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Jordan Love and the Packers pull a wild-card stunner, beating Dak Prescott and the Cowboys
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) reacts after throwing a touch down against the Dallas Cowboys of an NFL wild-card playoff football game Sunday, Jan 14, 2024, Texas, in Arlington. (AP Photo/Maria Lysaker)
Yemen Houthi rebels fire missile at U.S. warship in Red Sea in first attack after America-led strikes
Houthi fighters and tribesmen stage a rally against the U.S. and the U.K. strikes on Houthi-run military sites near Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo)
The Iowa caucuses may reveal important hints about America’s character
David Shribman
High demand places Alberta power grid at ‘high risk’ of rotating power outages amid extreme weather conditions
An ice fog hangs over steaming neighbourhoods in Calgary on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Weather warnings cover much of Canada this weekend, from arctic air flowing along British Columbia's coast to extreme cold in the Prairies and storms moving through southern Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Migrant deaths in Rio Grande intensify tensions between Texas, Biden administration over crossings
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
RCMP too removed from First Nations it serves, Saskatchewan mass stabbing inquiry to hear
RCMP Sgt. Audrey Soucy, left to right, Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, Commanding Officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP, and Supt. Joshua Graham, Officer in Charge of the Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes provide a preliminary timeline presentation of the James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon mass casualty homicides which occurred on September 4, 2022, during a media event in Melfort, Sask., Thursday, April 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Premiers pan green-energy plans as cold weather strains Alberta's electricity grid
Some Prairie politicians are taking Ottawa to task over its green-energy plans amid bone-chilling low temperatures, claiming on social media that electricity grid alerts in Alberta show renewables can't be depended on when temperatures plunge. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks to delegates at the Global Energy Show in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, June 13, 2023. . THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
B.C.’s Solicitor-General and Surrey mayor in stand-off over police transition to new municipal force
Surrey police officers participate in the Vaisakhi parade in Surrey, B.C., on Saturday, April 22, 2023. The city is in the midst of a transition from the RCMP to a new municipal police force. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
As Davos crowd gathers, governments urged to rein in ‘billionaire class’
People at the Congress Center where the World Economy Forum take place in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 15 until Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
China’s military and government acquire Nvidia chips despite U.S. ban
This photo provided by the chipmaker Nvidia shows the company’s HGX H100 module, which can use as many as eight AI chips to train artificial intelligence systems and perform other tasks. Such AI chips are tiny slivers of silicon designed to simplify and speed up the development of artificial intelligence systems such as ChatGPT, making them one of the hottest items in technology. (Nvidia via AP)
Police lay murder charge in death of 82-year-old North Middlesex woman
An Ontario Provincial Police vehicle is shown in downtown Toronto, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police say they have charged a man with second-degree murder of an elderly woman. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tammy Hoy
Tensions persist in aftermath of court hearings on Israel genocide accusation
South African residents wave Palestinian flags as they wait for members of the South African legal team to arrive from The Hague, Netherlands, where they represented the country in a two-day hearing against Isreal at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), at the OR Tambo International Airport in Ekurhuleni, South Africa, on January 14, 2024. South Africa on January 11, 2024 accused Israel of breaching the UN Genocide Convention, saying that even the deadly October 7 Hamas attack could not justify such alleged actions, as it opened a case at the top UN court. Pretoria has lodged an urgent appeal to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to force Israel to "immediately suspend" its military operations in Gaza. (Photo by Alaister Russell / AFP) (Photo by ALAISTER RUSSELL/AFP via Getty Images)
What are solid-fuel missiles, and why is North Korea developing them?
