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Top Indonesia court rejects attempt to criminalize gay sex
FILE - In this Saturday, May 21, 2011, file photo, Indonesian gay activists hold posters during a protest demanding equality for LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia's top court on Thursday ruled against petitioners seeking to make gay sex and sex outside marriage illegal in a victory for the country's besieged LGBT minority. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)
Unidentified buyer found for Meghan Markle's Toronto house
A Toronto house once rented by actor Meghan Markle is shown in a handout photo.
QMJHL Roundup: Drew scores OT winner as Islanders edge Titan 3-2
Colin White scores shootout winner, Senators edge Devils 4-3
PMO confirms staffer being probed over unspecified allegations
A Canadian flag flies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Aug. 2, 2015.
OHL Roundup: Cormier stops 38 shots, Gilmour scores winner as Spirit top Sting
Oprah Winfrey to receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globes
In this Oct. 21, 2017 file photo, Oprah Winfrey arrives for the David Foster Foundation 30th Anniversary Miracle Gala and Concert, in Vancouver, B.C.
Canadian freestyle skiing team loses equipment between Helsinki and Beijing
PMO confirms staffer being probed over allegations
Senators edge Rangers, snap five-game losing skid
Ottawa Senators left wing Zack Smith, left, celebrates his goal during the third period in Ottawa, on Dec. 13, 2017.
Oprah Winfrey to receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Globes
FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2017 file photo, Oprah Winfrey arrives for the David Foster Foundation 30th Anniversary Miracle Gala and Concert, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Winfrey will be the recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award at January’s Golden Globes. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
EPA chemical safety nominee drops out amid strong opposition
Plane crashes in northern Saskatchewan with 25 people on board, no fatalities reported
Early third-period goal lifts Senators over Rangers, snapping five-game skid
Ottawa Senators left wing Zack Smith, left, celebrates his goal with left wing Tom Pyatt and centre Jean-Gabriel Pageau, right, celebrate a goal during third period NHL action in Ottawa on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. The Senators defeated the Rangers 3-2. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
A blow to Trump-style politics? A look at what led to Doug Jones’s win in Alabama
Democrat Doug Jones, who won the special U.S. Senate election against Republican candidate Roy Moore, speaks during a news conference in Birmingham, Alabama, on Dec. 13, 2017.
FaceTime: JD Martinez meets and greets, Ozuna to Cards
Terry Francona, manager of the Cleveland Indians, talks with members of the media at the Major League Baseball winter meetings Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Toronto development threatens to scatter artist community
Sarain Boylan, right, speaks at a meeting of tenants of an industrial warehouse at 444 Dufferin St. The building, which houses more than 40 artists, small businesses and entrepreneurs, is slated for demolition to make way for a new apartment complex. The tenants have until March 15 to get out, an order many say they intend to fight.
Plane crashes in northern Saskatchewan with 25 people on board, no fatalities
RCMP say a plane with 25 people on board has crashed in northern Saskatchewan shortly after taking off around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Fond du Lac airport. First responders work the crash scene near the Fond du Lac airport in a Wednesday, December 13, 2017, image posted to social media. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Facebook, Raymond Sanger, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Ontario minister will not delay casino deal for firm over ‘routine’ review
A sign for the River Rock Casino in Richmond, B.C. on Dec. 5, 2017.
Point, Hart combine for shutout as U Sports all-stars blank Canada juniors 3-0
Canned: Newfoundlanders mourn the end of long-time staple Potted Meat
A can of Potted Meat is examined on Tuesday by Maureen Power, curator of history at The Rooms, an archive, art gallery and museum in St. John’s. Ms. Power recently appealed to people to donate cans to an exhibit that includes other iconic foods.
House passes bill to expunge records of people convicted for sexuality
Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault, Trudeau's adviser on LGBTQ issues, in Edmonton on March 1, 2016.
Turris believes Senators owner Melnyk is the reason he’s no longer in Ottawa
St. Louis Blues' Oskar Sundqvist and Nashville Predators' Kyle Turris chase after a loose puck during the first period in St. Louis, on Nov. 24, 2017.
Six months after fire, Grenfell Tower is symbolic of a divided Britain
Six months later, a memorial continues to be maintained honouring the victims of a deadly high-rise fire in London at the Grenfell Tower, right. Not only did the blaze kill 71 people in the social-housing tower, its aftermath has exposed divides in Britain involving race, religion, wealth and privilege.
AP Sportlight
Report: 3 women accuse music mogul Russell Simmons of rape
FILE - In this July 18, 2015 file photo, Russell Simmons speaks appears at the RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation's Art for Life Benefit in Water Mill, N.Y. Three women have told the New York Times that music mogul Russell Simmons raped them. Simmons, in a statement to the paper, vehemently denied what he called “these horrific accusations,” saying all his relations have been consensual. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)
Director of Colorado pension fund dies snorkeling in Hawaii
This undated photo provided by courtesy of Colorado PERA shows PERA Executive Director, Gregory W. Smith. Public Employees' Retirement Association spokeswoman Katie Kaufmanis says 56-year-old Smith died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, while vacationing with family and friends in Maui. Maui Fire Services Chief Edward Taomoto says Smith was found face-down and unresponsive in the water. An autopsy is planned. (Brian Bandimere/Colorado PERA via AP)
Scott Air Force Base official under sexual misconduct probe
El Salvador court denies appeal in stillbirth case
Women protest outside a courtroom, demanding that the government free women prisoners who are serving 30-year prison sentences for having an abortion, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. Abortion is illegal in all situations in El Salvador. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)
B.C. reviews list of doctors who can assess auto-injury victims
Motorists merge from four lanes into one as they enter the Lions Gate Bridge to drive into Vancouver.
