An Edmonton woman and her daughter are among 18 Canadians confirmed dead in a plane crash on Sunday in Ethiopia. A family member told CBC News that Amina Ibrahim Odowa, 33, and her daughter Sofia Abdulkadir, 5, were killed when an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner crashed shortly after taking off from Addis Ababa. After takeoff, the Ethiopian Airlines pilot sent out a distress call and was cleared to return to the airport. 'Such devastating news'Odowa and her daughter were on their way to Kenya to visit family. Mohamed Ali says his sister was well-loved and his niece was very funny with a mind of her own.

Source: CBC News March 10, 2019 19:51 UTC