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A Muslim woman is suing for defamatory statements after speaking out against the Quebec Charter on a local talk show.

According to The Gazette, Dalila Awada is suing two people and a website for $120,000.00

She says several hateful messages were posted after she appeared on ICI Radio-Canada's Tout le monde en parle in September 2013. 

Awada says she has become depressed, had to drop out of school, and had since been suffering from insomnia. 

In her lawsuit, she says she will donate any money she recieves from the case to the non-profit organization Fondation Paroles De femmes.

The U.S. state department announced on May 6th that it will be sending a team to Nigeria to aid in attempts to find and recover the 200 girls who were taken by the Boko Haram.

According to CBC News, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan stated publicly that he welcomed the United States' offer of support.

This comes after gunmen suspected of being affiliated with the Boko Haram kidnapped an additional eight girls on the evening of May 5th.

Michaelangelo's world-famous statue of David is showing signs of aging.

According to The Globe and Mail, a party thrown at a mansion under construction had police breaking up a crowed of 2,000 people.

Held in Brampton, Ontario, Friday night, high schooler Canice Ejoh sent out an invitation on Facebook to 1,000 people.

The invitation was leaked to several social media outlets and the number of attendees doubled in size.

Nearly 60 police units were sent to the scene, where they found the mansion in terrible condition.

Several attendees were charged with public intoxication, but the investigation remains open.

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