House of Commons breaks for holidays as MPs reflect on 2018
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is joined by members of his party as they hold news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday.
For MLS Cup star Jozy Altidore, move to Toronto has let him find his happy place
Toronto FC forward Jozy Altidore celebrates after scoring against Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei, right, during the MLS Cup final on Dec. 9, 2017.
Senators GM Dorion holding out hope that team can turn things around
Venezuela quickly resolves financial dispute with China
Peru's president is in trouble over Odebrecht payments
FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2017 file photo, Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski attends the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Danang, Vietnam. Kuczynski is in hot water over decade-old payments he received as a consultant to a Brazilian construction firm at the center of Latin America’s biggest-ever graft scandal. (Jorge Silva/Pool photo via AP)
Walmart, book distributor suspend ties with Tavis Smiley
Development company appeals rejection of condo in Vancouver’s Chinatown
Vancouver’s Chinatown is where Beedie Living aims to build a condo project, which has been rejected by a permit board.
The rebirth of the Irish language has Northern Ireland talking​
A sign in Irish and English is seen at the door of a Turas classroom at Skainos Square, a conference centre in Newtownards Road, a predominately loyalist neighbourhood in East Belfast. Turas is an Irish-language training program, run by Linda Ervine, that teaches about 200 people, mostly protestant and DUP backers.
California lawmaker faces claims his hugs were inappropriate
FILE - In this April 25, 2017, file photo, state Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, gestures during a hearing in Sacramento, Calif. Hertzberg is proudly known for hugging, once passing out pins reading "I was hugged by Assemblyman Bob Hertzberg." The Democratic senator is facing allegations he inappropriately hugged three of his female colleagues. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Regents approve Arizona State coach Herm Edwards' contract
Residential-school survivor gets permission from government to donate documents
St. Anne’s Residential School survivor Angela Shisheesh, right, greets fellow survivor Edmund Metatawabin prior to a meeting in Toronto on Dec. 12.
Despite the good food and fun, Vancouver’s Honey Salt doesn’t bring anything new to the table
Honey Salt, seen in Vancouver on Dec. 8, is a homestyle-themed upscale clone of the original restaurant in Summerlin, an affluent community in Nevada’s Las Vegas Valley.
Fox News host Jeanine Pirro sued for defamation
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2015 file photo, Jeanine Pirro attends the HBO Documentary Series premiere of "THE JINX: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst" in New York. A civil rights activist is suing Fox News host Pirro, claiming she defamed him while discussing a lawsuit against the Black Lives Matter movement that was later dismissed. The suit, which also names Fox News Network, was filed in New York on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
Accused bank robber gets bail in Alberta, but also faces charges in Saskatchewan
Court: New Orleans judges have conflict in setting fines
Louisville files counterclaim to Rick Pitino lawsuit
Fire captain: Ghost Ship defendant said no one lived there
FILE - This Dec. 13, 2016 file photo shows flowers, pictures, signs and candles, are placed at the scene of a warehouse fire in Oakland, Calif. A former tenant of an Oakland warehouse says police were called to the unlicensed residence several times to help with evictions, and even knew the leaseholder by name. Jose Avalos, a woodworker who moved into the Ghost Ship two years before a deadly fire killed 36 partygoers a year ago, testified Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, on the second day of a preliminary hearing in Alameda County Superior Court for two men charged with involuntary manslaughter in their deaths. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Mistrial in case of girl raped while mom smoked meth nearby
AP Explains: What is net neutrality and why does it matter?
