Television icon Betty White dead at 99

Betty White, the iconic television star who endeared herself to generations of fans over a decades-spanning career, has died at age 99.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/betty-white-obituary-1.6301527?cmp=rss

UN food agency suspends work in North Darfur following attacks

The World Food Program has suspended its operations across Sudan's province of North Darfur following recent attacks on its warehouses, a decision expected to affect about two million local people.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/un-food-agency-sudan-north-darfur-suspended-1.6301433?cmp=rss

Colorado wildfires force tens of thousands to evacuate homes over holidays

Tens of thousands of Colorado residents driven from their neighbourhoods by wind-whipped wildfires anxiously waited to learn what was left standing of their lives Friday after the flames burned an estimated 580 homes, a hotel and a shopping centre.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/colorado-wildfires-force-tens-of-thousands-to-evacuate-homes-over-holidays-1.6301389?cmp=rss

Biden administration drags its feet on banning landmines

U.S. President Joe Biden promised during the presidential campaign to reinstate an effective ban on the use of landmines by the U.S. military which was undone by his predecessor Donald Trump.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/landmines-biden-trump-1.6296834?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday

Nova Scotia says it will ramp up its COVID-19 vaccine booster program, while Prince Edward Island is restoring financial supports for workers impacted by the pandemic as the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus continued to spread in Atlantic Canada.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-dec31-2021-1.6301287?cmp=rss

Good riddance to 2021: New Year's Eve celebrations worldwide muted for 2nd straight year

In many places, plans for New Year's Eve celebrations were muted or cancelled for the second straight year due to a surge of coronavirus infections, this time driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/new-year-s-eve-pandemic-1.6301280?cmp=rss