CBC News Online - Evening News Digest - 2015-03-07

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Canadian soldier killed by allied forces in Iraq Sat, 7 Mar 2015 13:16:43 EST A Canadian soldier based in Petawawa, Ont., and from Moncton, N.B., was killed by Iraqi Kurdish forces who "mistakenly engaged" in combat in Iraq, according to the Canadian Forces. Read More Boko Haram pledges allegiance to ISIS Sat, 7 Mar 2015 18:54:06 EST Nigeria's home-grown Boko Haram group, newly weakened by a multinational force that has dislodged it from a score of northeastern towns, reportedly pledged formal allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Read More Canadian students not likely to get Muslim holidays off school Sat, 7 Mar 2015 12:00:00 EST Canada's sometimes "hit or miss" religious accommodation policies have some wondering if some Canadian schools should follow the Big Apple's lead and close their doors for two Muslim holy days. Read More 10 myths about taxes that mislead Canadians Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:16:45 EST There is no shortage of confusion and misinformation out there when it comes to filing your taxes — from skewed perceptions about reporting income to simple misunderstandings about revenue agency rules. We bust 10 of the most common myths. Read More 'He was unarmed': Black man shot by officer in Wisconsin Sat, 7 Mar 2015 09:52:02 EST A black teenager was shot and killed by an officer who was investigating reports of a man jumping into traffic was unarmed confirmed Madison's police chief. Read More More Headlines Obama speaks at Bloody Sunday anniversary in Selma, Ala. Boy, 11, killed after being hit by train in Saskatchewan Too good to be true? The downside of crowdfunding needy strangers Spring forward: 6 eye-opening daylight saving facts Toronto league bans body-checking in single 'A level' hockey Breaking the spell of witch camps in Ghana Residents asked to stay indoors after train carrying crude derails Canadian oil extraction is 'extraordinarily dirty' process, Obama says Canada's deadliest avalanche remembered 105 years later 2 suspects detained in killing of Boris Nemtsov