News roundup — March 13, 2014

By Mallory Hendry
Mar 13, 2014 / Share
Canada

Life-long gag orders for lawyers, bureaucrats dealing with sensitive national security information, Toronto Star

Harper calls shipment delays because of B.C. truck driver labour dispute 'unacceptable' in lieu of South Korea free trade deal, Reuters

Rule requiring railways to report small spills scrapped, The Globe and Mail


United States

Snowden says proposed NSA reforms 'vindicate' decision to leak classified information, Reuters

Oil companies to stop accepting bitcoin as payment: Texas regulators, Reuters


International

Bank of England proposes 6-year bonus clawback for bankers taking 'excessive risks', Reuters

China vows to 'seriously deal' with corruption no matter how senior the official, Reuters