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Halifax police searching for parents after infant abandoned behind building
HALIFAX - Police in Halifax are searching for the parents of a month-old infant who was apparently abandoned on the weekend, left wrapped in a blanket behind a business in a busy shopping district. In...
Oct 30, 2017
Swiss group shows interest in acquiring Just For Laughs
MONTREAL - The man behind the Swiss-based production firm expressing interest in acquiring the Just For Laughs entertainment company said Monday the public image of the enterprise needs a serious make...
Oct 30, 2017
Giant Robots Battle and Noise-Canceling Forks
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [October 22-28, 2017] A noise-canceling fork, a giant robot battle, and dogs who stay up all night thinking about their days. 5.Venice Local Beat...
Oct 30, 2017
Egypt extends detention of man held over rainbow flag
CAIRO - Egyptian state security prosecutors have extended the pre-trial detention of a young man arrested on charges of “promoting deviance” after fans waved rainbow flags at a rock concer...
Oct 30, 2017
Saudi women to be allowed into sports stadiums next year
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia will allow women into sports stadiums as of next year, the kingdom’s latest step toward easing rules on gender segregation - but they will be seated in...
Oct 30, 2017
US consumer spending surged 1 per cent in September
WASHINGTON - Consumers boosted their spending by 1 per cent in September, the biggest gain in eight years. The surge was fueled by robust demand across sectors, especially autos in the wake of recent ...
Oct 30, 2017
Revolutionaries to supernovas: Glamour names women of 2017
NEW YORK - It’s been one epic year for women, a notion definitely not lost on Glamour magazine as it named U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, 27 key facilitators of the Women’s March on Washington a...
Oct 30, 2017
Husband, wife who survived Las Vegas shooting die in crash
LAS VEGAS - A husband and wife from California who survived the mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music festival died several weeks after the Oct. 1 massacre in an auto crash. The Las Vegas Review-...
Oct 30, 2017
Toronto FC president Bill Manning knows all about starting at the bottom
When Toronto FC fans displayed a huge banner saying “Started from the bottom, now we’re here” at the home regular-season finale, team president Bill Manning had every reason to smile...
Oct 30, 2017
Police: Danish inventor admits dismembering journalist
TALLINN, Estonia - She was a promising young journalist, tested in trouble spots throughout the world, reporting on a Danish inventor famed for building what was thought to be the world’s larges...
Oct 30, 2017