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  • A worker hoses down garbage bins outside the closed Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (Chinatopix via AP)

    Can putting a city under lockdown stop the spread of a coronavirus?

    Can keeping millions of people inside their own city actually contain the coronavirus? Canadian doctors don’t think so, but say the strategy could at least slow the virus’s spread.

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    CTV National News for Jan. 22

    FULL SHOW: Coronavirus outbreak • Missing snowmobilers • St. John's flights • Amira update • Impeachment trial • High-profile phone hack • Terry Jones dies

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    A soldier from the 4th Artillery Regiment based at CFB Gagetown clears snow at a residence in St. John's on Monday, January 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

    Newfoundlanders dig out after historic snowstorm

    Armed with shovels, N.L. residents hit the streets in an attempt to clear snow from their properties after a record-breaking snowfall hit the region.

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    Coronavirus blocks travel in Chinese city of Wuhan

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    Five snowmobilers missing in Que. after falling th

    Search continues for 5 missing snowmobilers on Que. lake

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    CTV National News: High-profile phone hack

    Saudi Arabia suspected of spying on billionaire Jeff Bezos

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    Terry Jones

    Monty Python star Terry Jones died at the age of 77

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    Park So-dam, from left, Lee Sun Gyun, Choi Woo-shik, Lee Jeong-eun and Kang-Ho Song accept the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture for 'Parasite' at the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

    Highlights from the 2020 SAG Awards

     
    Students and community members attend a ceremony at Carleton University to honour biology PhD student Fareed Arastech and biology alumnus Mansour Pourjam, who died in the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 in Tehran, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

    Memorial services held for plane crash victims

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    A man walks the his belongings through clouds of ash kicked up on a road as authorities enforced total evacuation of residents living near Taal volcano in Agoncillo town, Batangas province, southern Philippines on Thursday Jan. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

    Volcanic ash covers parts of the Philippines

     
    Rescue workers search the scene where an Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

    Scene of deadly passenger plane crash in Iran


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    Prince Charles walks past Mike Pence at event in Jerusalem

    A video showing Prince Charles seemingly walk past the U.S. vice president in Jerusalem is making the rounds on social media.

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  • In this Sept. 20, 2017, file photo Oscar the cat, who is not a service animal, sits in his carry on travel bag after arriving at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

    New rules could bump emotional-support animals from U.S. flights

    The days of passengers bringing rabbits, turtles and birds on planes as emotional-support animals could be ending in the U.S.

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    FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2017, file photo Oscar the cat, who is not a service animal, sits in his carry on travel bag after arriving at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. Industry officials believe many that hundreds of thousands of passengers scam the system each year by claiming they need their pet for emotional support. Those people avoid airline pet fees, which Oscar's owners paid. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

    Here are some unusual pets people have brought on board

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    Wuhan: What it's like at centre of outbreak

    Wuhan: What it's like at centre of outbreak

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    Teen hit the back of a head with gun at B.C. mall

    Warning: Teen hit the back of a head with gun at B.C. mall

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    Aerial view of devastation caused by the Taal volc

    Aerial view of devastation caused by the Taal volcano

  • Certified lego professional Ryan McNaught is pictured at Telus World of Science in Vancouver, Wednesday, January 22, 2020.JONATHAN HAYWARD / THE CANADIAN PRESS

    Professional Lego builder 'hasn't worn a tie for years' after giving up IT job

    This kitten hitched a ride from Picture Butte to Calgary in the engine compartment of a pickup and ended up finding a new home. (Courtesy Jen Schielke)

    Kitten finds new home after hitching 200-kilometre ride on truck engine

  • The Kenosha Police Department in Wisconsin warned residents about "highly addictive" Girl Scout cookies. (Kenosha Police Department / Facebook)

    Wisconsin police warn of 'highly addictive' Girl Scout cookies coming to town

    Model Irina Shayk wears a creation for the final Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2020 fashion collection presented Wednesday Jan. 22, 2020 in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

    Gaultier bids the runway adieu on final day of couture

Local Highlights

  • Karen Cliffe was injured when a chunk of ice smashed through her windshield on Highway 40 in the West Island.

    Quebec woman injured when chunk of ice flies off truck, smashes her windshield

    The Supreme Court of Canada, as is customary, did not give reasons for the ruling. (CTV News)

    Supreme Court of Canada dismisses Victoria's appeal on plastic bag ban

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    96-year-old ham radio operator makes an out-of-this world connection

  • Cipangopaludina chinensis, better known as the Chinese mystery snail, was discovered in McGregor Lake on Dec. 1, 2019. (Supplied)

    This invasive species from China was found in a southern Alberta lake

    Randy Ambrosie, CFL commissioner, is flanked by Craig Reynolds, left, president and chief executive officer of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Mike (Pinball) Clemons, general manager of the Toronto Argonauts, after the league announced a regular season game between the Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders at a news conference in Halifax on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)

    Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders to square off in Halifax

    An injured girl identified on Facebook as being involved in the incident is shown. The girl cannot be publicly identified by law, due to her age and the age of others alleged to be involved. Exclusive

    'I can't stop thinking about what happened': Traumatized B.C. teen speaks out after alleged assault

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    Pierre Poilievre announces he won't make CPC leadership run

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    U.S. lecturer calls police on student who refused to switch seats

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    A grader crashed into a parked vehicle on Thursday morning. (Source: Rick Medlock)

    Security video shows grader hit parked vehicle in Edmonton

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    Woman allegedly drugged at Halifax club

    Woman shares story after alleged drugging in Halifax club

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    Manitoba RCMP have announced that they believe the bodies of Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod have been found.

    Mounties estimate B.C. murderers` manhunt cost under $800K


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