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Firefighters battling a blaze in a Southern California canyon made some progress toward containment but were up against more high winds and low humidity on Friday, which threatened to stoke the flames that forced thousands to evacuate. Source

India has accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of inciting "extremist activities" and warns that his remarks about farmers' protests could harm relations between the two countries. In a statement issued by the office of India's minister of external affairs today, the Indian government said the Canadian high commissioner was summoned and told that comments by Trudeau, some of his cabinet ministers and MPs raising concerns about New Delhi's response to protesting Indian farmers "constitute an…

RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORY -- A 13-year-old Palestinian died on Friday after being shot by Israeli troops during clashes with a stone-throwing crowd in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency reported. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Ali Abu Alia was hit in the stomach and died later at a hospital. Source

LONDON -- The mayor of the English city of Liverpool was arrested Friday over allegations of fraud in building and development contracts, local media said. The Liverpool Echo reported that Joe Anderson was one of five men arrested by detectives as part of an ongoing investigation. Source

TORONTO -- Toronto and Peel Region have made a major change to the list of COVID-19 symptoms that would force children to stay home from school and child-care. Starting Dec. 7, Toronto Public Health and Peel Public Health will require that all students with one or more symptoms of COVID-19 stay home and get tested for the disease. Source

MONTREAL -- Quebec public health authorities are facing a troubling accusation—that they haven't made it possible for a huge number of citizens to get the most basic COVID-19 care, a test. The province's critics are also furious that it hasn't answered for itself, despite repeated requests, since March. Source

TORONTO -- Ontario is moving three regions into new COVID-19 levels starting on Monday, forcing tougher restrictions on businesses and residents in parts of the province. Middlesex-London Health Unit and Thunder Bay District Health Unit will move to Orange-Restrict while Halliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit are moving to Yellow-Protect on Dec. Source

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -- The island kingdom of Bahrain said Friday it has become the second nation in the world to grant an emergency-use authorization for the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. Source

The NHL is now considering a mid-January start date for an abbreviated 56-game regular season, multiple outlets reported Friday. The league and NHL Players' Association discussed multiple options for the upcoming campaign Thursday night. The Jan. Source

The NHL is now considering a mid-January start date for an abbreviated 56-game regular season, multiple outlets reported Friday. The league and NHL Players' Association discussed multiple options for the upcoming campaign Thursday night. The Jan. Source