South African anti-apartheid leader Archbishop Desmond Tutu died this weekend at the age of 90, leaving behind a powerful legacy. As ππΓ‘π πΎβππππ reports, heβs remembered around the world for a life spent fighting for equality.
A grim new record in Ontario as the province reports more than 10,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day. But experts say the true number of cases is likely much higher, as testing centres struggle to keep up. Morgan Campbell reports on the surge and how itβs affecting the holiday weekend.
Meanwhile, surging COVID-19 case numbers in the U.S. are wreaking havoc on holiday travel. More than 1,000 flights were cancelled in the U.S. on Boxing Day, according to a flight tracking website. Jennifer Johnson reports.
With less than a week to go until 2022, itβs time to look back at the year that was in Canadian politics. From COVID-19 and Truth and Reconciliation to climate change and the Canadian federal election, a lot has happened in 2021. Mercedes Stephen and Global Newsβ political correspondents in Ottawa look back at the moments that stood out.
And finally, another sign of the troubling changes underway in Hong Kongβ three universities removed public monuments commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen massacre. As Mike Armstrong explains, it points to a further erosion of the βone country, two systemsβ principle that was supposed to apply to Hong Kong.
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