CBC News Online - Evening News Digest - 2015-02-17

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Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:05:38 EST Press Egypt on deportation, Mohamed Fahmy urges PM Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:05:38 EST Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, who is facing a retrial on charges in Egypt, wants Prime Minister Stephen Harper to push for his deportation back to Canada. Read More Home invasion suspect to be charged in 2007 triple homicide involving retired judge Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:58:33 EST Ian Bush, an Ottawa man accused of invading the home of a Second World War veteran and leaving him bound with a plastic bag over his head, is expected to be charged in an unsolved 2007 triple homicide involving a retired judge, his wife and neighbour, investigative sources have confirmed to CBC News. Read More 10 highlights from B.C.'s balanced 2015 budget Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:49:22 EST The B.C. government tabled a surplus budget today that contained a few small tax breaks for families, along with some modest increases for health care and education. Read More Ex-politician rescues man he mistook for a seal in blizzard Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:08:48 EST An elderly Nova Scotia man who nearly died on a snow-covered road owes his life to a retired politician who mistook him for a seal. Read More Strip searches allowed in Quebec schools, says education minister Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:33:16 EST Quebec Education Minister Yves Bolduc says high school staff are permitted to strip-search students, as long as it's done "in a respectful fashion." Read More More Headlines The icy east vs. balmy B.C. Coast: Canada’s weather in contrast Luka Magnotta to drop his court appeal Inquiry urges replacement of older Lifeline pendants after senior's strangulation Man videotapes escape from snow-buried home to show 'what it's like to be a Maritimer' 2 suspects in Halifax alleged mass shooting plot not seeking bail Ukraine fighting rages on amid conflicting claims and failed ceasefire CBC execs questioned about Lang, Ghomeshi cases at Senate hearing Homeopathic vaccine warning labels don't go far enough, doctors say John Furlong sexual abuse lawsuit dismissed CIBC predicts recession for Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador