CBC News Online - Evening News Digest - 2015-03-05

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Toronto tunneller made plans to sell story to media, employer says Thu, 5 Mar 2015 17:55:45 EST Toronto tunneller made plans to sell story to media, employer says Thu, 5 Mar 2015 17:55:45 EST Details about the man behind the so-called mystery tunnel discovered near a Pan Am Games venue in the city's north end are emerging after police determined the tunnel presented no security threat and no charges would be laid. Read More Water on Mars? Vast ocean existed on Red Planet billions of years ago, NASA says Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:17:34 EST New research by NASA suggests that a vast ocean may have existed on Mars billions of years ago, containing more water than the Earth's Arctic Ocean does today. Read More K-Cup coffee pod creator wishes he'd never thought of them Thu, 5 Mar 2015 10:45:26 EST The man who invented the K-Cup coffee pod almost 20 years ago says he regrets doing so and can't understand the popularity of the products that critics decry as an environmental catastrophe. Read More Why Ottawa's wireless auction is no silver bullet for budget woes Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:08:44 EST Industry Minister James Moore is expected to announce Friday the government has netted as much as $4 billion in its latest wireless spectrum auction. But that money, far from a quick fix for the government's budget squeeze, will be accounted for over 10 years and is already factored into the budget. Read More Alberta premier's comment on CBC Radio sparks Twitter anger Thu, 5 Mar 2015 08:09:03 EST The hashtag #PrenticeBlamesAlbertans has gone viral overnight after Premier Jim Prentice told Albertans to "look in the mirror" to find who is responsible for the province's current financial woes. Read More More Headlines Refusal to reveal smartphone password could cost man year in jail Plane skids off runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport SAD science: Why winter brings us down, but won't for long Man who lost legs in Boston bombing locked eyes with accused's brother Superchill fish kill shows 'fundamental flaws' in aquaculture, critics say Gas pumps are dry at some Toronto area stations School board cancels West Edmonton Mall cheerleading trip in wake of threat Pilot project to expand electronic monitoring of offenders to roll out despite concerns 'We are stunned — again': Candace Derksen's mom on possible new trial in daughter's murder Vancouverites need to watch their health today after port chemical fire