CBC News Online - Evening News Digest - 2015-03-06

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What we learned from RCMP's update on Parliament Hill shooter Fri, 6 Mar 2015 17:13:33 EST What we learned from RCMP's update on Parliament Hill shooter Fri, 6 Mar 2015 17:13:33 EST RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson appeared before a federal committee Friday to show a video made by Parliament Hill shooter Michael Zehaf-Bibeau and discuss the Oct. 22 attacks. Here are a few things we learned from his testimony and the video. Read More N.W.T. won't let mother legally name baby Sahaiʔa Fri, 6 Mar 2015 09:43:53 EST Shene Catholique Valpy has spent over a year fighting for the traditional spelling of her daughter Sahaiʔa's name, but the N.W.T. government says all legal names must be written in the letters of the Roman alphabet. Read More Thalidomide survivors to receive $125,000 lump sum payment each Fri, 6 Mar 2015 15:44:04 EST The federal government is offering a $125,000 lump sum payment to thalidomide victims, along with $168 million for ongoing medical assistance based on victims' individual circumstances. Read More Week in pictures - from Holi to Harrison Ford Fri, 6 Mar 2015 13:06:27 EST From Holi celebrations in India to Harrison Ford's plane crash, we take a look at some of the top news images of the week. Read More Why border agents have power to demand your smartphone password Fri, 6 Mar 2015 09:00:00 EST The case of Alain Philippon, a Quebec man who was charged for refusing to give up his smartphone password at the Halifax airport, illustrates the differences in search-and-seizure powers of border agents and police, but may also signal a need to update laws governing officials at the border. Read More More Headlines 21-year-old accused of being 'lilsecrett,' who streamed live sex shows from libraries 4 sleep tips for parents as the clock springs forward Wynne has 'road-map' to end sexual harassment in Ontario Dentistry student who exposed Facebook scandal asked to admit misconduct Twitter's suspension of ISIS supporters restricts spread of message, study says Harrison Ford suffered 'bad laceration,' plane crash witness says Mother who starved daughter gets 15-year sentence for 'horrific' crimes Ban on gang-rape film rattles India's fight for equality Dawn becomes 1st spacecraft to visit dwarf planet Ceres Man accused of fatally stabbing 5 Calgarians at party to stand trial