Canada clinched first place in its pool and a quarter-final matchup against the Czech Republic with a 4-1 win over Finland at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton on Thursday.
Day: January 1, 2021
The National for December 31: COVID-19 dashes hopes for a fresh start to the new year as hospitals near capacity and case numbers break records.
CBC News has learned that Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard spent time this month in Hawaii on a family vacation, despite a direction from the federal and provincial governments to avoid non-essential travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pascal Siakam has apparently paid the price for his late-game unsportsmanlike behaviour. The Raptors chose not to play Siakam on Thursday against the visiting New York Knicks, starting Norman Powell in place of the struggling forward.
Britain has completed its economic break from the European Union after the Brexit transition period expired, ending its 48-year partnership with the trading bloc and starting a new and more distant relationship with its continental neighbours.