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Five stories in the news today, Nov. 2

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A complete review of the Royal Military College of Canada begins today at the prestigious institution, as senior Canadian Armed Forces commanders ordered the probe following a number of suspected suicides and allegations of sexual misconduct. Members of the graduation class of Royal Military College of Canada parade during a graduating ceremony in Kingston, Ont., in a May 20, 2016, file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg

Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Nov. 2

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MILITARY COLLEGE TO GO UNDER MICROSCOPE

A complete review of the Royal Military College of Canada begins today at the prestigious institution in Kingston, Ont. Senior Canadian Armed Forces commanders ordered the probe following a number of suspected suicides and allegations of sexual misconduct. The rare move highlights the growing concern among top brass about the way the 140-year-old college — where future generations of military officers are groomed — is being run.

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STUDENT DEAD AFTER STABBING AT B.C. SCHOOL

Police say a female student is dead and another is in hospital following a stabbing at a high school in Abbotsford, B.C. Abbotsford police Chief Bob Rich says a young man is in custody and it appears he is not a student at the school. Officers were called at 2:05 p.m. Tuesday and arrived at Abbotsford Senior Secondary School to find two female students with stab wounds.

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TESTIMONY CONTINUES TODAY IN PYTHON TRIAL

Testimony continues today in the jury trial of a man charged in the deaths of two young New Brunswick boys who were suffocated by a python. On Tuesday, the jurors heard the emotional 911 call made by Jean-Claude Savoie on Aug. 5, 2013 to report that the boys were dead. It’s believed the snake escaped its enclosure through a ventilation duct. Savoie, who now lives near Montreal, is charged with criminal negligence causing death.

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CANADIAN COUPLE FACING DRUG CHARGES IN U.S.

A Canadian couple is accused of importing fentanyl and other substances similar the powerful opioid drug from China into the United States and then mailing them to Canada. Karl and Sorina Morrison of Kitchener, Ont., were arrested at a border crossing in Niagara Falls, N.Y., last month after an investigation by U.S. authorities. They have pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to import and export controlled substances and analogues, and attempting to export controlled substances and analogues.

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WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT FOR STI SCREENINGS

Organizers at the University of Saskatchewan are looking to break an unofficial world record for the number of people screened for sexually transmitted infections. Some 812 people were tested for STIs last February at Western University in London, Ontario. Lara Witt, a student and member of a peer health outreach program at the Saskatoon university, says breaking the record today isn’t really the point — rather it’s about raising awareness and encouraging testing.

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