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  "id": 12666186,
  "title": "Former UBC professor tells defamation trial he was 'shocked' by sexual assault accusation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/former-ubc-professor-tells-defamation-trial-he-was-shocked-by-sexual",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T16:06:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
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    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/steven-galloway-defamation-trial-9.7372116"
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  "summary": "Author and former UBC professor Steven Galloway says he was \"shocked\" to learn he was being accused of sexual assault, and believed he had split amicably after an affair with the former student making the allegation.",
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        "title": "Former UBC professor tells defamation trial he was 'shocked' by sexual assault accusation",
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        "published": "2026-10-07T16:06:48.000Z"
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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."
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