CBC News Online - Evening News Digest - 2015-03-12

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Canadian TV content quotas being eased by CRTC Thu, 12 Mar 2015 13:56:15 EDT Canadian TV content quotas being eased by CRTC Thu, 12 Mar 2015 13:56:15 EDT The CRTC has unveiled a dramatic overhaul of its old protectionist rules for television programming, including the relaxation of its long-standing rules that require TV broadcasters to carry a certain quota of Canadian-produced content. Read More Conservatives limit debate on 'barbaric cultural practices' bill Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:34:17 EDT The government has limited debate on proposed legislation it named the "barbaric cultural practices" bill. The legislation would make it illegal for anyone under 16 to get married and block anyone in a polygamist relationship from immigrating to Canada. Read More Canadian woman dies when whale collides with boat off Mexican resort Thu, 12 Mar 2015 01:02:14 EDT A Canadian woman killed when a surfacing grey whale crashed onto a tour boat in Mexico on Wednesday has been identified as Jennifer Karren from Calgary, CBC News has confirmed. Read More Suspect who allegedly helped 3 U.K. teens join ISIS detained in Turkey Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:26:47 EDT A foreign intelligence operative suspected of helping three British schoolgirls join the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria group in Syria has been detained, Turkey's foreign minister said Thursday. Read More Harper urged to remove MP over 'whities' comment Thu, 12 Mar 2015 15:24:31 EDT Liberal MP John McCallum says the prime minister should remove New Brunswick MP John Williamson from the Conservative caucus following Williamson's comments about "whities" and "brown people" in the temporary foreign worker program. Read More More Headlines New alleged victim comes forward in ski coach sex abuse case Jupiter's moon Ganymede has huge ocean deep below surface Hells Angels sympathizer who escaped jail by helicopter faces murder charges Best-selling fantasy author Terry Pratchett dies Pickup truck with 17 people aboard clocked at 136 km/h Just add water and stir! Powdered alcohol's U.S. approval worries states Let it go, again! Disney announces plans for Frozen 2 Internet carriers may be breaching Canadian privacy laws Push to end sexual violence in India sees little progress Ebola-sapped West African countries now face serious measles risk