Detractors — and defenders — of a Liberal government bill promising law enforcement and intelligence agencies easier access to Canadians’ information during investigations made their pitches Tuesday to MPs weighing whether it should be amended.

Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist and restless genius whose bold, distinctive tone and constant experimentation kept him on the cutting edge of jazz for more than 50 years, died Monday at age 95.

Ashley Charriere tells The National about the moment a family of foxes nested under her porch in Mitchell, Man.