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January 28

Woman injured in back-to-back alleged hit-and-runs in Coquitlam, B.C., police say
A RCMP vehicle in a road block is seen on Glen Drive after a shooting involving RCMP officers in Coquitlam B.C. on Friday, September 22, 2023. Police in Coquitlam, B.C., are asking for the public's help in identifying two separate drivers suspected of hitting the same pedestrian in alleged hit-and-run crashes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Brock Purdy, 49ers rally from 17 points down, beat Lions 34-31 to advance to Super Bowl
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, from left, celebrates with tight end George Kittle, wide receiver Deebo Samuel, linebacker Fred Warner and quarterback Brock Purdy after the NFC Championship NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Chinese medical device firm Mindray plans $927 million deal to control APT Medical
FILE PHOTO: A general view of Two International Finance Centre (IFC), HSBC headquarters and Bank of China in Hong Kong, China July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
By-election in Newfoundland and Labrador delayed due to poor weather
A lawyer in Newfoundland has been disbarred by the province's law society for being "ungovernable." The Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador released a decision this week after a hearing in September heard that Averill Baker had been found guilty of breaching the society's code of conduct 25 times and breaking other rules 10 times. Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Friday, July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
China Evergrande ordered to liquidate in landmark moment for crisis-hit property sector
FILE PHOTO: An Evergrande sign is seen near residential buildings at an Evergrande residential complex in Beijing, China September 27, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
Bodies of victims in B.C. heli-skiing crash recovered, company president says
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) signage is pictured outside TSB offices in Ottawa, Monday, May 1, 2023. The head of the heli-skiing company involved in a fatal crash north of Terrace, B.C., last Monday says the bodies of the three victims have been recovered. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
B.C. River Forecast Centre issues flood warning for Sumas River, tributary of Fraser
How do animals see the world? New camera system captures how bees, birds and more perceive colour
Anna Siegle, an undergraduate science student at George Mason University uses a newly developed video camera to capture a bee's eye view of native wildflowers.
North Korea says leader Kim supervised tests of cruise missiles designed to be fired from submarines
This picture taken on January 28, 2024 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 29 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) inspecting a test-fire of the submarine-launched strategic cruise missile "Pulhwasal-3-31" at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) / - South Korea OUT / ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. / (Photo by STR/KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty Images)
Former top diplomats criticize Canada’s funding freeze for UN agency in Gaza
Israeli flags flutter as Palestinians fleeing Khan Younis, due to the Israeli ground operation, move towards Rafah, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
High-ranking Orthodox prelate warns against spread of antisemitism by religious officials
The Archbishop Elpidophoros of America lays a wreath at the Holocaust Memorial during the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which commemorates the persecution of the Jewish people during World War II, in Thessaloniki on January 28, 2024. (Photo by Sakis MITROLIDIS / AFP) (Photo by SAKIS MITROLIDIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Human-rights groups threaten to withdraw from the foreign interference inquiry
Mehmet Tohti, government coordinator for the Uyghur Canadian Society, stands on Parliament Hill after meetings with Canadian officials, on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. (Justin Tang for The Globe and Mail)
Poilievre pledges focus on housing, crime reduction in speech to caucus on eve of Parliament’s return
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre address the national Conservative caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Mahomes, Kelce in familiar territory
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers (4) fumbles into the end zone for a touchback against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half of the AFC Championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Liverpool advances in the FA Cup in Klopp’s first game since announcing plans to stand down
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: Gabriel Sara of Norwich City and Ryan Gravenberch of Liverpool battle for the ball during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Liverpool and Norwich City at Anfield on January 28, 2024 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Canadian Jessica Macaulay finishes third in final cliff diving event of career
Xantheia Pennisi, left to right, of Australia, Rhiannan Iffland, of Australia, and Canada's Jessica Macaulay celebrate during the final competition day of the rescheduled sixth and final stop of the 2023 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Auckland, New Zealand, in a Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Red Bull Content Pool, Romina Amato, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
B.C. premier apologizes after social media mistake on Holocaust Remembrance Day
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks to media prior to the state funeral for Ed Broadbent at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, in Ottawa, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
ICJ ruling on Gaza sparks clashing views as UN Security Council prepares to meet
Officials sit on the day the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 26, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Police probe vandalism at Fredericton synagogue on Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Fredericton Police Force building on Queen Street is shown on Friday February 5, 2021. Police in New Brunswick say they are investigating whether damage to a Fredericton synagogue was "targeted hostility." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
‘Things are not OK’: Priest prays for Northewest Territories plane crash victims and first responders
Father Aaron Solberg holds a Sunday service after 6 people were killed in a plane crash on Tuesday, in Fort Smith, N.W.T., Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Israel notes ‘significant gaps’ after cease-fire talks with U.S., Qatar, Egypt
Displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, shelter at a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip January 28, 2024. REUTERS/Saleh Salem
Are today’s young, diverse investors making good choices?
