Global National: Jan. 29

Two Canadian members of the Hells Angels, Damion Patrick Ryan and Adam Richard Pearson, have been charged in the U.S. for their alleged involvement in an Iranian murder-for-hire plot. What’s known about the people allegedly targeted; who is suspected of recruiting Ryan and Pearson; what the indictment says Pearson texted Ryan; and how the case serves as a wake-up call for authorities in Canada. U.S. President Joe Biden is vowing retaliation to a drone attack on a military outpost in Jordan, which killed three American army reserve soldiers and injured at least 30 others. How and when the U.S. could respond, what it says it’s not looking to do, and how Iran is being blamed. The federal government says it’s focused on fixing the housing crisis, a growing political sticking point among Canadians. How much money is being earmarked to help house post-secondary students, as polls show the federal Liberals are sinking in popularity. British Columbia is Canada’s first province to launch at-home, self-screening test kits for cervical cancer. It’s an alternative to the traditional, but invasive Pap test performed to screen for this potentially deadly disease. The push for the self-test kits to become more widely available, and what else can help prevent cervical cancer. Plus: attacks and counterattacks. The fears of those living along the Lebanon-Israel border. And turbulent times: why Flair Airlines has landed in hot water with the Canada Revenue Agency.