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  "id": 12263914,
  "title": "Trial opens in defamation lawsuit by former UBC prof accused of sex assault by student",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/trial-opens-in-defamation-lawsuit-by-former-ubc-prof-accused-of-sex",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T23:57:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vancouver Sun",
    "slug": "vancouver-sun",
    "url": "https://vancouversun.com/news/trial-opens-in-defamation-lawsuit-by-former-ubc-prof-accused-of-sex-assault-by-student"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Trial in defamation lawsuit brought by best-selling novelist Steven Galloway is scheduled for 23 days",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}