Preet Banerjee
Ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubb wins first round of Finland’s presidential vote to set up a runoff
People wait in a line to cast their ballots at a polling station during presidential election in Helsinki, Finland, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
AI companies face growing competition, slower technology gains
(FILES) A photo taken on November 23, 2023 shows the logo of the ChatGPT application developed by US artificial intelligence research organization OpenAI on a laptop screen (R) and the letters AI on a smartphone screen in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. A top US antitrust regulator said it was launching an inquiry on January 25, 2024 about investments made by Microsoft, Google and Amazon into generative AI startups OpenAI and Anthropic. The move is part of efforts by major authorities to make sure regulatory oversight can keep up with artificial intelligence developments and stop major players shutting out competitors in a field promising upheaval in multiple sectors. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)
Hertz is selling off a third of its EV rental fleet. Should EV owners be worried?
FILE PHOTO: A Hertz Tesla electric vehicle is displayed during the Hertz Corporation IPO at the Nasdaq Market site in Times Square in New York City, U.S., November 9, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Despite plenty of savings, Mississauga engineer earning $87,000 worries about rent and cost of kids
Should I send an emoji condolence when words fail me?
United CEO kickstarts Airbus talks amid Boeing delays, sources say
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A United Airlines passenger jet taxis at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, U.S. December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo/File Photo
Poilievre vows to cut funds to UN agency amid reports of staff role in Oct. 7 attacks
<div>Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he plans to slash funding to a United Nations agency that supports Palestinians amid allegations some its staff played a role in last October's terrorist attacks.&nbsp;Poilievre arrives to address the national Conservative caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick</div>
Palestinian-Canadian citizen journalist reported missing in Gaza
A member of a team supporting Mansour Shouman, a Canadian-Palestinian man documenting humanitarian efforts during the Israel-Hamas war, says loved ones have lost contact with the citizen journalist who was in Gaza. Shouman is shown in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
Former NHLer Alex Formenton among Canada’s 2018 world junior players facing charges over sexual-assault allegations
Hockey player Alex Formenton, who faces sexual assault charges, walks into the London Police Headquarters, with lawyers Daniel Brown and Lindsay Board in London, Ont., Sunday, January 28, 2024. THE GLOBE AND MAIL/Nicole Osborne
Biden says U.S. ‘shall respond’ after drone strike by Iran-backed group kills three U.S. troops in Jordan
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks as he attends the Brookland Baptist Banquet Center for their "Sunday Lunch" in West Columbia, South Carolina, on January 28, 2024. President Biden has a long-standing relationship with Brookland Baptist's pastor and First Lady, Robin Jackson, who is First Lady Dr. Jill Biden's prayer partner. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP) (Photo by KENT NISHIMURA/AFP via Getty Images)
A quiet weekend at the box office with The Beekeeper on top and some Oscar boosts
This image released by Amazon MGM Studios shows Jason Statham in a scene from "The Beekeeper." (Amazon MGM Studios via AP)
New Staples locations part of broad ServiceOntario review, minister says
A ServiceOntario location is shown in Whitby, Ont. on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. A plan to move nine ServiceOntario outlets into Staples Canada stores is part of a broader push by the government to consider new locations for all of the stand-alone, privately run operations of the provincial provider, The Canadian Press has learned. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
Markstrom in top form as Flames beat Blackhawks 1-0
Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom, makes a save against Chicago Blackhawks' Philipp Kurashev during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
Pettersson caps Canucks comeback with OT winner in 5-4 victory over Blue Jackets
Jan 27, 2024; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski (8) watches as Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson (40) scores the game winning goal on goalie Elvis Merzlikins (90) at Rogers Arena. Canucks won 5-4 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports
Home staging companies forced to adapt as sellers pull back in slow housing market
Rachael Stafford, a home stager and professional organizer, is shown in her Richmond Hill, Ont. home on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. A walk through a home tells Stafford what adjustments are needed to pique the interest of potential buyers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
France steps up security as Paris farmers’ protest looms
Farmers use tractors to blockade the A16 highway, near Beauvais some hundred kilometers north of Paris, on January 28, 2024, part of a nationwide campaign of protests called by several farmers unions on pay, tax and regulations. Farmers have fumed at what they say is a squeeze on purchase prices for produce by supermarket and industrial buyers, as well as complex environmental regulations. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP) (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images)
B.C. hops farm, director fined over $1-million after alleged fraud, securities commission says
In this picture taken Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, hops cones are seen during a harvest at a hopfield in Czech Republic. A Fraser Valley hops farm company and its director have been ordered to pay more than $1 million over an alleged fraud that a B.C. Securities Commission panel described as "near to the most serious type of fraud possible in an investment context." THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Petr David Josek
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are idling car factories and delaying new fashion. Will it get worse?
