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NORRISTOWN, Pa. — After 52 hours of tense deliberations, two holdouts in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial refused to convict the 79-year-old comedian, a juror told ABC News.

Eight stories in the news for Thursday, June 22 ——— SUSPECT IN MICHIGAN AIRPORT STABBING A CANADIAN: FBI U.S. authorities have charged a Quebec man in the stabbing of a security officer at an airport in Flint, Michigan.

OTTAWA — An overnight shooting in central Ottawa has left one man seriously wounded. Police say the injured person is in his 20s. The incident — at Rideau and Chapel streets — sparked a guns and gangs unit investigation and blocked streets.

TORONTO — Wealthsimple says it's expanding its robo-adviser service to the United Kingdom. The Toronto-based company says an invitation-only trial version of the product will be tested this summer in the U.K.

LANGTON, Ont. — A 27-year-old Ontario man is set to appear in court Thursday near London, Ont., to answer to animal cruelty charges after more than 1,000 pigs were found dead on a farm earlier this year.

VICTORIA — The clock that counts down to the expected defeat of Premier Christy Clark's minority government in British Columbia starts ticking Thursday with the introduction of a throne speech.

STRATHMORE, Alta. — Several teenagers face charges after someone rode a dirt bike through the halls of an Alberta school.

YELLOWKNIFE — Mounties in the Northwest Territories say the former owner of diamond-cutting and polishing facilities faces fraud charges for allegedly misrepresenting assets to secure a loan.

TORONTO — The price of oil plunged to its lowest level in more than 10 months Wednesday, but the weakness wasn't enough to drag down Canada's largest stock index.

TORONTO — Sears Canada's stock plunged more than 20 per cent Wednesday following a report that it's preparing to seek court protection from creditors. The shares (TSX:SCC) fell 22.5 per cent, or 18 cents, to 62 cents on the Toronto Stock Exchange.