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  "id": 10737588,
  "title": "N.S. senior killed ailing wife after promising to help her take her own life, court hears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/n-s-senior-killed-ailing-wife-after-promising-to-help-her-take-her",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T15:45:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/senior-sentenced-manslaughter-wife-dead-nova-scotia-supreme-court-9.7361407"
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  "summary": "Douglas Smith, 75, was sentenced Tuesday for killing his wife in their home four years ago after she had asked for help taking her own life, according to court documents.",
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        "title": "N.S. senior killed ailing wife after promising to help her take her own life, court hears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/n-s-senior-killed-ailing-wife-after-promising-to-help-her-take-her-10743616",
        "published": "2026-09-29T15:45:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}