File - Shoppers pass a branch of British retail chain Marks & Spencer in London on Aug. 18, 2020. Marks & Spencer warned that shipping disruptions caused by attacks on ships in the Red Sea would delay new spring clothing and home goods collections that were due in February and March. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Bangladesh appeals court grants bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in labour case
Nobel prize laureate Mohammed Yunus of Bangladesh speaks at an event organized by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry in India and International Management Institute in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007. (FILE: AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
Quebec lawsuit could limit dismantling of homeless camps in the province
Eric Vallee stands by his tent in a park in St-Jérôme, Que. on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Two masked assailants attack a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul, killing one person
A Turkish Police forensic officer works near to Santa Maria church in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. Two masked assailants attacked a church in Istanbul during Sunday services, killing one person, Turkish officials said. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Several buyers vie for heritage-designated home in the Annex
Done Deal, 102 Bedford Rd., Toronto
The cap on international students, Bank of Canada holds interest rate and TD Bank faces stiff penalty: Must-read business and investing stories
Students and pedestrians are photographed walking along Gould St. on the Toronto Metropolitan University campus on Jan 22, 2024. The federal government has announced a two year cap on international student visas to help ease pressure on housing and health care. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Ukraine says corrupt officials stole $40-million meant to buy arms for the war with Russia
FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman of the 3rd Assault Brigade fires a 122mm mortar towards Russian positions at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, July 2, 2023. Employees from a Ukrainian arms firm conspired with defense ministry officials to embezzle almost $40 million earmarked to buy 100,000 mortar shells for the war with Russia, Ukraine's security service reported. The SBU said late Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024 that five people have been charged and the money has been recovered. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko, File)
Canadians gather to say a final goodbye to former NDP leader Ed Broadbent
A portrait of former federal New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Ed Broadbent, who passed away on January 11 at the age of 87, is seen at his state funeral in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 28, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable
French farmers aim to put Paris ‘under siege’ in tractor protest as activists hurl soup at Mona Lisa
Farmers block a highway, near Agen, southwestern France, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. French farmers have vowed to continue protesting and are maintaining traffic barricades on some of the country's major roads. The government announced a series of measures Friday but the farmers say these do not fully address their demands. (AP Photo/Fred Scheiber)
Iran launches three satellites as part of Western-criticized program as tensions rise
This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, claims to show a satellite carrier is launched at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province. Iran said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran's ballistic missiles. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)
UN urges reversal of funding pause for Palestinian agency, vows to punish staffers
(FILES) Palestinian refugees carry food aid they received from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on April 24, 2008 in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. France announced on January 28, 2024 that it does not plan any new funding to UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA for the first half of 2024. (Photo by Said KHATIB / AFP) (Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)
Jannik Sinner rallies from two sets down to beat Medvedev in Australian Open, clinch first Grand Slam title
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 28: Jannik Sinner of Italy poses with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup during the official presentation after their Men's Singles Final match against Daniil Medvedev during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
Is there a way to end my car lease early without owing thousands in payments?
Using a car owned or leased by your employer begins to make sense if you’re driving the vehicle mostly for business purposes (say, over 70 per cent of the time).
How AI is poised to revolutionize the job search process
FILE PHOTO: AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
‘Let’s match wannabe grandparents with new immigrant families.’ No grandchildren? Plus other letters to the editor for Jan. 28
Your lookahead horoscope for the week: January 28, 2024
Aquarius.
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