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Crews work to restore power and clear debris left in Dorian's wake
HALIFAX - Post-tropical storm Dorian may have departed Atlantic Canada but the scars it inflicted across the region with its hurricane strength wind gusts and torrential rain will take some time&...
Sep 09, 2019
In the news today, Sept. 9
Six stories in the news for Monday, Sept. 9 --- POST DORIAN CLEANUP A MASSIVE TASK Post-tropical storm Dorian may have departed Atlantic Canada but the scars it inflicted across the region w...
Sep 09, 2019
New Saudi energy minister urges producers to share burden
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia's new energy minister says producers "have to share responsibility" to balance the market. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman spoke Monday in Abu Dhabi at an en...
Sep 09, 2019
Russia and Ukraine trade prisoners, each fly 35 to freedom
MOSCOW - Russia and Ukraine conducted a major prisoner exchange that freed 35 people detained in each country and flew them to the other, a deal that could help advance Russia-Ukraine relations and en...
Sep 09, 2019
Dorian topples crane, knocks out power in eastern Canada
TORONTO - Dorian arrived on Canada's Atlantic coast Saturday with heavy rain and powerful winds, toppling a construction crane in Halifax and knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people a d...
Sep 09, 2019
Bird watchers, plant lovers, nature seekers find sanctuary at oasis in city core
SAANICH, B.C. - The bird watchers gather in the parking lot at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, binoculars and cameras at their sides, chattering about their most recent siting of a tiny...
Sep 09, 2019
Artist, researcher displays Newfoundland's connections to slave trade
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - An art installation at this year's Bonavista Biennale is shining a light on a dark corner of Newfoundland's history - slave ships that were built on the island during...
Sep 09, 2019
Afghans brace for fresh violence after US-Taliban talks halt
KABUL - Afghans are bracing for a possible new wave of Taliban violence after President Donald Trump abruptly called off talks with the insurgent group, which vows to continue its fight against what i...
Sep 08, 2019
Iran uses advanced centrifuges, threatens higher enrichment
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Saturday said it now uses arrays of advanced centrifuges prohibited by its 2015 nuclear deal and can enrich uranium "much more beyond" current levels to weapons-grade material, ...
Sep 08, 2019
Vernon Adams Jr., Alouettes beat Lions 21-16 for third straight win
MONTREAL - Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. says he was energized by having his young son in Montreal for the first time watching from the stands. Adams rushed for two touchdowns and threw for another as ...
Sep 08, 2019