An investigative journalist who authored books that tackled topics ranging from a prime minister’s involvement in jet purchases to the murders of women on a British Columbia pig farm has died. Stevie Cameron died Saturday at home in Toronto from Parkinson’s, her daughter Amy Cameron said, noting her mother also had dementia. She was 80.
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Crews rescue 3 lost hikers from North Vancouver backcountry
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Quebec labour tribunal orders McGill to stop obstructing union of law professors
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Grant Davis Grabs Buckwheat 100 GNCC Overall Win in West Virginia on a 250
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