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Year in review: A look at news events in June 2020
A look at news events in June 2020: 01 - Federal health officials said nursing homes had reported nearly 26,000 deaths among residents from COVID-19. 01 - U.S. President Donald Trump declared himself ...
Dec 31, 2020
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. It happ...
Dec 31, 2020
Year in review: A look at news events in February 2020
A look at news events in February 2020: 01 - The new coronavirus global emergency sent markets tumbling as major airlines announced the suspension of flights to China. Tour companies and hotels in Wes...
Dec 31, 2020
Year in review: A look at news events in August 2020
A look at news events in August 2020: 01 - The recipient of the first partial face transplant in the U.S. died almost a dozen years after the groundbreaking operation. The Cleveland Clinic said 57-yea...
Dec 31, 2020
Year in review: A look at news events in April 2020
A look at news events in April 2020: 1 - Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced a $71-billion price tag on the Liberal wage subsidy program for large and small businesses. That's expected to ...
Dec 31, 2020
Year in review: A look at news events in May 2020
A look at news events in May 2020: 01 - Pioneering drummer Tony Allen, considered the driver of the Afrobeat sound that featured prominent guitars, complex brass harmonies and polyrhythmic drumming, d...
Dec 31, 2020
Year in review: A look at news events in July 2020
A look at news events in July 2020: 01 - Canada, the U.S. and Mexico officially enacted the new North American free-trade deal, after months of gruelling negotiations and several setbacks. 01 - The CO...
Dec 31, 2020
Dick Thornburgh, ex-governor and US attorney general, dies
Dick Thornburgh, who as Pennsylvania governor won plaudits for his cool handling of the 1979 Three Mile Island crisis and as U.S. attorney general restored credibility to a Justice Department hurt by ...
Dec 31, 2020
Year in review: A look at news events in March 2020
A look at news events in March 2020: 01 - Former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden scored a resounding victory in South Carolina's Democratic primary, riding a wave of African-American support to get some...
Dec 31, 2020
Alberta approves NHL games for Edmonton, Calgary; feds waive 14-day quarantine rule
Alberta is the first province to officially say the NHL can play games in its arenas for the upcoming season.In a statement to The Canadian Press on Thursday, the Alberta government said it approved E...
Dec 31, 2020