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A look at news events in August 2022: 2 – Vin Scully, Hall of Fame broadcaster for the Dodgers of Major League Baseball, died at the age of 94.

A look at news events in July 2022: 3 – Historian Irving Abella died at 82. He was the co-author of a seminal book on the Canadian government's refusal to accept Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust.

A look at news events in June 2022: 1 – A jury awarded actor Johnny Depp $15 million in damages in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard. The same jury awarded Heard $2 million in damages in her countersuit against Depp.

A look at news events in May 2022: 1 - Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said Canada's residential school system was a cultural genocide.

A look at news events in April 2022: 1 - Pope Francis apologized for the role the Roman Catholic Church played in Canada's residential school system. A Métis delegation travelled to the Vatican to talk about what happened in the schools.

A look at news events in March 2022: 1 - Russian forces escalated their attacks on populated urban areas of Ukraine.

A look at news events in February 2022: 1 – The demonstrators still taking part in a protest in front of Parliament Hill said they were staying put until all COVID-related restrictions were lifted.

A look at news events in January 2022: 4 – An Ontario court awarded $107 million to the families of six of the victims of the downing of a Ukraine International Airlines flight two years ago.

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. 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

VICTORIA — At first, Cory Holland thought government anti-smoking measures were working when he noticed tobacco sales at his British Columbia convenience store started to drop.