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

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Doctor-assisted suicide: 10 voices on Supreme Court ruling Fri, 6 Feb 2015 13:22:17 EST Doctor-assisted suicide: 10 voices on Supreme Court ruling Fri, 6 Feb 2015 13:22:17 EST Reaction was swift and polarized after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled unanimously Friday that competent adults with grievous and irremediable medical conditions have the right to ask a doctor to help them die. Read More TurboTax fraud uncovered in U.S. couldn't happen here, CRA says Fri, 6 Feb 2015 16:12:48 EST Fraudsters are using TurboTax to hack into tax filings in some U.S. states, but the tax program's maker says that's not a problem that could happen in Canada. 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 Sewage sludge contains millions of dollars worth of gold, other metals Fri, 6 Feb 2015 13:56:47 EST People have been flushing millions of dollars worth of gold down the toilet, a new study suggests. Read More Canadian military member from Winnipeg missing after Alberta avalanche Fri, 6 Feb 2015 13:59:20 EST A missing climber in Banff National Park was on a winter training exercise with the Canadian military, CBC News has confirmed. Read More More Headlines Jordan airstrike kills U.S. hostage, ISIS claims Dozens of people ignored dying man on subway platform, Montreal coroner says No deal offered to suspended senator Mike Duffy, lawyer says Supreme Court rules doctors can help some people end their lives Liberals' Sudbury byelection win doesn't pass the smell test: Robert Fisher Regulators probe suspicious trades ahead of BlackBerry Samsung takeover rumour Surprise! Canada adds 35,000 new jobs despite oil-price drop 'This is not where I want to be': Accused Ponzi schemer 'Magic Lady' tells her story 'There shouldn't be a cost, period': Patients hit with ambulance bills they can't afford David Chilton is leaving CBC’s Dragons’ Den after 3 seasons