Ballistic missile, said to be solid-fuel and hypersonic, launches during a test at an unspecified location in North Korea in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on January 14, 2024. KCNA via REUTERS
Judge says Trump can wait a week to testify at sex abuse victim’s defamation trial
FILE - E. Jean Carroll leaves Manhattan federal court, Oct. 23, 2023, in New York. A federal judge said Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024, that former President Donald Trump can wait a week to testify at a New York defamation trial where he could face millions of dollars in damages after a jury concluded that he sexually abused columnist Carroll in the 1990s. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Guatemalans angered as president-elect’s inauguration delayed by wrangling in Congress
Soldiers stand in Constitution Plaza as it gets set up for the next day's inauguration of Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo outside the National Palace in Guatemala City, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Non-prime lenders warn thousands of borrowers they could be cut off because of new maximum interest rates
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Freeland says politicians have no say in the operational decisions made by police — and that is why she has nothing more to say about the arrest of a Rebel News personality. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Looming CEBA repayment deadline may take toll on economy, analysts say
Sean Arani, founder of Arani, a small lighting manufacturer in LaSalle, Que. on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Arani, will be starting to repay his company’s Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans. Evan Buhler/The Globe and Mail
From Bogota to Tokyo: How a Canadian’s health kick turned him into a marathon world-record contender
2_BP_Tokyo_Skytree.JPG. Ben Pobjoy. Guinness record marathon runner. Canadian man ran 242 marathons in 2023. Dec 20, 2023 Handout
Trump takes aim at migrants and U.S. judges in a closing pitch to voters ahead of Iowa caucuses
Supporters of former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump carry Trump placards as they brave the below zero temperatures to attend a rally in Indianola, Iowa, on January 14, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Islamic State attack kills three soldiers in west Iraq: military sources
FILE PHOTO: An Islamic State flag is seen in this picture illustration taken February 18, 2016. Picture taken February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Slackers beware: Having a work ethic is back in fashion
Single mom carpenter earning $54,000 near Hamilton looks to pay off her credit card debt
A Canadian EV supply chain will not build itself
A general view of production along the production line is shown during a tour of a Honda manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ont., Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2023. Japanese automaker Honda says it will start producing the Civic Hybrid next year at its plant in Alliston, Ont.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
The Two-Minute Portfolio: Dividends plus index-beating results over the long term
Rob Carrick
From Berlin to Karachi, thousands demonstrate, as Israel-Hamas war hits 100-day mark
A woman holds a placard as she marches with others during a protest in support of Palestinians and calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Moon landing, Beatles, MLK speech are among TV’s 75 biggest moments, released before 75th Emmys
FILE -The Beatles, foreground from left, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr on drums perform on the CBS "Ed Sullivan Show" in New York on Feb. 9, 1964. The Television Academy, which presents the Emmy Awards, announced on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, what it calls the top 75 moments in television history ahead of the ceremony's 75th edition, being held on Monday, Jan. 15. (AP Photo/File)
Confessions of a reformed conversation-dominator
Hamas airs video of 3 Israeli hostages held in Gaza, says ‘tomorrow we will inform you of their fate’
Abu Ubaida, the spokesman of the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, gestures as he speaks during an anti-Israel military show in the southern Gaza Strip November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/File Photo
Iowa principal who risked life to protect students during high-school shooting has died
Tape blocks all entrances at the Perry Middle School and High School building on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, in Perry, Iowa. A day after a shooting sent bullets flying inside the small-town Iowa high school, leaving a sixth grader dead and others wounded, the community of Perry is somber. (AP Photo/Bryon Houlgrave)
Canadian under-18 women’s hockey team takes bronze medal with 8-1 win over Finland
Canada's Mackenzie Alexander, 7, Chloe Primerano, 8, Claire Murdoch, 9, and Reese Logan, 10, celebrate at the bench with teammates after a first period goal against Finland during bronze medal game action at the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship on Sunday January 14, 2024 in Zug, Switzerland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-International Ice Hockey Federation-Andre Ringuette **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Travel in Buffalo still treacherous; Pittsburgh Steelers yet to arrive for playoff game
Workers remove snow from Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday Jan. 14, 2024. A potentially dangerous snowstorm that hit the Buffalo region on Saturday led the NFL to push back the Bills wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers from Sunday to Monday. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the NFL cited public safety concerns for the postponement, with up to 2 feet of snow projected to fall on the region over a 24- plus hour period. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Mean Girls takes first place at the box office
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Tim Meadows in a scene from "Mean Girls." (Jojo Whilden/Paramount via AP)
Canadian women bounce back to beat Malaysia 3-0 at Olympic field hockey qualifier
U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin’s doctors think he may need additional care, White House says
FILE PHOTO: White House national security spokesperson John Kirby answers a question about U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 9, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Sister wants voice for mentally ill man allegedly beaten, bound on Saskatchewan farm
Shanda Tansowny stands next to her brother, Chris Hawkins, in an undated handout photo. Hawkins died in September 2022 after he was allegedly assaulted by two farmers near Melfort, Sask. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Shanda Tansowny **MANDATORY CREDIT**
French-language trial to be held in Calgary, not ‘particularly common’ in Alberta
A man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting five women in Calgary is to have a French-language trial, which is relatively uncommon in the Alberta Court of Justice but legally required if requested. The sign at the Calgary Courts Centre in Calgary is shown on Jan. 5, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland
Montreal police say man found dead in vehicle is city’s first homicide of 2024
A Montreal police badge is shown during a news conference in Montreal, Thursday, August 4, 2022. Montreal police say a man found dead in a truck on Saturday morning is parked is the city's first homicide victim. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Tommy Fleetwood wins Dubai Invitational by one shot
Tommy Fleetwood of England tees off on the 7th hole during the final round of Dubai Invitational golf tournament, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Halal food industry growing to meet demand as Muslim population continues rising
A women shops in the halal food section inside a Metro grocery store in Milton, Ont., on Friday, January 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Conservationists call for Quebec to publish years-overdue caribou recovery plan
A wild caribou roams the tundra Nunavut Territory on March 25, 2009. Conservationists are urging the Quebec government to finally publish its plan to protect caribou habitat, several years after it first promised a strategy to save the dwindling herds. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
China regulator vows regulation ‘with teeth and thorns’ to defuse financial risk
Li Yunze, director of China's National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA), speaks at the Lujiazui Forum in Shanghai, China June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Jason Xue
Fed’s Bostic warns U.S. progress on inflation is likely to slow, media report says
FILE PHOTO: Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic speaks to reporters at the National Association of Business Economics' annual policy meeting in Washington, U.S. March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Saphir/File Photo
Winter weather continues to grip Canada, but some B.C. cold warnings being dropped
Cold temperatures across the province sets in as a man reflected off the Queen Victoria statue takes a picture of the fountain out front of the legislature freezes over during a cold spell in Victoria, B.C., on Friday, January 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Japan PM Fumio Kishida vows more funds to quake-hit zone
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, front center, listens to Wajima City Mayor Shigeru Sakaguchi, front left, at an evacuation center in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Kishida visited the country's north-central region of Noto for the first time since the Jan. 1 quakes, amid growing criticism of slow relief work reaching those needed and concern about deteriorating health of the evacuees, many of them elderly people. (Kyodo News via AP)
South Africa stand down U19 captain David Teeger for World Cup over protest fears
South African rugby fans wave a South African national flag ahead of the France 2023 Rugby World Cup Final match between New Zealand and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, on October 28, 2023. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)
Collapse of goldmine in Tanzania kills 22, official says
An Acacia Mining operation mine in northeast Tanzania.
