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Damages of $20 million awarded against obituary website in class action ruling
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A judge has ordered an online obituary site to pay $20 million in damages for the unauthorized use of notices and photographs taken from websites of Canadian funeral homes and ...
May 02, 2019
Secluded Baltimore mayor to make announcement amid scandal
BALTIMORE - The lawyer for Baltimore's mayor is making an announcement amid growing pressure for the city's top leader to resign over a scandal involving her self-published children's books. Mayor Cat...
May 02, 2019
Quebec government orders public coroner's inquest into 7-year-old's death
Quebec's public security minister has ordered a public coroner's inquest into the death of a seven-year-old girl who had a long history with the province's youth protection system. Genevieve Guil...
May 02, 2019
Knockin' on Abe's door: Japanese PM shows off quirky Canadian souvenir
LAKE KAWAGUCHI, Japan - Japan's prime minister is showing off a folksy souvenir he brought home from his recent trip to Canada. In a video posted to his official Instagram account, Shinzo Abe installs...
May 02, 2019
Knockin' on Abe's door: Japanese PM shows off quirky Canadian souvenir
LAKE KAWAGUCHI, Japan - Japan's prime minister is showing off a folksy souvenir he brought home from his recent trip to Canada. In a video posted to his official Instagram account, Shinzo Abe installs...
May 02, 2019
Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is freed on bail
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine was freed on bail Thursday after spending three nights in a maximum-security prison. The lawmaker, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssen...
May 02, 2019
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner get married in surprise wedding
LAS VEGAS - Joe Jonas was already having a big night: reuniting with his brothers for their band's first performance at an awards show in a decade and announcing their upcoming tour. But his night bec...
May 02, 2019
Olympic lugers Walker, Snith feel real speed with Canadian Forces Snowbirds
The love of speed Tristan Walker inherited from his air force pilot grandfather came full circle when the luger took to the skies with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. Walker and teammate Justin Sn...
May 02, 2019
Ahead of Trudeau meeting, Kenney calls assessment bill a threat to unity
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says if the federal bill overhauling environmental assessments passes in its current form it will threaten Canadian unity and there will be "an immediate constitu...
May 02, 2019
Netflix announces deal for film about Thailand's cave boys
BANGKOK - Netflix is joining with the production company for the movie "Crazy Rich Asians" to make a film about last July's dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach who were trapped in a floo...
May 02, 2019