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Repatriating Canadian air crash victims will be hampered by a lack of diplomatic ties with Iran, experts say

08-01-2020 23:36 via cbc.ca

The work of repatriating the bodies of Canadians killed in the airline crash in Tehran — and learning what caused the disaster — will be hampered by heightened military tensions and the fact that Canada severed diplomatic ties with Iran years back, experts say.

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2 rockets fall inside Baghdad's Green Zone

08-01-2020 22:58 via cbc.ca

Two rockets fell within Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Wednesday without causing casualties, the Iraqi military said.

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Radio silence and a desperate turn: The final moments of Flight PS752

08-01-2020 22:30 via cbc.ca

The timing of the plane crash outside Tehran that killed 63 Canadians has raised fears of an attack or sabotage. But an initial report points toward an on-board fire.

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A Charest candidacy would not push MacKay out of the Conservative leadership race, says campaign source

08-01-2020 22:00 via cbc.ca

A source close to what could be Peter MacKay's Conservative leadership campaign says the former Harper cabinet minister's decision on whether to run won't depend on what ex-Quebec premier Jean Charest does next.

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Users slam Parks Canada for online campsite reservation glitches

08-01-2020 20:16 via cbc.ca

Frustrated would-be campers took to Twitter on Wednesday to complain to Parks Canada that its online booking site crashed, froze or just didn’t work when they tried to snag camping spots in the national parks this summer.

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Prince Harry and Meghan to 'step back' from royal roles, spend more time in North America

08-01-2020 20:15 via cbc.ca

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan announced on Instagram today their intentions to "step back" from their royal roles, balancing their time between the U.K. and North America.

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What we know about the Iran plane crash victims who were headed to Canada

08-01-2020 18:42 via cbc.ca

One hundred and thirty-eight of the people who were killed on the Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near Tehran were connecting to Canada. Here is what we know about some of them.

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What we know about the Iran crash victims who were headed to Canada

08-01-2020 18:42 via cbc.ca

One hundred and thirty-eight of the people who were killed on the Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near Tehran were connecting to Canada. Here is what we know about some of them.

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Families, students among 138 people bound for Canada who died in the Iran plane crash

08-01-2020 18:42 via cbc.ca

One hundred and thirty-eight of the people who were killed on the Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near Tehran were connecting to Canada. Here is what we know about some of them.

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U.S. President Donald Trump says no U.S. casualties, Iran appears to be standing down

08-01-2020 17:39 via cbc.ca

U.S. President Donald Trump says there were no American casualties in the Iranian strikes on military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq and that Tehran appears to be standing down.

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Ontario sends 19 fire specialists to help fight wildfires raging across Australia

08-01-2020 16:51 via cbc.ca

Ontario has deployed 19 fire specialists, all from the northern part of the province, to help fight the wildfires raging across Australia. They are sharing expertise in logistics, aerial operations and fire behaviour analysis.

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Weinstein lawyers want judge off rape case over texting jabs

08-01-2020 16:42 via cbc.ca

A second day of jury selection in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial wrapped up Wednesday with 30 people invited back next week for additional questioning and the defence calling for the judge to step down after he threatened the disgraced movie mogul with jail for texting in the courtroom.

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Potential jurors expected in New York court for Weinstein trial

08-01-2020 16:42 via cbc.ca

Jury selection is expected to continue in a Manhattan court on Wednesday for former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's rape trial, as lawyers try to find impartial New Yorkers to decide his fate.

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Jury selection process continues in New York for Weinstein trial

08-01-2020 16:42 via cbc.ca

Jury selection is expected to continue in a Manhattan court on Wednesday for former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's rape trial, as lawyers try to find impartial New Yorkers to decide his fate.

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2nd day of jury selection wraps up in Harvey Weinstein's New York rape trial

08-01-2020 16:42 via cbc.ca

A second day of jury selection in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial wrapped up Wednesday with 30 people invited back next week for additional questioning.

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Fugitive former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn calls Japanese imprisonment conditions a 'travesty'

08-01-2020 16:13 via cbc.ca

Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn says he was treated brutally and ruthlessly by Japanese prosecutors, who threatened to take action against his family if he didn't confess to their accusations.

