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At least 63 Canadians dead in Iran plane crash

World

TORONTO -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed his government will get answers after a Ukrainian passenger jet crashed, killing at least 63 Canadians, just minutes after taking off from Iran's capital. Trudeau said Wednesday 138 passengers on the flight were connecting to Canada. The flight included many international students as well as a family of four and newlyweds too. Trudeau said his foreign minister is in touch with the government of Ukraine and his transport minister is reaching out to his international counterparts. Getting answers from Iran might prove difficult as Canada closed its embassy in Iran in 2012 and suspended diplomatic relations. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States is calling for cooperation with any investigation into the cause of t...

Study: One in 12 Canadians with migraines has attempted suicide

Health

April 4 (UPI) -- Researchers have unveiled a link between migraines, violence and suicide attempts, a new study says. Canadian adults with migraines who saw their parents engaged in domestic violence had a 67 percent higher risk of attempting suicide when they got older, according to findings published in the Archives of Suicide Research. The study also showed that adults with migraines who were sexually abused as children had three times the risk of attempting suicide. Overall, however, a high number of Canadians who have migraines have also attempted suicide -- even without other risk factors. "Even after taking into account most of the known risk factors for suicide attempts, those with migraines had 77 percent higher odds of having attempted suicide in comparison to those without mig...

China retaliates in Huawei row by detaining two Canadians

Technology

China has confirmed that it has detained two Canadian men in what appears to be retaliation for the arrest of Huawei's chief financial officer. Entrepreneur Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig were taken into custody on Monday, said foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang.He said they were being detained on suspicion of "endangering national security". Image: Michael Kovrig is also in custody in China Canada has been informed of the detentions, said the spokesman, but declined to say whether the men have been given lawyers.The arrests raise the stakes in an international dispute that further threatens relations.It follows Meng Wanzhou's arrest in Canada on 1 December at the request of the US. ...