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SHERBROOKE, Que. — Lawyers began the difficult task Monday of finding 14 jurors who are bilingual, impartial and without any personal connection to the 2013 rail disaster that killed 47 people in Lac-Megantic, Que.

TORONTO — Canada's prison system lacks the rule of law when it comes to the use of solitary confinement, a court heard Monday.

One of the country's strongest international voices in the fight against AIDS says Canada owes the Inuit a full explanation of what happened to relatives removed from their homes to be treated for tuberculosis in the 1950s and '60s.

HALIFAX — A Halifax daycare provider says it is trying to reassure parents after one of its employees was charged with sexually assaulting a young child on the job. Police say they were told on the evening of Aug.

TORONTO — Three Russian cyclists filed a lawsuit in Ontario Superior Court on Monday against the World Anti-Doping Agency and Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren, claiming they were unfairly implicated in an alleged doping scheme that caused them "great

TORONTO — With so many humanitarian crises in the world, it's on everyone to educate themselves and continue pushing for democracy and human rights, Angelina Jolie told a Toronto conference focusing on women Monday.

TORONTO — The path to James Franco's new film "The Disaster Artist" partly began in Vancouver. The Oscar-nominated performer directed and stars in the comedy as real-life eccentric filmmaker Tommy Wiseau.

TORONTO — Emmy-nominee Elisabeth Moss says keeping up with her own busy schedule prevents her from getting sucked into the dark world of "The Handmaid's Tale.

TORONTO — Eric Clapton says it's hard to watch himself as a pompous young man in the new documentary "Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars.

TORONTO — Oscar-winner Frances McDormand says her small-town upbringing — which includes Ontario and Nova Scotia roots — helped shape the character she plays in a dark new dramedy.