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'It's a tragic moment:' 31 Albertans believed dead in Iran plane crash

08-01-2020 15:28 via cbc.ca

A newlywed couple, a family of four and a mother with her two daughters were among more than two dozen Edmontonians killed when a Ukrainian passenger plane crashed minutes after takeoff from Tehran's main airport Wednesday.

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'Edmonton is in mourning today': 30 residents of Alberta capital believed dead in Iran plane crash

08-01-2020 15:28 via cbc.ca

A newlywed couple, a family of four and a mother with her two daughters were among the more than two dozen Edmontonians killed when a Ukrainian passenger plane crashed minutes after its takeoff from Tehran's main airport Wednesday local time.

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31 Albertans believed dead in Iran plane crash

08-01-2020 15:28 via cbc.ca

A newlywed couple, a family of four and a mother with her two daughters were among more than two dozen Edmontonians killed when a Ukrainian passenger plane crashed minutes after takeoff from Tehran's main airport Wednesday.

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30 Edmontonians believed dead in Iran plane crash

08-01-2020 15:28 via cbc.ca

More than two dozen people from Edmonton were on the Ukraine International Airlines flight that crashed shortly after leaving Tehran early Wednesday local time, according to Payman Parseyan, a member of the Iranian-Canadian community in the Alberta capital who says he knew many of the passengers.

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27 Edmontonians believed dead in Iran plane crash

08-01-2020 15:28 via cbc.ca

More than two dozen people from Edmonton were on the Ukraine International Airlines flight that crashed shortly after leaving Tehran early Wednesday local time, according to Payman Parseyan, a member of the Iranian-Canadian community in the Alberta capital who says he knew many of the passengers.

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'Deepest condolences': Foreign officials, governments express sorrow over plane crash in Iran

08-01-2020 14:44 via cbc.ca

Foreign officials and governments are sending messages of condolences and sorrow in the wake of the crash of a Ukrainian airline in Iran that killed all 176 passengers and crew on board Wednesday.

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'Basically impossible' to agree to full EU-U.K. deal by year end, European Commission head says

08-01-2020 14:28 via cbc.ca

It will be "basically impossible" to negotiate all aspects of the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom by the end of this year, the European Commission's head said Wednesday.

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Winning $70M Lotto Max jackpot ticket was sold in Brampton, Ont.

08-01-2020 14:17 via cbc.ca

Ontario's gaming authority says one winning ticket for the whopping $70-million Lotto Max prize — the largest lottery jackpot in Canadian history — was sold in Brampton.

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Shooter sought by Ottawa police after 1 killed, 3 injured at downtown home

08-01-2020 13:57 via cbc.ca

One person was killed and three people, including a 15-year-old boy, were taken to hospital with serious injuries when they were shot Wednesday morning in a home on Ottawa's Gilmour Street.

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Shooter sought by Ottawa police after 1 killed, 3 injured at downtown Airbnb

08-01-2020 13:57 via cbc.ca

Police are hunting for a suspect after one person was killed and three others — including a 15-year-old boy — were seriously injured in a Wednesday morning shooting at a downtown Ottawa home listed on Airbnb.

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Downtown Ottawa shooting sends 3 to hospital

08-01-2020 13:57 via cbc.ca

Three people were taken to hospital with serious injuries following a shooting Wednesday morning on Ottawa's Gilmour Street, about a kilometre south of Parliament Hill.

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Downtown Ottawa shooting leaves many injuries, police say

08-01-2020 13:57 via cbc.ca

Ottawa police say many people have been injured in a shooting on Gilmour Street, about a kilometre south of Parliament Hill.

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Downtown Ottawa shooting leaves 1 dead, sends 3 to hospital

08-01-2020 13:57 via cbc.ca

One person was killed and three people taken to hospital with serious injuries following a shooting Wednesday morning on Ottawa's Gilmour Street.

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Downtown Ottawa shooting leaves 1 dead, 3 in hospital

08-01-2020 13:57 via cbc.ca

One person was killed and three people taken to hospital with serious injuries, including a teenager, in a shooting Wednesday morning on Ottawa's Gilmour Street.

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Trudeau says plane crash in Iran that killed 63 Canadians will be 'thoroughly investigated'

08-01-2020 13:40 via cbc.ca

Canada is offering to help with the investigation into the Ukraine International Airlines plane crash that killed everyone aboard, including reports of 63 Canadians, minutes after takeoff Wednesday morning.

