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Quebecer jailed in Oman being extradited to United Arab Emirates, son says
MONTREAL - A Quebec man who has been jailed on fraud-related charges in the Middle East is being extradited from Oman to the United Arab Emirates, his son said Tuesday. Alexis Gauthier said ...
May 30, 2019
Edmonton Oilers hire former Arizona bench boss Dave Tippett as head coach
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers added another foundational piece to their latest rebuild Tuesday, hiring veteran head coach Dave Tippett to take over behind the bench. Tippett, with more than a thousan...
May 30, 2019
Phillies OF Herrera arrested in domestic case, put on leave
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odbel Herrera was placed on administrative leave Tuesday by Major League Baseball following his arrest in a domestic violence case at an Atlantic...
May 30, 2019
Avenatti pleads not guilty to defrauding Stormy Daniels
NEW YORK - The pugilistic and embattled attorney Michael Avenatti pleaded not guilty Tuesday to defrauding his most famous client, porn star Stormy Daniels, and seized the spotlight to toss a barb at ...
May 30, 2019
Tories demand Goodale explain delayed police call on prison sex-assault claim
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale must explain why the Correctional Service of Canada waited three months to call police after learning of assault allegations at Nova Institution for women...
May 30, 2019
Belgium's ex-monarch agrees to DNA test in paternity case
BRUSSELS - A decades-old royal paternity scandal is setting Belgium abuzz again. Lawyers said Tuesday that Belgium's former King Albert II, 84, has finally agreed to a DNA test demanded by a woman who...
May 30, 2019
Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi gives birth to 3rd child
NEW YORK - Reality TV personality Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has welcomed her third child into the world. The 31-year-old "Jersey Shore" cast member tells People magazine she gave birth early Thursday mo...
May 30, 2019
Afghanistan memorial at new defence headquarters to open to public Friday
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says its memorial for those killed in Canada's mission in Afghanistan will open to the public Friday afternoon. People who aren't military members, vet...
May 30, 2019
Calgary giving up luge world championship to Whistler because of track shutdown
Calgary is handing the 2021 world luge championships to Whistler, B.C., because of the sliding track's precarious situation. The 33-year-old track on Calgary's west side was the sliding sport venue fo...
May 30, 2019
Michigan State chooses Stony Brook president as next leader
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Dr. Samuel Stanley Jr., a medical researcher who has led Stony Brook University in New York for nearly a decade, was named Tuesday as the next president of Michigan State Univers...
May 30, 2019