CBC News Online - Morning News Digest - 2015-02-06

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Supreme Court to rule today whether doctors can help patients die Fri, 6 Feb 2015 05:00:00 EST Supreme Court to rule today whether doctors can help patients die Fri, 6 Feb 2015 05:00:00 EST Canada's top court will rule Friday on a question it last considered more than 20 years ago: should it be legal for doctors to help dying patients kill themselves? Read More Job figures can show latest impact of oil-price drop: Don Pittis Fri, 6 Feb 2015 05:00:00 EST Unemployment numbers for North America will offer the latest economic reality check. In Canada they can provide a clearer focus on whether falling oil prices are helping or hurting. Read More The mask of U.S.-Saudi friendship is finally slipping: Neil Macdonald Fri, 6 Feb 2015 05:00:00 EST New accusations, from a convicted 9/11 conspirator, that Saudi princes were among al-Qaeda's key patrons is driving a new wedge into U.S.-Saudi relations, one that was already more of a public show than anything else, Neil Macdonald writes. Read More Nunavut glacier gives NASA a taste of Jupiter’s moon Europa Fri, 6 Feb 2015 05:00:00 EST NASA is gearing up to send a spacecraft to Europa – a moon of Jupiter that scientists think could host extraterrestrial life. As part of their preparations, scientists are studying a unique Europa-like glacier in Canada's High Arctic. Read More Do big city mayors carry political weight? Fri, 6 Feb 2015 05:00:00 EST Big city mayors are still very much beholden to their provincial or federal counterparts, observers say. Their biggest asset may be that they speak for the millions of people living within a major urban centre. Read More More Headlines Winnipeg woman caught up in international sex assault investigation Taiwan plane crash pilots may have shut off engine to restart it Ambulance fees a roadblock for many who need care Bus crash in central N.L., over 50 sent to hospital Ukrainian forces, rebels agree on humanitarian corridor Brian Williams back in NBC anchor chair but takes heavy fire online Big city mayors take questions on Power & Politics Canada's household debt above 2007 financial crisis levels in U.S.: report Australian PM Abbott says he has top deputy's support in leadership challenge Pet store owner arrested in python deaths of 2 New Brunswick boys