Tuesday, May 31, 2016.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eduardo Lima
U.S. does not support Taiwan independence, Biden says
Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Lai Ching Te addresses supporters during a rally in Zhunan Township, Taiwan on Jan. 10, 2024. The stakes of the country’s upcoming presidential and legislative elections are enormous, for President Biden has repeatedly said that the United States would defend Taiwan from a military assault by China, and the policies of the new government may shape the risk of such a confrontation, as Nicholas Kristof writes. (An Rong Xu/The New York Times)
Eastern Canada braces for snowfall, strong winds as West deals with extreme cold this weekend
A person walks with their dog along Dow's Lake in Ottawa on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. According to Environment Canada a winter storm warning is in effect calling for heavy snowfall with total accumulations of 15 to 25 cm in the region. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
All the extreme weather events hitting Canada this weekend
A person crosses a street as snow falls in Montreal, Sunday, January 7, 2024. Environment Canada has issued weather alerts for large parts of Ontario and Quebec as a winter storm is expected to bring up to 40 centimetres of snow in some regions.
Canmore mountain-view semi sells slightly under asking price
Done Deal, 529B 4th St., Canmore, Alta.
Western Canada: B.C. conservation officers killed a record number of bears last year. Did they have to?
Black bear mother with three first year cubs in B.C.. credit: Ian McAllister/Pacific Wild
Investment firm Willow hit by high interest rates, the Home of the Week and more top real estate stories
Home of the Week, 64 Hubbard Blvd., Toronto
Three hacks to keep your house ‘clean enough’ to reap the benefits of an organized home
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Japan ANA Boeing 737-800 flight turns back due to cockpit window crack
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, equipped with radar altimeters that may conflict with telecom 5G technology, can be seen flying 500 feet above the ground while on final approach to land at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, New York, U.S., January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
A defiant Netanyahu says no one can halt Israel’s war against Hamas, including the world court
A picture taken from Rafah shows smoke billowing over Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment on January 13, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Houthis vow response after U.S. carries out new strike in Yemen
RAF Typhoon aircraft is pictured at RAF Akrotiri following its return after striking military targets in Yemen during the U.S.-led coalition operation, aimed at the Iran-backed Houthi militia that has been targeting international shipping in the Red Sea, in Cyprus, in this handout picture released on January 12, 2024. Sgt Lee Goddard/UK MOD/Handout via REUTERS
Ukraine attacked overnight by 40 Russian missiles, drones, air force says
A local resident covers a broken window in a residential building damaged during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine January 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mykola Synelnykov
Counterprotests are turning up the heat of public debate in Canada
A counter-protestor yells at protestors from a Rolling Thunder convoy on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont. on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail
What’s going on at Donald Trump’s New York civil trial? Take this week’s news quiz
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, with lawyers Christopher Kise and Alina Habba, attends the closing arguments in the Trump Organization civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., January 11, 2024.
Donald Trump poised to dominate Iowa caucus despite legal troubles
(FILES) Former US President Donald Trump sits in New York State Supreme Court during the civil fraud trial against the Trump Organization in New York on January 11, 2024. Trump was ordered to pay nearly $400,000 in legal costs to the New York Times and multiple journalists on January 12, 2024 after a lawsuit he brought against them was dismissed. Trump had filed a complaint against the newspaper in September 2021, accusing three journalists of engaging in an "insidious plot" to obtain his tax documents as part of an investigative report that was published in 2018 and ended up winning a Pulitzer Prize. (Photo by SHANNON STAPLETON / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SHANNON STAPLETON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Renewing campus civility in illiberal times
Students who receive scholarships get to spend more time focusing on school and less time working jobs to cover tuition and the cost of living. People walk past the University of Toronto campus in Toronto on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Allowing drug use in all public spaces isn’t reducing B.C.’s overdose deaths
Dr. Benedikt Fischer looks on during a press conference in Ottawa on Friday, June 23, 2017. An international team of experts as they release guidelines aimed at lowering the health risks of cannabis use. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Taiwan’s ruling party secures historic third term as tensions with China loomed over election
Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's vice president and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate walks at a polling station during the presidential and parliamentary elections in Tainan, Taiwan January 13, 2024. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Ottawa’s inaction is fraying the consensus on immigration
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Only 1,000 Palestinians with extended family ties to Canada will be able to apply to escape the Gaza Strip with Canada's help. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Find fitness at IKEA, a Toronto spa and in new Geluxe adventures
Supplied photo of IKEA’s DAJLIEN collection.
Academic freedom doesn’t cover anonymous actions
A counter-demonstrator carries an Israeli flag as protesters gather outside an Indigo store in Toronto, on Thursday November 30, 2023. The demonstration, organized by the group "Jews Say No to Genocide," gathered outside the bookstore chain owned by Heather Reisman, was partly in response to arrests made on November 10 after the store was vandalized with red paint and had posters plastered on its window, claiming the Jewish founder of the company is “funding genocide.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Building a better home for bats
Yuma Myotis (MYYU; photo from Creston, BC)
Will the Enhanced Games survive the stigma around doping in sports?
Sprinter Ben Johnson of Canada, right, leads the pack to win the 100-meter dash finals in Olympic competition Saturday in Seoul, Korea, Sept. 24, 1988. American sprinter Carl Lewis finished second and Linford Christie, far left, of Great Britain was third. Olympic officials later stripped Johnson of his gold medal and world record at the games in Seoul, after he tested positive for steroids. Johnson was banned from competition for life. (AP Photo/Gary Kemper)
Toronto’s ‘modest’ little tax hike
Marcus Gee
Cutting through the Noise: When an investing strategy is easier said than done
Marketing market prices or stock market price fluctuations, business financial roller coasters, uncertainty of investment losses or profits, traders pushing gold coins on up and down arrows
True Detective returns with lighter touch on the show’s gritty themes
Jodie Foster (Detectives Liz Danvers) Photograph by Michele K. Short/HBO Night Country January 2024
Toronto’s new co-op housing points to a dense, beautiful future
Alex Bozikovic
Electric vehicle production mandates, like Canada’s, are so wrong on so many levels and could backfire
Eric Reguly
The Magnificent Seven are cheaper than you might think
Ian McGugan
‘We are sitting on vast sums of untaxed wealth.’ Real estate value amid the housing crisis, plus other letters to the editor for Jan. 13
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales ticked up last month as the continued increase of newly listed properties has given prospective home buyers in the region among the largest selection to choose from since 2021. Houses are seen on a hill in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Jazz beat Raptors 145-113 for seventh straight home win
Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4) reacts to a call during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Your daily horoscope: January 13, 2024
Taurus
After years of delays, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ties the knot
FILE - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, right, is congratulated by her partner Clarke Gayford following her victory speech to Labour Party members at an event in Auckland, New Zealand, Oct. 17, 2020. After almost five years of engagement and a postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has married longtime partner Clarke Gayford in a private ceremony in New Zealand, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
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