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The latest on the Ukrainian plane crash in Iran that killed 176 people
The latest on the Ukrainian plane crash that killed 176 people, including at least 63 Canadians, in Iran: All times Eastern. 8:15 p A family member says Firouzeh Madani and Naser Pourshaban, a No...
Jan 10, 2020

NewsAlert: Outspoken
former federal politician John Crosbie dead at 88
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - John Crosbie, a former federal cabinet minister and lieutenant-governor of Newfoundland and Labrador who was known as much for his sharp wit as for his politics, has died ...
Jan 10, 2020

Recycle your old electronics in Lethbridge this weekend at Ecycle Drive
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you have any old electronics laying around the house or your office, you can drop them off at a few locations around Lethbridge to be recycled for free."Ecycle Drive diverts tens o...
Jan 10, 2020 (Supplied by Ecycle Drive)

Food drive to support Lethbridge family with five-year-old afflicted with cancer
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The people of Lethbridge will come together on Saturday, January 11th to help out a local family in need.Five-year-old Jennifer Ortega was diagnosed with a large cancerous tumour on h...
Jan 10, 2020 The Ortega family. (Supplied by LCO International)

Iraqi PM tells US to decide mechanism for troop withdrawal
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi has told the U.S. secretary of state to send a delegation to Iraq tasked with formulating the mechanism for the withdrawal of U.S troops from Iraq, acco...
Jan 10, 2020

Iranian leader calls missile attack a 'slap' at US bases
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran struck back at the United States early Wednesday for killing its most powerful military commander, firing a barrage of ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases that house Ame...
Jan 10, 2020

Students from Canadian universities, families among plane crash victims in Iran
Newlyweds, a toddler and university students returning to their studies were among 138 people travelling to Canada who died Wednesday morning when a Ukrainian passenger plane crashed shortly...
Jan 10, 2020

Canada told to back crash allegations and a new $5 bill; In The News for Jan. 10
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. 10: What we are watching i...
Jan 10, 2020

Car bomb kills 3, wounds 6 at checkpoint in Somali capital
NAIROBI, Kenya - A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint in Somalia's capital Wednesday morning, killing three people and wounding six others, a local official said. The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremis...
Jan 10, 2020

Australian PM's leadership criticized during wildfire crisis
CANBERRA, Australia - As his country burned, Australia's prime minister was cursed and jeered out of a town, called an "idiot," a "moron" and worse, and skewered at home and abroad for his dismissive ...
Jan 10, 2020