FILE - This June 19, 2015, file photo, shows the entrance to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) building in Washington. "Net neutrality" regulations, designed to prevent internet service providers like Verizon, AT&T, Comcast and Charter from favoring some sites and apps over others, are on the chopping block. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai, a Republican, on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, unveiled a plan to undo the Obama-era rules that have been in place since 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
India's Modi duels with his predecessor amid local election
Morneau’s small-business tax revisions show he’s ending 2017 in constant retreat
Campbell Clark
Families blame state in veterans home Legionnaires' outbreak
Jury: Family gets $48M in lawsuit over girl's torture death
Nova Scotia teacher Helen Buckler liked to share her love of reading
Helen Buckler, 89
Celebrations planned to honour San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee
A timeline look at the Argos' sometimes messy, sometimes amusing ownership saga
Texas governor orders investigation into youth lockup abuse
10 Things to Know for Thursday
Missouri city official accused of teasing co-worker with gun
White Louisianan pleads not guilty in deaths of 2 black men
The Latest: GOP leader offers huge budget boost for military
Alabama win has Democrats broadening their target list
Democratic Sen.-elect Doug Jones waves to reporters as he and his wife Louise leave a news conference Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala. Weary national Republicans breathed a collective sigh of relief on Wednesday, a day after voters knocked out their own party's scandal-plagued candidate in deep-red Alabama. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Former UC Davis professor, conductor accused of sex assault
Coach Lou Holtz sues The Daily Beast over RNC article
Alberta man's sentencing delayed due to wait for psychiatric assessment: lawyer
UN envoy calls for doubling funding for kids in emergencies
Arkansas abortion facilities threatened with suspension
Man accused of burning Phoenix suburb's $40K Christmas tree
This photo provided by Mesa Police Department shows a partially burned Christmas tree on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in Mesa, Ariz. Police in Mesa say a man has been arrested on suspicion of arson and criminal damage for allegedly burning the city's Christmas tree. (Mesa Police Department via AP)
Vancouver artist Al Neil followed his own beat
Al Neil first came to public attention as a cutting-edge, bebop piano player at The Cellar, a historic jazz club he co-founded in 1956.
Tulsa ex-officer convicted of manslaughter to be evaluated
Alberta legislature wraps up sitting with new rules on worker's rights, elections
Alberta Minister of Infrastructure and Minister of Transportation Brian Mason arrives for a cabinet meeting in Calgary, Alta., on May 28, 2015. Politicians at the Alberta legislature have wrapped up a fall sitting that included some major legislation and a significant reconfiguration of the political landscape. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
The Latest: Sentencing delayed in lawmaker corruption case
FILE - In an Oct. 24, 2017 file photo, South Carolina Rep Rick Quinn, center, sits with his wife, Amy McRae Benck, his parents, Richard Quinn, Sr. and Ruth LeJeune Quinn, left, and Matthew Richardson and Tracy Edge, right, during bond court in Columbia, S.C. Quinn is resigning Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, an hour before a hearing in a Statehouse corruption probe that has ensnared him along with several other lawmakers. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP, File)
PolyMet offers $544M in financial assurances for mine costs
FILE - In this Feb. 10,  2016, file photo, the closed LTV Steel taconite plant sits idle near Hoyt Lakes, Minn. The site, which closed in 2001, may return to life as part of Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine, owned by PolyMet Mining Corp. PolyMet is offering Minnesota a $544 million package of financial assurances to serve as an insurance policy to protect taxpayers from having to cover the costs of shutting down and cleaning up the copper-nickel mine it proposes to build in northeastern Minnesota. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
National clean fuels strategy will affect all forms of fuels in Canada
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is seen on the shore of Lake Ontario in Toronto on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. Canada's national clean fuels strategy will apply to every kind of fuel, be it liquid, solid or gas, Environment Minister McKenna said Wednesday.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
Former detective sentenced in tax-refund scheme
Mississippi editorial roundup
Fed raises rates, but Yellen’s swan song holds a note of caution
David Parkinson
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Murder trial in case of slain Tennessee teen reaches jury
EPA chief jets to Morocco to help promote fossil fuel use
FILE - In this June 2, 2017 file photo, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Pruitt flew to Morocco the week of Dec. 11 to help encourage the North African kingdom to import liquefied natural gas from the United States. Pruitt was accompanied by at least four staff members on the trip, which the agency said also included bilateral meetings with government officials about updating an environmental work plan included in the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Man who made $7.5-million pledge to B.C. junior hockey team charged with fraud
Mike Gould is shown in a handout photo.
The Latest: Police investigating found childrens' bones
Woman charged with injuring son who had 323 medical visits
Canadian international Jessie Fleming a finalist for Honda soccer award
Sex ed to be compulsory in Quebec as of September: Couillard
The safe harbours of Ottawa's updated income-sprinkling tax rules
Canadian crude tumbles amid pipeline bottlenecks
A tailings pond near Fort McMurray, Alta.
U.S.-bound flights delayed after customs breach, Toronto airport says
Walmart gives workers a way to get paid earlier
In this June 5, 2017, photo, a worker stacks merchandise outside a Walmart in Salem, N.H. Walmart is providing workers with an app aimed at helping them budget their money and get paid before payday. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
An multi-patient ambulance and and SIU mobile unit are photographed after a gunman was killed by police at a bank in Maple, Ont., on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Streetwise newsletter: CIBC looks to solve Caribbean problem, double profits from U.S. operations
Canadian bank headquarters stand on Bay Street in Toront
In Earthlings exhibition, seven storytellers take sincere look at humankind
Facing Forward, 2016 by Pierre Aupilardjuk and Shary Boyle.
Federal government plan aims to reduce carbon content in fossil fuels
Liberal government opens door to export of Canadian-made weapons to Ukraine
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland meets with the Globe and Mail's editorial board in Toronto, on Dec. 1, 2017.
This unloved bull market just hit another milestone
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Nov. 16.
The Latest: Trump gets 11th circuit court judge confirmed
Business Highlights
Governor: Female reporter's question 'disservice to women'
FCC votes along party lines to end 'net neutrality'
Bermuda Senate votes to end same-sex marriage in territory
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