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January 7

RJ Barrett shines with season-best 37 points in fourth game for Raptors in 133-118 win over Warriors
Toronto Raptors forward RJ Barrett (9) lays up a shot over Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga (00) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)
Colin Blackwell helps Chicago beat the Flames in first game without Bedard
Chicago Blackhawks center Colin Blackwell celebrates his goal against the Calgary Flames during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Barack Obama and John Mulaney are among the winners at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards
The team from "Beauty And The Beast: A 30th Celebration"pose in the press room with the award for outstanding costume for variety, nonfiction or reality programming during night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday Jan. 7, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Ignoring Taiwan’s complaints, more Chinese balloons spotted over strait
FILE - Taiwan military vessels are seen in Keelung Harbor in Taiwan, on Aug. 4, 2022. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said a Chinese military surveillance balloon passed over the northern port city of Keelung Thursday night, Dec. 7, 2023, then continued travelling east before disappearing. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai, File)
Israel says Hezbollah struck sensitive air traffic base in the north and warns of ‘another war’
Smoke rises over buildings on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese border village of Khiam following a reported Israeli bombardment on January 7, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP) (Photo by RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images)
Jets extend points streak to 12 straight with 6-2 win over Coyotes
Winnipeg Jets' Mark Scheifele (55) scores against Arizona Coyotes goalie Karel Vejmelka, left, during the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Man, 44, dies after encampment fire in Saint John, N.B., police say
New Brunswick's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Monday July 6, 2020. Police say a man has died after a fire at an encampment in Saint John, N.B. Local police say emergency crews responded to the fire near the viaduct at a highway on-ramp on Saturday night.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Australia bans Nazi salute and public display of terror group symbols
FILE PHOTO: Australia's Federal Parliament in Canberra, May 8, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Taylor/File Photo
Halifax volunteers, non-profit groups working to create ‘humane’ conditions for encampment residents
Volunteer Stephen Wilsack spent Sunday covering tents with tarps for unhoused people at an encampment in Grand Parade square downtown Halifax in preparation for the city's first big winter storm. (Lindsay Jones)
Golden Globes fashion: Colman Domingo honours Bayard Rustin, Sandra Hüller sweeps in wearing goddess green
Colman Domingo attends the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Man found dead in tent before clearance of Edmonton homeless camp
Cleanup crews tear down homeless encampments in Edmonton on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. A man has been discovered dead at a homeless encampment north of Edmonton's downtown, prompting city officials to briefly pause their plans to clear the camp. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
How to watch the Golden Globes, including the red carpet and backstage interviews
Crews set up a ballroom during the Golden Globe Awards Press Preview at the Beverly Hilton on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Securities litigator leaves Norton Rose for boutique firm
Linda Fuerst, of Lenczer Slaght ,is representing Scott Mortimer, an investment advisor with CIBC World Markets Inc.. CIBC WM was fined $ 700 000 for failing to comply with trading supervision regulations. As well, Scott and another employee were fined $70 000 in connection to the non compliance. Dec.21. 2004 Photo by Fred Lum / The Globe and Mail DIGITAL IMAGE
Within the contradictory December jobs report, the downward trends in labour pressures remain
Construction workers toil inside the Barron Building as crews convert it from office space to residential apartments in Calgary, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
In the quest for new medicines, developers seek to make AI their divining rod
Dr. Petrina Kamya poses for a portrait in her office at Insilico Medicine in Montreal on Monday, December 11, 2023. Dr. Kamya is the head of AI Platforms at Insilico Medicine, where her team oversees the development and implementation of artificial intelligence systems in the medical field. Evan Buhler/The Globe and Mail
Nylander’s numbers keeps getting better and better, and so should his contracts
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 06: William Nylander #88 of the Toronto Maple Leafs scores a goal past Calen Addison #33 of the San Jose Sharks in the third period at SAP Center on January 06, 2024 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Shapovalov to play in ASB Open in Auckland after knee injury, says he’s gained confidence and perspective
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov walks onto the court to receive his championship ring during a ceremony honouring Canada’s Davis Cup championship team at Day 1 of the National Bank Open in Toronto, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Shapovalov is one of four players that has been named to Canada's Davis Cup team for the international tennis competition's upcoming group stage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
One dead in helicopter crash near Revelstoke, B.C., RCMP confirms
Mounties in Revelstoke say one person has died in a helicopter crash near Revelstoke, B.C. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
TheScore’s struggling U.S. owner called out by top shareholder after paying billions for betting app and Barstool Sports
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‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Golden Globes, ‘Poor Things’ upsets ‘Barbie’ in comedy
This image released by CBS shows Cillian Murphy accepting the award for best actor in a motion picture for his role in "Oppenheimer" during the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. (Sonja Flemming/CBS via AP)
Winter storms dump snow on both U.S. coasts as icy roads make for hazardous travel
A person walks a dog as snow falls in Portsmouth, N.H., Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. A major winter storm bringing up to a foot of snow and freezing rain to some communities spread across New England Sunday sending residents scurrying to pull out their shovels and snow blowers to clear sidewalks and driveways. Winter storm warnings and watches were in effect throughout the Northeast, and icy roads made for hazardous travel as far south as North Carolina. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
Young Palestinian girl killed when Israeli police fire at suspected attackers in West Bank unrest
Palestinians inspect the site where a roadside bomb killed one Israeli paramilitary police officer and injured three others during overnight clashes in the Jenin refugee camp, West Bank, on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. Six Palestinians and a member of Israel's paramilitary border police were killed in confrontations in a hot spot of violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry and the Israeli military said Sunday. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed).
Now-found door ‘plug’ may hold vital clues to how a gaping hole blew open on Alaska Airlines jetliner
FILE PHOTO: Passenger oxygen masks hang from the roof next to a missing window and a portion of a side wall of an Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, which had been bound for Ontario, California and suffered depressurization soon after departing, in Portland, Oregon, U.S., January 5, 2024 in this picture obtained from social media. Instagram/@strawberrvy via REUTERS
Israeli strike kills two Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say
Smoke rises over Gaza during Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, January 7, 2024. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Two dead in Ukraine city of Kherson as Russian soldiers celebrate Orthodox Christmas on front line
In this photo released by Russian Orthodox Church Press Service, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, center, delivers the Christmas service in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. While much of the world has Christmas in the rearview mirror by now, people in some Eastern Orthodox traditions celebrat the holy day on Sunday. Jan. 7, 2024. (Oleg Varov, Russian Orthodox Church Press Service via AP)
The Pentagon adds new details about Lloyd Austin’s secretive hospital stay and the delay in telling Biden
FILE - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Congressional leaders announce agreement on topline spending levels, a key step to averting shutdown
The US Capitol building is pictured in Washington, DC, on October 23, 2023. After floundering for weeks to pick a new speaker for the US House of Representatives, Republicans will hear October 23, 2023 from nine fresh candidates vying to fill the leadership void that has paralyzed Congress. (Photo by Julia Nikhinson / AFP) (Photo by JULIA NIKHINSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Environment Canada warns heavy snow expected for coastal B.C.
<div>Environment Canada says inland sections of the central and south coasts of British Columbia should prepare for significant snowfall early this week. A person, lower right, walks a dog after an overnight and morning snowstorm, in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>
Quebec’s ‘common front’ public sector unions will vote on new contract
Common Front union leaders, from left, Eric Gingras, president of the CSQ, Magali Picard, president of the FTQ, Robert Comeau, president of the APTS and Francois Enault, CSN vice-president, speak during a news conference in Montreal, Sunday, January 7, 2024, where they updated the media on negotiations with the government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Libya says it suspended oil production at largest field after protesters forced its closure
This is a locator map for Libya with its capital, Tripoli. (AP Photo)
Third shooting in three days in Coquitlam, B.C., sends man to hospital
<div>Mounties in Coquitlam say a third shooting in as many days has left a man with life-threatening injuries. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>
Canadian international Julia Grosso helps Juventus women to Super Cup triumph
Boeing checks hit paperwork snag; US investigators search for missing part
Alaska Airlines flight 794, a Boeing 737-800, takes off from Portland International Airport in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. The FAA has ordered the temporary grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft after part of the fuselage blew out during a flight. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
London underground strikes planned for this week suspended, union says
FILE PHOTO: A strike action notice is placed at Victoria Underground station, as London Underground workers strike over pay and terms, in London, Britain, January 7, 2024. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo
Senior Vatican official makes case for a married priesthood
Special Vatican envoys, archbishop Charles Scicluna reads a brochure entitled "A new beginning", during a meeting with priests inside a church in Osorno, Chile June 15, 2018. REUTERS/Fernando Lavoz/File Photo
Japanese automaker Honda considering multibillion-dollar EV plant in Canada, report says
FILE PHOTO: A Honda SUV e:Prototype electric vehicle (EV) is seen displayed during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Wonka tops box office again, as 2024 gets off to a slower start
Kerry Condon attends the premiere of "Night Swim" on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Hasina wins overwhelming majority in Bangladesh as opposition boycotts election
An election official (C) being escorted by police, carries a sealed ballot box after voting concluded at a polling station in Dhaka on January 7, 2024. Bangladesh election officials began counting votes on January 7 after polls guaranteed to give a fifth term in office to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina closed, following a boycott led by an opposition party she branded a "terrorist organisation". (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP) (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Veteran journalist’s son is the fifth member of family killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza
Palestinians look at a car targeted by an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. Two journalists were killed in the strike, Hanza Dahdouh, who worked for Al Jazeera, and a freelance journalist, Mustafa Thuria (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)
Zimbabwe rescues all 15 trapped miners alive, government says
A woman walks past the Zimbabwe Mines and Minerals offices in Harare, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Mines Minister Zhemu Soda has announced that Geo Associates and its partners Invictus Energy and One Gas Resources have declared a major gas discovery in the country.The discovery according to a statement issued by Invictus Energy, represents one of the most significant developments in the onshore Oil and Gas Sector in the Southern African region.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Construction workers find ‘ancient’ remains from Indigenous burial site in Toronto
Ontario is scrapping its plan to dissolve Peel Region west of Toronto, citing concerns that it would lead to significant municipal tax hikes. Birds swim in the waters of Lake Ontario overlooking the city of Toronto skyline in Mississauga, Ont., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Nova Scotia’s pioneer cemeteries are disappearing, but not without a fight
