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Vigils held for plane crash victims and assisted dying; In The News for Jan. 13

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 Jan. 13. What we are watching in Canada ... Th...

Jan 13, 2020

Feds to delete near-death requirement but could impose new limits to MAID

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is launching public consultations today on how best to respond to a court ruling that concluded it's unconstitutional to allow only Canadians who are already ...

Jan 13, 2020

Canada's newest astronauts finish basic training at NASA in Texas

It's a small step toward the moon, but a giant leap for two Canadians. Joshua Kudryk and Jenni Sidey-Gibbons graduated Friday along with 11 Americans from NASA's basic astronaut training and will ...

Jan 12, 2020

Haitian-Canadians commemorate 10 year anniversary of deadly earthquake

MONTREAL - Haitian Canadians are marking the 10th anniversary of a catastrophic earthquake that devastated Haiti. Many gathered at a ceremony in Montreal to commemorate the more th...

Jan 12, 2020

Prime Minister Trudeau to attend Edmonton memorial service for crash victims

OTTAWA - Eight more Canadian officials will travel Monday to Iran to help investigate the downing of a Ukrainian jetliner and assist families of the 57 Canadians who perished in the cra...

Jan 12, 2020

Ex-SNC-Lavalin exec Sami Bebawi gets 8.5 years for fraud, corruption

MONTREAL - Former SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison Friday, wrapping up the last of the criminal cases brought against the engineering g...

Jan 12, 2020

North Saanich mayor says duke and duchess chose ideal spot to ponder future

VICTORIA - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle chose the perfect place to rest and relax with their young son, Archie, over the holiday season before announcing they plan to step back as senior m...

Jan 12, 2020

A look at some of the victims of the Iran plane crash who had roots in Canada

Dozens of people with ties to Canada were among the 176 who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran. Prime Minister Justin Trudea...

Jan 12, 2020

Pompeo, Mnuchin defend sanctions strategy in Iran as they detail latest measures

WASHINGTON - The United States launched an economic counterattack Friday in its high-stakes standoff with Iran - a modest response likely owing to the lack of American casualties in Iranian ...

Jan 12, 2020

Conservative leadership race to officially begin Monday as rules set

OTTAWA - The race for leadership of the federal Conservatives begins officially on Monday. The party released the rules for the contest late Saturday, and candidates have just over two months to pull ...

Jan 12, 2020