Death toll rises to 13 in a coal mine accident in central China
FILE PHOTO: A Chinese miner works at a coal mine in the suburb of Tangshan, China's Hebei province December 9, 2005. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD
Taiwan’s president-elect faces a hostile China – and a divided people
Supporters of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party celebrate at an election day rally in Taipei. The party's candidate, Lai Ching-te, won the presidency with around 40 per cent of the vote.
Five migrants killed, more than 30 rescued, on perilous English Channel crossing
This photograph taken on January 14, 2024, on the beach of Wimereux, northern France, shows French military ship patrolling in the English Channel. Five migrants died on the night of 13 to 14 January 2024 near the beach of Wimereux (Pas-de-Calais) as they tried to reach a boat overboard in freezing water to cross the English Channel, the first fatal tragedy of 2024 off the French coast. (Photo by Bernard BARRON / AFP) (Photo by BERNARD BARRON/AFP via Getty Images)
Two Iranian journalists jailed for their reporting on Mahsa Amini’s death are released on bail
FILE - A woman holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest against her death, in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 28, 2022. A court in Iran sentenced two female journalists to up to seven years in prison for “collaborating” with the United States government among other charges, local reports said Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Both have been imprisoned for over a year following their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody in September 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
Denmark’s King Frederik X takes the throne as his mother steps down
Denmark's King Frederik X waves from the balcony of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. Queen Margrethe II has become Denmark's first monarch to abdicate in nearly 900 years when she handed over the throne to her son, who has become King Frederik X. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Volcano erupts in Iceland, sending lava flowing toward nearby settlement
Aerial view taken on January 14, 2024 shows lava and smoke billowing over the landscape during a volcaninc eruption near the southwestern Icelandic town of Grindavik. Seismic activity had intensified overnight and residents of Grindavik were evacuated, Icelandic public broadcaster RUV reported. This is Iceland's fifth volcanic eruption in two years, the previous one occurring on December 18, 2023 in the same region southwest of the capital Reykjavik. Iceland is home to 33 active volcano systems, the highest number in Europe. (Photo by Halldor KOLBEINS / AFP) (Photo by HALLDOR KOLBEINS/AFP via Getty Images)
North Korea launches suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, inspects as he tours munitions factories in North Korea on Jan. 8-9, 2024. 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)
Ukraine says China needed for peace process after Davos meeting
Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis delivers a press conference during a meeting of national security advisors, hosted by the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 14, 2024, to discuss Ukraine peace plan. (Photo by ARND WIEGMANN / AFP) (Photo by ARND WIEGMANN/AFP via Getty Images)
Honda eyes Canadian EV plant, how to close a law firm and ‘loud budgeting’: Must-read business and investing stories
General view of production along the Honda CRV production line is shown during a tour of a Honda manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ont., Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Patrick Mahomes leads Chiefs to 26-7 playoff win over Miami in near-record low temps
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) runs in front of Miami Dolphins cornerback Eli Apple during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Scott Thompson’s new touring Buddy Cole show King includes comedy too risqué for Amazon Prime
Fierce fighting in Gaza as Israel-Hamas war hits 100 days
Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike at a residential building in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
Amid an uncertain labour market, firms eye contract and freelance workers
Businesswoman and businessman HR manager interviewing woman. Candidate female sitting her back to camera, focus on her, close up rear view, interviewers on background. Human resources, hiring concept
‘CBC radio … filler to keep the airwaves open.’ What’s on CBC? Plus other letters to the editor for Jan. 14
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