Steve Skafte, a photographer and writer based in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley, works to stabilize a grave marker in a small, long-abandoned cemetery in West Paradise, N.S. on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.&nbsp; THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Israel taps Supreme Court ex-president Aharon Barak for ICJ panel
Former Israeli Supreme Court President, Aharon Barak, accuses Palestinian Islamist group Hamas of crimes against humanity and calls for the international community to take action during a press conference together with some of the hostage's family in Tel Aviv, Israel November 3, 2023 REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun REFILE-CORRECTING NAME FROM ARON BARAK TO AHARON BARAK
Calgary is transforming old offices to apartments, and experts say other cities should follow
Construction workers toil inside the Barron Building as crews convert it from office space to residential apartments in Calgary, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Canadian skier Valérie Grenier takes World Cup giant slalom for second career win
Canada's Valerie Grenier reacts in the finish line of the Women's Giant Slalom race of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia on January 6, 2024. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP) (Photo by JURE MAKOVEC/AFP via Getty Images)
Spirit AeroSystems made fuselage part, but Boeing has key role, sources say
Alaska Airlines flight 1276, a Boeing 737-900, taxis before takeoff from Portland International Airport in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. The FAA has ordered the temporary grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft after part of the fuselage blew out during a flight. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
PWHL game between Minnesota and Montreal sets attendance record
Minnesota goalie Maddie Rooney (35) stops a shot by Montreal forward Maureen Murphy, left, during the second period of a PWHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Rafael Nadal withdraws from the Australian Open with an injury
Rafael Nadal of Spain looks dejected between games in his quarter-final match against Jordan Thompson of Australia during the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
Zach Hyman hat trick lifts surging Oilers past Senators 3-1
Ottawa Senators goalie Anton Forsberg (31) makes the save on Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) as Jakob Chychrun (6) defends during second period NHL action in Edmonton on Saturday Jan. 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Celine Song, Ryan Gosling and Martin Short among Canadians up for Golden Globe Awards
Filmmaker Celine Song poses for a portrait in Toronto on Monday, May 29, 2023.&nbsp;Several Canadians are vying for Golden Globe awards tonight, including indie darling Song and blockbuster star Ryan Gosling. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Quebec teachers hopeful as students return to school after strikes
Four large Quebec public sector unions say they will strike for a week in December in an effort to increase the pace of contract negotiations with the provincial government. Thousands of members of the unions' common front gathered to protest, Thursday, November 23, 2023 at the National Assembly in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
China sanctions 5 U.S. defence companies in response to U.S. sanctions and arms sales to Taiwan
FILE - A Switchblade 600 loitering missile drone manufactured by AeroVironment is displayed at the Eurosatory arms show in Villepinte, north of Paris, on June 14, 2022. China announced sanctions Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024 on five American defense-related companies in response to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and U.S sanctions on Chinese companies and individuals. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
North Korea vows military strike if any provocation, fires more artillery rounds
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's military exercise during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. South Korea accused North Korea of firing artillery shells near their tense sea boundary for a third straight day on Sunday, as the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un mocked the South's ability to detect its weapons launches. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Canada’s job growth stalls, global shipping costs soar and why some are leaving Canada for affordability: Must-read business and investing stories
A "Now Hiring" sign is displayed on a business in Montreal on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Statistics Canada is set to release its July job report this morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Snow hinders rescues and aid deliveries to isolated communities after Japan quakes kill 128 people
Snow falls as a search operation is continued around a burnt market in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. A major earthquake slammed western Japan on Jan. 1, killing scores of people, toppling buildings and setting off landslides. (Kyodo News via AP)
Nearly 7,000 Rohingya left homeless after fire in Bangladesh camp
Rohingya refugees work on rebuilding their makeshift shelters after a fire broke out in a camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, January 7, 2024. REUTERS/Ro Yassin Abdumonab NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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U.S. Secretary of State Blinken to visit UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Israel on Monday, seeking to avert wider war
A picture taken from Rafah on January 7, 2024, shows smoke billowing over Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Three of the top 2024 workplace trends, according to hybrid experts
Startup businesspeople having a meeting at a small office with colleagues joining the meeting via video call. Diverse group of startup entrepreneurs meeting with colleagues working remotely over video conference.
Do drivers have to wait for me when I’m backing into traffic?
FILE PHOTO: Cars drive in heavy traffic on the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto, June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
‘I wish Toronto was like Paris, but we are not.’ Cars, bikes and more, plus other letters to the editor for Jan. 7
Bikers ride on a bicycle path at Rivoli street, in Paris, on February 23, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images)
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