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Dentist Jacobus Van Nierop went on trial in France on Tuesday where he is facing charges of aggravated assault for allegedly mangling the mouths of up to 120 patients. Dentist Jacobus Van Nierop faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of 375,000 euros ($413,000). Scores of people came forward with complaints ranging from multiple healthy teeth removed, …

Pablo Serrano-Vitorino has been arrested. The man at the center of a manhunt in Montgomery County has been captured. It took more than 24 hours of searching and a response from more than 60 officers for the arrest of Pablo Serrano-Vitorino in Florence Tuesday night. He is facing four counts of first-degree murder, officials said.

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian took to Twitter on Women’s Day to put a black and white picture with the words: Liberated. The mother-of-two caused quite a stir on Monday after posting a full frontal nude selfie (with strategically placed black bars) but opted for a professional shot the following day.

Schaumburg woman ‘stopped for driving with a large tree embedded in the front grille’. Police in Roselle, Illinois, cited a driver with DUI after spotting the vehicle moving down the road with a 15-foot tree stuck in the grill. The vehicle’s airbags had also been deployed, presumably from hitting the tree. Maryann Christy, of the 500 block of Spruce Court …

Manitoba Health has reported a recent spike in flu activity across the province and says the dominant strain is H1N1. In the last week of February, Manitoba Health says 21 people were hospitalized because of the flu, and two of them died. But according to Manitoba Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael Routledge, these numbers are nothing to panic over.

New guidelines are calling for annual lung cancer screening for long-time smokers. The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) released the guidelines on Monday, saying those aged 55 to 74 should be screened up to three consecutive years. A recent study found a 15 per cent reduction in lung cancer mortality associated with screening using low-dose CT scans …

The Ford family has launched a “get well soon” website where people can write messages of support to Rob Ford as the Toronto city councillor and former mayor undergoes more cancer treatment in hospital. There are more than 1000 messages have been posted at getwellrobford.com. “Please accept my prayers for your health, your family’s strength and your medical team.” —Brian …

Another award, another win for the biography of Joseph Stalin’s daughter penned by Sullivan, who thanked Stalin’s granddaughter for the access. Stalin’s Daughter by Rosemary Sullivan is the winner of the 2016 RBC Taylor Prize for Literary Nonfiction. The $25,000 award was announced on Monday afternoon.

Zendaya has been caught in the web of Sony’s “Spider-Man” reboot. Zendaya, 19, will appear alongside actor Tom Holland, also 19. “I’m told that actress-singer Zendaya has landed a key role in the ensemble they are building around Tom Holland, who’ll play Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the film to be directed by Jon Watts,” Mike Fleming Jr. wrote for Deadline. “She …

U of T Scientists have discovered the literal “missing link” needed to produce a homegrown human in the lab; a finding they claim could eventually lead to the repair or replacement of damaged organs. Led by Milica Radisic, a professor in the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering and the department of chemical engineering, and including graduate student Boyang Zhang, …

“Harry Potter” writer J.K. Rowling is treating her fans this week to a new “Magic in North America” series, which covers a number of topics in America’s magical history. Rowling’s website Pottermore announced on Monday that she’ll release four new stories this week as part of a Magic in North America series.