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DETROIT - A judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of a transgender embalmer who was fired by a Detroit-area funeral home after disclosing that she was transitioning from male to female...
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A federal judge on Thursday definitively blocked a Florida abortion law to prevent state funds from going to organizations that provide abortions - after the administration of Gov....
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RIO DE JANEIRO - Canada’s Damian Warner captured bronze in the decathlon on Thursday at the Rio Olympics. The London, Ont., native finished the 10-discipline competition with 8,666 points. He ma...
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CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders announced on Thursday that former running back Lovell Coleman has died. He was 78. Coleman, who joined the Stampeders in 1960, died on Aug. 10 in Kamloops, B.C. Colema...
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VANCOUVER - Experts say they’re not sure British Columbia’s overdue climate change plan will go far enough in increasing carbon taxes and tightening environmental policies to reach the pro...
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TORONTO - Police say RCMP are involved in the probe into a fatal crash involving a plane allegedly stolen from an airport in the Greater Toronto Area. York Regional police says the Mounties are part o...
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WASHINGTON - A firm run by Donald Trump’s campaign chairman directly orchestrated a covert Washington lobbying operation on behalf of Ukraine’s ruling political party, attempting to sway A...
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LOS ANGELES - Amber Heard said Thursday she is donating her entire $7 million divorce settlement from Johnny Depp to a pair of charities that will use the money to benefit women who have been abused a...
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TORONTO - With one week left before the Canadian Union of Postal Workers’ strike mandate expires, a spokesman for the union says negotiating with Canada Post without the mandate is not an option...
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RIO DE JANEIRO - Andre De Grasse kept adding to his and Canada’s medal totals on Day 13 of the Rio Olympics. The sprint star from Markham, Ont., won the silver medal in the men’s 200-metre...
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