CBC News Online - Morning News Digest - 2015-02-15

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Suspect in Copenhagen shooting attacks killed by police Sun, 15 Feb 2015 06:37:23 EST Suspect in Copenhagen shooting attacks killed by police Sun, 15 Feb 2015 06:37:23 EST Danish police shot and killed a man early Sunday suspected of carrying out shooting attacks at a free speech event and then at a Copenhagen synagogue, killing two men, including a member of Denmark's Jewish community. Five police officers were also wounded in the attacks. Read More 'Valentine's Day is going down': Teen linked to Halifax shooting plot had dark blog Sat, 14 Feb 2015 20:14:06 EST The 19–year–old found dead in connection with the potential mass shootings in Halifax has been identified as James Gamble, CBC News has confirmed. He left behind a blog filled with images of death, shootings and references to the Columbine massacre. Read More Canada's Maple Leaf flag turns 50, middle age still gives off a nice red glow Sun, 15 Feb 2015 05:00:00 EST Fifty years ago today, the red-and-white Maple Leaf became Canada's new national flag, a flag that has succeeded in large part because its unique iconography arrived just as Canada was coming into its own as a country. Read More Saturday Night Live: Live from New York, 10 Canadians Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:36:08 EST The SNL 40th Anniversary Special features three hours of live comedy on Sunday at 8 p.m. on NBC. Dan Aykroyd is among the former regulars slated to return for the show. Read More 2 people charged in alleged Halifax Valentine's Day mall shooting plot Sat, 14 Feb 2015 06:07:50 EST Two people were arrested at the airport and have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder after an alleged plot was foiled to kill a large number of people at the Halifax Shopping Centre in the city's west end on Valentine's Day. Read More More Headlines 'Murderous misfits' were 'prepared to wreak havoc and mayhem,' says MacKay Canadian Pacific Railway talks fail, engineers go on strike Teens face unique challenges caring for Alzheimer's patients Big guns in Ukraine fall silent after ceasefire brokered in Minsk takes effect Amber Alert for 2 Ottawa children cancelled Ponzi scheme trial: Milowe Brost and Gary Sorenson found guilty How well do you know Canada's flag? Take the quiz Avalanche kills man, injures another south of Canmore 'Megadrought' triggered by climate change predicted for U.S. 3 more measles cases confirmed in Ontario