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 happened at the direction of President Donald Trump, who tweeted an image of the American flag as the news broke. The U.S. Defence Department said Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani “was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region.” Iran’s supreme leader vowed there would be harsh retaliation.
03 – Australia launched one of the largest evacuations in its history, as more than 200 wildfires burned across the country. The Victoria state government ordered as many as 140,000 permanent residents and tens of thousands more vacationers to leave the region before fires closed roads and trapped them.
The New Year’s Eve fireworks at Quidi Vidi Lake have been postponed until Friday.
The fireworks were set to start at 8 p.m. New Year’s Eve, but high winds forced the City of St. John’s to delay the show. The fireworks are now scheduled for 8 p.m. on Friday at Quidi Vidi Lake.
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Making 2020 picture perfect: Here are some of our favourite photos from you this year
We truly love seeing all of the photos you send us, and we know you love seeing them, too.
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Posted: Dec 28, 2020 10:00 AM NT | Last Updated: December 28, 2020
Golden September skies over St. John s are seen from Signal Hill. (Submitted by Alick Tsui)
What a year it s been!
We ve had thousands of photo submissions from our audience across Newfoundland and Labrador over the last 12 months, many of which we shared with you through our weekly audience galleries and across our social media channels. We truly love seeing all of the photos you send us, and we know you love seeing them as well!
Why a Canadian believes 2 treasures buried 40 years ago are in St. John s and Halifax
Decades ago, an artist buried 12 treasures across North America. Nine remain under the ground. One treasure hunter thinks he s cracked the code and found not one, but two, of the remaining treasures. And he thinks they re both in Canada.
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A 1982 book sparked a huge hunt in the U.S., but one sleuth says 2 treasures are in Halifax and St. John s
Posted: Dec 23, 2020 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: December 23, 2020
James Morrow thinks one of the treasures lies underfoot in Halifax s central plaza, Grand Parade.(CBC)
It s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in our latest audience photo gallery
Have a photo you d like us to see? Email us! Our address is nlphotos@cbc.ca.
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Marilyn Crotty found this Christmas light display on the water in Dildo earlier this week.(Submitted by Marilyn Crotty)
We re oh so close to Christmas now! While it may not be a white Christmas for some across the province, that isn t stopping holiday spirit from showing through.
Enjoy some Christmas spirit in our latest audience photo gallery, and don t forget to scroll to the bottom to see how you can submit a photo of your own.