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Miami Heat player sues for lost income from dog's neutering
COOPER CITY, Fla. - Miami Heat veteran Udonis Haslem is suing the veterinary hospital he says “castrated” his dog without permission. The Miami Herald reports the basketball player filed a...
Oct 11, 2018
Electoral officer to investigate after recount flips Quebec riding from Liberal to PQ
Quebec’s chief electoral officer has launched an investigation into possible irregularities after a judicial recount found a Liberal declared the winner Oct. 1 in fact lost to his Parti Quebecoi...
Oct 11, 2018
Egypt's president wants Libya to hand over captured militant
CAIRO - Egypt’s president says he wants a prominent militant captured in Libya this week extradited so that he can be “held accountable.” Thursday’s comments by President Abdel...
Oct 11, 2018
Top court agrees to hear appeal in Hells Angels-ordered killing in Nova Scotia
OTTAWA - Eighteen years after a Halifax-area man was gunned down for having an affair with an outlaw biker’s girlfriend, the Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal in the case agai...
Oct 11, 2018
UK Time's Up fund gives $1.3 million to women's groups
LONDON - A fund set up by British celebrities as part of the Time’s Up movement says it has awarded more than 1 million pounds ($1.3 million) to help women who have experienced sexual harassment...
Oct 11, 2018
India's #MeToo comes amid calls for 2013 law's enforcement
NEW DELHI - Indian actresses and writers have flooded social media in recent days with allegations of sexual harassment and assault, releasing pent-up frustration with a law that was lauded internatio...
Oct 11, 2018
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Widespread catastrophic damage in Florida
MIAMI - Tropical Storm Michael has sped off toward the Atlantic Ocean, but there will be nothing quick about Florida’s recovery from the hurricane, where rows upon rows of homes have been smashe...
Oct 11, 2018
Trump defends Saudi arms sales amid fury over missing writer
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump defended continuing huge sales of U.S. weapons to Saudi Arabia on Thursday despite rising pressure from lawmakers to punish the kingdom over the disappearance of a ...
Oct 11, 2018
#MeToo encouraging for young Canadian females, survey suggests
TORONTO - A majority of Canadian girls and young women have found the #MeToo movement heartening when it comes to the prospects of increased gender equality, but feel they still face discrimination, a...
Oct 11, 2018
Michaelle Jean makes final pitch to keep top post as Francophonie summit opens
YEREVAN, Armenia - Michaelle Jean made a public plea to hold on to her post as secretary general of la Francophonie Thursday, urging member nations not to allow the defence of rights and democracy to ...
Oct 11, 2018