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A look at news events in October 2021: 1 - An experimental COVID-19 pill developed by pharmaceutical company Merck reportedly reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the virus.

A look at news events in September 2021: 1 - The federal Liberals released a re-election platform highlighting $78 billion in new spending. That's more than three times the direct new revenues promised over the next five years.

A look at news events in August 2021: 1 - Toronto's Penny Oleksiak earned a seventh career medal to make her Canada's most decorated Olympian of all time.

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 31 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

A look at news events in July 2021: 1 - The B.C. community of Lytton was essentially destroyed by a raging wildfire.

A look at news events in June 2021: 1 - The Edmonton CFL franchise changed its team name to Elks.

A look at news events in May 2021: 1 - The final phase of ending America's so-called "forever war'' in Afghanistan after 20 years formally began.

A look at news events in April 2021: 1 - More than five million Canadians had received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose -- or almost one in six. About 690,000 of those had received both doses. Deputy chief public health officer Dr.

A look at news events in March 2021: 2 - Gross domestic product shrank 5.4 per cent in 2020, making it the worst year for the Canadian economy since the agency started keeping records in 1961.

A look at news events in February 2021: 1 - Drugmaker Novavax submitted its vaccine candidate to Health Canada for regulatory approval.