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Five stories in the news for Tuesday, May 2 ——— CANADIAN WOMAN, U.S. BOYFRIEND, FOUND DEAD IN BELIZE The bodies of a Canadian woman and her American boyfriend who went missing last week in Belize have been found.

DENVER — Here are five myths about marijuana legalization that Colorado officials and businesses say have been debunked in the state, where recreational pot was first legalized in 2012: 1. It's a tax windfall. Marijuana sales surpassed US$1.

NORFOLK COUNTY, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a grisly discovery on a farm in Norfolk County. On Friday night, police were called by a resident saying several dead animals had been spotted in a heavily wooded area on a farm.

TORONTO — A series of blasts in Toronto's financial district that shut down the area Monday and sent commuters scrambling was caused by an overheated hydro vault fire, said officials. The first explosion was heard shortly after 5 p.m.

SASKATOON — The University of Saskatchewan is bestowing an honorary degree on hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser. She will be made a Doctor of Laws during spring convocation ceremonies on June 8.

VICTORIA — An investment dealer and former Olympic rower who went missing for nearly 18 months has been released on bail after being charged with fraud. A B.C. Supreme Court judge granted Harold Backer bail on a $50,000 surety on Monday.

VANCOUVER — The New Democrats started the last full week of British Columbia's election campaign by pushing a climate-change agenda while the Liberals put jobs at the top of their campaign bid to win votes.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says former Liberal leader Stephane Dion will be Canadian ambassador to Germany — but not to the European Union and Europe, where he will now serve instead as a "special envoy.

TORONTO — So long, "Anne" — hello, "Anne with an 'E.'" Netflix is rebranding the latest "Anne of Green Gables" TV drama, which recently wrapped up airing on CBC-TV.

CALGARY — An off-duty physician testified Monday how she provided immediate care to a gas-station worker who had been struck by a truck involved in what would be a fatal hit and run. "She never once opened her eyes," Dr.