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TORONTO — As Roxane Gay pondered a new non-fiction project, the bestselling author knew the story she felt compelled to share would also be the toughest: her deeply personal struggles of life in a larger body.

TORONTO — The mandatory minimum sentence of one year in prison for luring a child into sexual activity via the internet is unconstitutional, Ontario's top court has ruled.

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Police say a Saskatchewan girl abducted from a playground last week was dropped off in a wooded area outside the city of Prince Albert. Insp.

TORONTO — He's not big on the format, but Canadian offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif believes Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller is worthy of being selected second overall on the NFL's top-100 players list.

TORONTO — Geoffroy was enjoying breakfast in the northern reaches of Thailand when he decided to finally release his grasp on his debut album, "Coastline.

MONCTON, N.B. — The federal government is spending $1 million on dozens of projects that celebrate Acadian culture in Atlantic Canada. Canadian Heritage Minister Melanie Joly was in Moncton, N.B.

TORONTO — Country favourite Dean Brody and newcomer Meghan Patrick are among the best album nominees for this year's Canadian Country Music Association Awards.

TORONTO — A man who got stuck in a narrow gap between two buildings in downtown Toronto spent nearly eight hours in the confined space before he was freed by firefighters who broke through part of a wall to rescue him.

WINNIPEG — The lawyer for a Winnipeg woman convicted of hiding the remains of six infants in a rented storage locker is trying to get the case dismissed.

TORONTO — When this year's Emmy Awards nominations are revealed on Thursday, "Orphan Black" star Tatiana Maslany will not be among the names announced.