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138 passengers on flight that crashed in Iran were headed for Canada: Trudeau

08-01-2020 13:40 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says 138 of the passengers on the Ukraine International Airlines flight that crashed in Iran this morning, killing everyone aboard, were destined for Canada.

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Iran's supreme leader says missile strike a 'slap on the face' for U.S.

08-01-2020 12:21 via cbc.ca

Iranian forces fired missiles at military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday in retaliation for the U.S. killing of an Iranian general, raising the stakes in its conflict with Washington amid concern of a wider war in the Middle East.

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Heavy snow and wind cancel classes, disrupt travel in Maritimes

08-01-2020 11:50 via cbc.ca

Parts of the Maritimes could see 20 to 35 centimetres of snow along with gusty winds throughout much of Wednesday, forcing schools to cancel classes and other disruptions.

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#MeToo 'is bigger than one man': How the Harvey Weinstein trial impacts the movement

08-01-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

The trial of Harvey Weinstein is seen as a significant milestone since the #MeToo movement was launched two years ago. Whether he's ultimately found guilty or acquitted, many activists say the movement is much bigger than this one particular case.

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How the U.S. got to the brink of war with Iran

08-01-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal sparked a sort of tit-for-tat over about 18 months, culminating in the killing of Qassem Soleimani.

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Hidden shoes, unlikely friendships and 'stressed out' customers: Inside the zany final days at Zellers

08-01-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Customers are waiting in line for hours, striking up unlikely friendships and developing some creative shopping strategies as Canada's two remaining Zellers stores enter their final weeks.

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63 Canadians among dead after plane crash in Iran: Ukraine foreign minister

08-01-2020 09:46 via cbc.ca

Ukraine's foreign minister says there were 63 Canadians on board a Ukraine International Airlines plane that crashed near Tehran, killing everyone on board.

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Northern Iraq airbase targeted by Iran has been key in Canadian fight against ISIS

08-01-2020 06:17 via cbc.ca

There was a time when the sounds of war were a daily occurrence at the sprawling airbase in Erbil, in northern Iraq. That was in the fall of 2014, when Canadian special forces troops arrived to help Kurdish fighters to repulse what seemed, at the time, to be the unstoppable onslaught of Islamic State extremists. The sounds of battle returned in the early hours Wednesday with an Iranian ballistic missile attack — one of two in Iraq.

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Ukrainian airliner crashes near Tehran, Iran state TV says

08-01-2020 04:56 via cbc.ca

A Ukrainian airplane carrying 170 passengers and crew crashed Wednesday near an airport in Iran's capital, state TV reported. There was no immediate word on casualties.

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Iran state TV says Ukrainian airplane crashes near Tehran

08-01-2020 04:56 via cbc.ca

A Ukrainian airplane carrying 180 passengers and crew crashed Wednesday near an airport in Iran's capital, state TV reported. There was no immediate word on casualties.

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All aboard Ukrainian airliner dead after crash near Tehran, Iran state TV says

08-01-2020 04:56 via cbc.ca

A Ukrainian airplane carrying 170 passengers and crew crashed Wednesday near an airport in Iran's capital killing everyone on board, state TV reported.

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Australia fires Q&A with David Common: What you want to know

08-01-2020 00:53 via cbc.ca

Why are the fires in Australia so hard to put out? How bad is the devastation? CBC's David Common answers viewer questions while on the ground in Cobargo, New South Wales.

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Iran state TV claims missile launch against U.S. base in Iraq

08-01-2020 00:41 via cbc.ca

Iranian state TV says Tehran has launched "tens" of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq's Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops in response to the killing of top Iranian military commander Qassim Soleimani.

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Iran missile strikes: Canadians safe, no known U.S. casualties

08-01-2020 00:41 via cbc.ca

Iran has fired more than a dozen missiles targeting at least two airbases in Iraq that host U.S. and coalition military personnel, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday evening, and warned the United States and its allies against retaliating.

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Iran missile strikes: Canadian troops safe, no known U.S. casualties

08-01-2020 00:41 via cbc.ca

Iran has fired more than a dozen missiles targeting at least two airbases in Iraq that host U.S. and coalition military personnel, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday evening, and warned the United States and its allies against retaliating.

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