CBC News Online - Morning News Digest - 2015-02-10

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Ottawa's anti-terror, corruption crackdowns show the problem with rushing in: Brian Stewart Tue, 10 Feb 2015 05:00:00 EST Ottawa has taken two strong initiatives linked to the troubled world, one designed to counter corruption by Canadian firms abroad, the other to confront the jihadist threat at home. Both have gaps with how the world really operates, Brian Stewart writes. Read More Eve Adams's defection followed tense meeting with PM Mon, 9 Feb 2015 17:14:34 EST Only weeks before she sat beside Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to announce her defection from the Conservative Party, Eve Adams met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in a last-ditch attempt to stay in his party, CBC News has learned. Read More UBC sex assault reports out of sync with police statistics Tue, 10 Feb 2015 05:00:00 EST The number of sexual assault reports received by the University of British Columbia between 2009 and 2013 is less than a quarter of the number received by the RCMP detachment on the UBC campus during that same time period, a CBC News investigation has learned. Read More Samsung's eavesdropping SmartTV gets an earful from privacy advocates Tue, 10 Feb 2015 05:00:00 EST Samsung's SmartTV won't watch viewers watching it back, but it will eavesdrop — a revelation one of Canada's most respected privacy advocates slammed as "unbelievably outrageous." Read More Ukrainian army reports gains in eastern Ukraine Tue, 10 Feb 2015 06:22:36 EST Ukrainian government forces and Russia-backed rebels were each trying to make gains in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday ahead of long-anticipated peace talks aimed at resolving conflict that has killed more than 5,300 people. Read More More Headlines Ottawa to require drugmakers to post info on shortages Lemon laws: 7 questions about a consumer protection law Canada doesn't have Syria's al-Assad denies co-operation with U.S. in anti-ISIS fight Woman with incurable cancer gives birth to healthy baby after chemo Homeless man soaked outside Tim Hortons: 'I'm tired of getting treated that way' HSBC documents show bank helped clients hide billions from tax man PM, Merkel repeat desire for diplomatic solution in Ukraine Cat reunited with owners 4 years after going missing Who was who in Tears Are Not Enough Girls teams in Toronto test smaller, lighter soccer balls to try to limit injuries