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Hurricane watch in parts of Atlantic Canada as Dorian moves up U.S. east coast
HALIFAX - Hurricane Dorian is expected to make landfall in Atlantic Canada Saturday with winds of 100 kilometres per hour, driving rain and pounding coastal surf - conditions that had emergency o...
Sep 08, 2019
Dorian's floodwaters trap people in attics in North Carolina
ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. - A weakened Hurricane Dorian flooded homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks on Friday with a fury that took even storm-hardened residents by surprise, forcing people to climb into...
Sep 08, 2019
UN nuclear official in Iran as atomic accord unravels
TEHRAN, Iran - The acting director-general of the United Nations nuclear watchdog is in Tehran for meetings after Iran announced it would begin using advanced centrifuges prohibited by its 2015 atomic...
Sep 08, 2019
Bosnian capitaly holds 1st pride parade amid heavy security
SARAJEVO, Bosnia - Bosnia's capital, Sarajevo, is holding its first ever LGBT pride parade, amid heavy security, while opponents of the event held a gathering of their own. Using sniffer dogs and meta...
Sep 08, 2019
Ex-UK minister says Johnson not trying to get a Brexit deal
LONDON - A senior minister who quit British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Cabinet said Sunday that the government is making little or no effort to secure a Brexit agreement with the European Union, d...
Sep 08, 2019
Hong Kong protesters urge Trump to 'liberate' their city
HONG KONG - Thousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong marched to the U.S. Consulate on Sunday, urging President Donald Trump to "liberate" their city as they press for more democratic freedoms in the se...
Sep 08, 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 08, 2019
Analysis: Storm spat underscores Mr. Never Wrong's mindset
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump doesn't make mistakes. At least according to him. Trump's relentless justifications of his erroneous warnings that Hurricane Dorian was threatening Alabama on Sunday,...
Sep 08, 2019
In the news today, Sept. 6
Four stories in the news for Friday, Sept. 6 --- CANADA'S ANDREESCU ADVANCES TO US OPEN FINAL Canada's Bianca Andreescu will attempt to make Canadian tennis history in the US Open women's si...
Sep 08, 2019
China's trade with US shrinks as tariff war worsens
BEIJING - China's trade with the United States is falling sharply as the two sides prepare for more negotiations with no sign of progress toward ending a worsening tariff war that threatens global eco...
Sep 07, 2019
