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45th Anniversary of the Last Hangings in Canada
Today, December 11th 2007, marks the 45th anniversary of the last to die by capital punishment in Canada. A fantastic blog by the name of Executed Today which focuses on a daily chronicle of historical executions has posted an in-depth interview with Robert J. Hoshowsky, author of The Last to Die.
If you are on the run and don’t have time to read the interview. Bookmark it and watch some video coverage from CourtTV Canada.
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Ehren is the online marketing specialist at Dundurn Press. He's an avid reader of YA novels, graphic novels, and non-fiction titles. While he's not necessarily a fan of literary fiction, he will literally latch on to the few that seriously catch his interest.
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© 2007 Defining Canada. 
[...] Published by Dundurn, whose blog also hosts a radio interview with the author. Update: And also a ping to this post. [...]
Thanks for the link! Robert Hoshowsky can tell one heckuva story…
1962: Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin
Forty-five years ago today, two men linked by nothing but fate stood back to back on the gallows of Toronto’s Don Jail and became the last hanged in Canada.
Today, Executed Today interviews author Robert Hoshowsky, whose new book The Last to Die …