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

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'It doesn't feel like money': Why Canadians can't tame their debt Thu, 12 Mar 2015 05:00:00 EDT 'It doesn't feel like money': Why Canadians can't tame their debt Thu, 12 Mar 2015 05:00:00 EDT Despite all the warnings from economists, a report released last week suggests Canadians continue their free-spending ways, which experts say is due to a carefree attitude towards borrowing money. Read More Privacy watchdog blocked from anti-terror bill witness list Thu, 12 Mar 2015 05:00:00 EDT The Commons public safety committee isn't planning to give the federal privacy watchdog the opportunity to share his concerns publicly with MPs over sweeping new information-sharing powers. Read More Before we go too far into Iraq, remember Libya, Afghanistan: Brian Stewart Thu, 12 Mar 2015 05:00:00 EDT Before our current mission in Iraq, the last two military operations Canada undertook abroad have been followed by the violent rise of ISIS jihadism in these same conflict zones, Brian Stewart writes. He is referring to Libya and Afghanistan. Read More Clean-up in aisle 7: 'Conventional' grocery chains moving upmarket Thu, 12 Mar 2015 05:00:00 EDT Loblaws is sprucing up, Target is bowing out, Sobeys is eyeing Ontario, and the era of the "conventional" grocer is coming back shinier than ever, according to retail analysts. Read More About 100 workers feared trapped in Bangladesh cement factory collapse Thu, 12 Mar 2015 06:50:12 EDT About 100 workers were feared trapped on Thursday when a cement factory collapsed in Bangladesh, a police official told Reuters. Read More More Headlines Canadian woman dies after whale collides with boat near Cabo San Lucas Police officer in Ferguson shot in face, another in the shoulder Putin is 'absolutely' healthy, spokesman says, denying rumours of ill health Harper’s niqab comments inspire snarky Twitter hashtag New Yorker tests tolerance with Canadian social experiment Legions pause funding PTSD service dogs over training concerns Patrick Brazeau suggests Diane Finley pulled Quebec funds when NDP won seat Secret Service officers allegedly crashed car into White House barrier 1,000 tradespeople out of work as oilsands project fires up Australian trying to verify ISIS claim Melbourne teen launched Iraq suicide attack