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Police brace for confrontations as Hong Kong protesters mass
HONG KONG - Large crowds of protesters were gathering and marching in central Hong Kong on Saturday as police readied for possible confrontations near the Chinese government's main office and elsewher...
Aug 31, 2019
Yemen President urges end of UAE strikes, fears secession
SANAA, Yemen - Yemen's president urged Saudi Arabia on Thursday to rein in the United Arab Emirates after warplanes from his former ally staged airstrikes on Yemeni government troops, killing and woun...
Aug 31, 2019
Taliban launch 'massive attack' on Afghan city of Kunduz
KABUL - The Taliban have launched a new large-scale attack on one of Afghanistan's main cities, Kunduz, and taken hospital patients as hostages, the government said Saturday, even as the insurgent gro...
Aug 31, 2019
Liberals commit $1.5M to help universities tackle on-campus sexual violence
TORONTO - The Liberal government is committing up to $1.5 million to help colleges and universities get better at dealing with sexual violence on campus. Maryam Monsef, the minister for wome...
Aug 31, 2019
RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan stable after prison stabbing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sirhan Sirhan, imprisoned for more than 50 years for the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, was hospitalized Friday after being stabbed by a fellow inmate at a San Dieg...
Aug 30, 2019
North Korea berates Pompeo, says hopes for talks fading
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A senior North Korean diplomat on Saturday berated U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over his comments describing North Korean behaviour as "rogue" and said Pyongyang's h...
Aug 30, 2019
Dorian becomes a Category 4 monster powering toward Florida
MIAMI - Hurricane Dorian powered toward Florida with increasing fury Friday, becoming an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm but leaving forecasters uncertain whether it would make a direct hit on ...
Aug 30, 2019
CFJC Midday — Bluebird Day Fund supporting the community
Kira Haug from the Bluebird Day fund talks with Rich Woods.
Aug 30, 2019
CFJC Midday — A look behind the Drunk in a Graveyard podcast
Rich meets Robin Goodfellow and Scott Floronic. They're behind the Drunk in a Graveyard podcast.
Aug 30, 2019
George Springer's four RBI night leads Astros past Blue Jays 7-4
TORONTO - George Springer had a three-run homer and the Houston Astros never looked back in a 7-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. Springer also drove in a run with a double as Hou...
Aug 30, 2019
