CBC News Online - Evening News Digest - 2015-02-27

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Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov gunned down in Moscow Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:14:36 EST Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic former deputy prime minister turned Russian opposition leader and anti-Putin critic, was shot and killed in Moscow. Read More 'Live Long and Prosper, Mr. Spock!': Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy dies at 83 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 12:18:30 EST Leonard Nimoy, the actor, author and director best known for his portrayal of the ultra-logical character Spock in the TV series Star Trek, has died at the age of 83. Read More Wheat Belly arguments are based on shaky science, critics say Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:00:00 EST The anti-wheat claims made by leading health crusader Dr. William Davis are based on shaky science, an investigation by the fifth estate has found. Read More Why can't #TheDress colour debaters see eye-to-eye? Experts explain Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:36:29 EST The internet may not see eye to eye on the colour of "The Dress." But what about the experts? A vision doctor, neuroscietist, photo expert and philosopher wade into the debate. Read More Greyhound bus killer Vince Li gets unsupervised passes Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:38:55 EST Vince Li, the man who beheaded a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba in 2008, has been granted more freedoms from the hospital where he is living, this time in the form of unsupervised day passes to visit Winnipeg. Read More More Headlines 5 head-covering controversies in Canada 2 bodies pulled from charred house ruins identified as young children Hijab-wearing woman should be allowed to testify, PM's office says Obama's problem with the words 'Islamic extremists': Neil Macdonald China restricts Canadian beef over mad cow disease 100 academics urge major changes to 'dangerous' anti-terrorism bill Girl reunited with parents 17 years after hospital kidnapping 500 garter snakes found in den at B.C. construction site Forget payday loans: Instalment loans the new high-interest debt Once you have this smartwatch, you may throw out your smartphone