Bill to help authorities probe online activities raises widespread privacy fears

by Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — A Liberal government bill that would make it easier for police and spies to navigate the online world is running into fierce opposition from major digital companies, civil liberties groups and law professors who say it would open the door to

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