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From 'Snowmageddon' to pandemic, Newfoundland and Labrador confronted hunger in 2020

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Skipping meals is dangerous for a diabetic, but Janine Ryan finds she sometimes has no choice if she wants her kids to have enough to eat. Ryan is a welder, but she lost her job when the pandemic hit.

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Year in review: A look at news events in January 2020

A look at news events in January 2020: 02 - The U.S. Pentagon announced a military airstrike at Baghdad's International Airport killed a top-ranking member of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard.

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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Dec. 14, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Dec. 14, 2020. There are 460,743 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 460,743 confirmed cases (74,059 active, 373,253 resolved, 13,431 deaths).

Dec 14, 2020 2:00 AM Read more >

First COVID-19 vaccine shipments arrive in Canada, more en route

MONTREAL — The first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Canada.

Dec 13, 2020 7:13 PM Read more >

Man accused of trying to bring millions of smokes from Quebec into Manitoba

A Manitoba man faces charges after authorities there and in Ontario allege he was caught with millions of illegal cigarettes. The Manitoba government says the 44-year-old was stopped and arrested by Ontario Provincial Police on Nov.

Dec 13, 2020 7:11 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Dec. 13, 2020. There are 460,743 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 460,743 confirmed cases (74,059 active, 373,253 resolved, 13,431 deaths).

Dec 13, 2020 5:34 PM Read more >

Quebec Police cancel Amber Alert after two young girls are found safe

TERREBONNE, Que. — Quebec police have cancelled an Amber Alert, saying two girls who were missing from the Terrebonne area have been found safe. Police lifted the alert shortly before 7 p.m. -- four hours after they were reportedly last seen.

Dec 13, 2020 4:57 PM Read more >

Former Liberal cabinet minister Alfonso Gagliano dies

OTTAWA — Alfonso Gagliano, a former Liberal cabinet minister who played a key role in the sponsorship scandal of the early 2000s, has died. He was 78. His daughter Imma Gagliano confirmed his death, which occurred Saturday.

Dec 13, 2020 4:02 PM Read more >

Former PM Brian Mulroney recovering after emergency surgery

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney is recovering after undergoing an emergency surgery on Friday. A family spokesman says the "urgent procedure" was a "complete success" and Mulroney was released from hospital this afternoon. Mulroney is 81.

Dec 13, 2020 3:59 PM Read more >

Researchers aim to use artificial intelligence to save endangered whales in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Researchers are aiming to "teach" a computer to recognize the sounds of resident killer whales in order to develop a warning system for preventing ships from fatally striking endangered orcas off British Columbia's coast.

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