CBC News Online - Morning News Digest - 2015-02-12

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Mohamed Fahmy to be released on bail in Cairo during retrial Thu, 12 Feb 2015 06:36:21 EST Mohamed Fahmy to be released on bail in Cairo during retrial Thu, 12 Feb 2015 06:36:21 EST Mohamed Fahmy, the Egyptian-born Canadian journalist held for a year in a Cairo prison, has been ordered released on bail while his retrial continues. Read More Ukraine ceasefire to begin Sunday Thu, 12 Feb 2015 03:28:09 EST The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany on Thursday emerged from marathon 16-hour talks to announce a comprehensive peace deal for eastern Ukraine, but questions remained whether Ukraine and the pro-Russian rebels have agreed on all of its terms. Read More Lose one minister, shuffle three. Harper's new election face: Chris Hall Thu, 12 Feb 2015 05:00:00 EST It has been an unusual 'off-week' on Parliament Hill, Chris Hall writes. Amidst all the shuffling of seats was the elevation of the combative Pierre Poilievre to new prominence on a key economic file. Read More How climate change made humans who we are Thu, 12 Feb 2015 05:00:00 EST Planet Earth was once like Middle Earth, with many kinds of hominins, says Canadian anthropologist and filmmaker Niobe Thompson. In a new documentary series, he explores why we're the only one left and how we became who we are. Read More Why Walmart hit the bull's-eye Target missed: Don Pittis Thu, 12 Feb 2015 05:00:00 EST Walmart's latest expansion reveals its business smarts by succeeding where Target failed. Now Canadian competitors from Canadian Tire to Loblaws to small independents face new challenges from an expanding juggernaut that knows things Target never had time to figure out. Read More More Headlines 5 ways Dimitri Soudas could hurt the Conservatives Winter storm ramps up in N.L., bringing heavy snow, strong winds Target Canada set to slash liquidation prices today, employees say Can NBC News anchor Brian Williams redeem himself? Ex-Korean Air exec sentenced to 1 year in prison for 'nut rage' incident 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon killed in car crash Obama asks Congress for war powers against ISIS Sex toy industry expects big boost from Fifty Shades of Grey movie Body of missing RCAF member found in Banff National Park Mass killings of wolves in B.C. will last years