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The minute-long cellphone video behind Ottawa's new anti-terror bill: Chris Hall Thu, 5 Mar 2015 05:00:00 EST The minute-long cellphone video behind Ottawa's new anti-terror bill: Chris Hall Thu, 5 Mar 2015 05:00:00 EST The cellphone video belonging to Parliament Hill shooter Michael Zehaf-Bibeau is expected to be made public Friday. CBC News has learned it is barely a minute long, so it may not stem the debate over whether he is a committed jihadist or merely a mentally disturbed individual. Read More Albertans make too much money, some economists say Thu, 5 Mar 2015 05:00:00 EST As Alberta tries to figure out a way through the oil price collapse, the topic of high wages keeps coming up. The average wage in Alberta is nearly 25 per cent higher than in the rest of the country, and economists, politicians and executives say that's too much. Read More SAD science: Why winter brings us down, but won't for long Thu, 5 Mar 2015 05:00:00 EST For many Canadians, winter is the season of our discontent. About two to five per cent of Canadians will have a severe, clinical form of Seasonal Affective Disorder. But what’s to blame for the physiological effects of our chilly moods? Read More Ottawa's de-radicalization focus much too narrow, reformed skinhead says Thu, 5 Mar 2015 05:00:00 EST Ottawa should focus on more than just Muslim extremists in its current anti-terror campaign, says a former skinhead, now part of a federally sponsored de-radicalization program. Aggressive actions toward certain groups only can backfire, he says, a view backed up by academic research. Read More Parliament Hill security incidents few and tame before Oct. 22 shooting Thu, 5 Mar 2015 05:00:00 EST Two years' worth of RCMP security reports for incidents on Parliament Hill show few risks posed to politicians and VIPs prior to the Oct. 22 shooting. A dozen reports from 2013 and 2014 show only minor cases of wrong-way driving, combative emails and letters and occasional unlocked construction vehicles. Read More More Headlines Parents of India gang-rape victim angry that perpetrator was interviewed in jail Vancouver lifts order to stay indoors as chemical fire brought under control Canadian pastor being held in North Korea, says family 5 examples of abuse of power by the Ferguson Police Department Clinton promises to release emails as questions now raised about home server Ebola doctors, nurses no longer recruited for West Africa Anti-terror Bill C-51 is Canada's answer to U.S. Patriot Act: Snowden Canadian fashion label Dsquared2 under fire for #Dsquaw collection 'Leanwashing' marketing tactic used to drive junk-food sales Australia proposes prisoner swap to spare men from Indonesia execution