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• Thriller to film in Ottawa

  A Hollywood thriller in the style of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho begins shooting Monday, giving an added boost to Ottawa's fledgling film industry.

• Coroner orders review of drowning deaths

  Jeremie Audette, 2, was found in a backyard swimming pool on Wednesday and had no vital signs when paramedics arrived.

• Canada's anti-attack ad culture

  Whatever the reason for a dearth of marketing smackdowns on this side of the border, some argue it's a lost opportunity for advertisers Simon Houpt Globe and Mail Update Published on Thursday, Jul.

• Fire destroys Newmarket mall

  Firefighters battle a stubborn fire at a strip mall in Newmarket on Thursday morning.

• Tom Selleck happy new show isn't shot in Toronto

  There was some talk that "Blue Bloods," which premieres this fall on CTV and CBS, would be produced in the Canadian city; talk the former "Magnum, P.I." star was quick to discourage.

• Cut sodium intake in half, Canadians advised

  Canadians should consume only half the sodium they're now taking in from foods and drinks as part of a multi-pronged approach to cutting salt intake, according to new federal guidelines released Thursday.

• Bear attacks Ont. woman in Montana

  Government agents help people evacuate a campground on Wednesday in the mountain town of Cooke City, Mont., near the northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park, after a bear attacked and killed one person and injured two others.

• Ignatieffa s bus tour spurs chicken-or-egg dispute

  They point to the fact that, last week in Quebec City, senior Quebec minister Jose Verner made three announcements "just before and while the Liberal Express was in town." The Grits even had a clock on it: the last announcement, they say, was made exactly one hour before their "official launch." The Liberals also say Public Safety Minister Vic ...

• English profs not amused by Canada's immigration pop quiz

  Sara Landreth and her husband, James Brooke-Smith, teach English literature at the University of Ottawa.

• Murder suspect arrested

  Anthony Wong, 29. Police arrested Anthony Wong, 29, of Brampton in connection with the death of David Darcy on July 14, 2010.