CBC News Online - Morning News Digest - 2015-02-03

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Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird to resign, sources say Mon, 2 Feb 2015 21:01:31 EST Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird to resign, sources say Mon, 2 Feb 2015 21:01:31 EST Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will resign from his position in the Harper cabinet as early as Tuesday, CBC News has learned, with sources saying Baird has told staff he is not planning to run in this year's election. Read More Play-Doh vs. iPad? Why too much 'smart' tech may stunt kids' development Tue, 3 Feb 2015 05:00:00 EST They're called "smart" devices, but overloading toddlers with smartphones and other mobile technology could hold back their development, according to researchers with Boston University's School of Medicine. Read More Blizzard-struck Saint John declares local state of emergency Mon, 2 Feb 2015 05:29:59 EST The City of Saint John has declared a local state of emergency for the south-central peninsula owing to heavy snowfall, while New Brunswick motorists are being advised to drive with caution, with much of the province under a blizzard warning. Read More Liquidation meltdown hits Target Canada staff Tue, 3 Feb 2015 05:00:00 EST Target Canada liquidation sales are set to hit stores this Thursday, according to internal company emails obtained by CBC News. While it may mean great deals for shoppers, the added workload could spell chaos for employees already battling low morale. Read More Egypt could release jailed journalist Mohamed Fahmy within hours Tue, 3 Feb 2015 05:13:32 EST Egypt could free Canadian-Egyptian journalist Mohamed Fahmy within hours, Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera English reported on Tuesday. Read More More Headlines Racism against aboriginal people 'pervasive' in health-care, says study UN's highest court says no genocide in 1990s Balkan wars Heart attack survivors thrive thanks to 60 years of progress Vaccination responses court controversy for U.S. presidential contenders Calgary's Naheed Nenshi chosen as world's best mayor 'When you collect everything, you understand nothing,' Snowden tells students PM's mosque radicalization remark troubles Muslim groups New pictures emerge of Fidel Castro in Cuban media Accused in Canada Day plot wanted bombing bigger than at Boston Marathon: Crown Hamilton veteran who was in elite Devil's Brigade dies 1 day before getting U.S. medal