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Ukraine: Director in prisoner swap backs jailed Russians
MINSK, Belarus - A Ukrainian film director included in a major prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia last week is speaking out for imprisoned Russians. Oleg Sentsov was freed after five years i...
Sep 10, 2019
Ex-SC Gov. Sanford adds name to GOP long shots against Trump
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman, joined the Republican race against President Donald Trump on Sunday, aiming to put his Appalachian trail travails beh...
Sep 10, 2019
Goodale and Sajjan to visit Halifax today to survey Dorian recovery efforts
HALIFAX - Two federal cabinet ministers will be in Halifax today to survey recovery efforts from the damaging hit by post-tropical storm Dorian over the weekend. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale w...
Sep 10, 2019
ROTHENBURGER: Prop rep could be back for debate very soon
WITH THE WRIT FOR THE FEDERAL ELECTION bound to be dropped any day now - the deadline is Sunday - campaigning will become official.Latest poll numbers confirm it's a horse race. CBC's Poll Tracker has...
Sep 10, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Atwood's 'The Testaments' returns to Gilead, with hype
LONDON - Margaret Atwood is often asked if her new novel "The Testaments," a follow-up to "The Handmaid's Tale," is set in a dystopian world. She says: "Let us hope so." Atwood says several U.S. state...
Sep 10, 2019
Some facts about child abductions in Canada
TORONTO - More than 42,000 children were reported missing across Canada last year. By the numbers: 27: Abducted by strangers 31,000: Runaways 58%: Female 73%: Runaways 62%: Cases resolved in 24 hours ...
Sep 10, 2019
UN atomic official in Iran as it runs advanced centrifuges
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran defended Sunday its decision to use advanced centrifuges prohibited by its unraveling 2015 nuclear deal with world powers as a visiting top official of the United Nations atomic wa...
Sep 10, 2019
Silence, devastation mark Bahamas town; but some are staying
MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas - The streets are filled with smashed cars, snapped power cables, shattered trees and deep silence. At the airport and dock, hundreds of people clamour for seats on airplanes an...
Sep 10, 2019
Bosnian capital holds 1st pride parade amid heavy security
SARAJEVO, Bosnia - Bosnia's capital, Sarajevo, held its first LGBT pride parade Sunday without incidents but amid heavy security to prevent violence from extremist groups, as opponents of the event he...
Sep 10, 2019
Marchers ask Trump to 'liberate' Hong Kong, as clashes erupt
HONG KONG - Thousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong urged President Donald Trump to "liberate" the semiautonomous Chinese territory during a peaceful march to the U.S. Consulate on Sunday, but violenc...
Sep 10, 2019
