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May 2, 2025
Rubio takes on two top national security roles after embracing Trump’s ‘America First’ vision
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been thrown into two top national security jobs at once as President Donald Trump press...
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May 2, 2025
Dutch WWII ‘Hunger Winter’ survivor had to wait in line for meal made from flower bulbs
DELFT, Netherlands (AP) — Ben Buitenhuis doesn't get hungry. He never really has since the end of World War II, when he had to use his wits...
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May 2, 2025
Longtime Hells Angel gunned down outside Burlington restaurant
Halton police responded to reports a man was shot outside around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Longtime Hells Angel gunned down outside Burlington Mandarin
Halton police responded to reports a man was shot outside at an address on Fairview Street around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
South Korea’s ex-Prime Minister Han says he will seek the presidency in June election
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Friday he will run in next month’s presidential election and...
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May 2, 2025
Defense Department designates a second military zone on US border, extending into Texas
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Defense Department said Thursday that it has designated a second stretch on the U.S. border with Mexico as a milit...
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May 2, 2025
Wildfire prompts evacuations in Fort St. John, B.C., city says
FORT ST. JOHN - Firefighters from Fort St. John, B.C., and the provincial wildfire service are battling a blaze that the city says has promp...
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May 2, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Wildfire prompts evacuations in Fort St. John, B.C., city says
FORT ST. JOHN - Firefighters from Fort St. John, B.C., and the provincial wildfire service are battling a blaze near the community that the...
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May 2, 2025
Israeli military strikes near Syria’s presidential palace after warning over sectarian attacks
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel’s air force struck near Syria's presidential palace early Friday hours after warning Syrian authorities not to...
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May 2, 2025
Vancouver festival attack suspect to appear in court on Friday
VANCOUVER - The suspect in the street festival attack that killed 11 people in Vancouver will appear in provincial court in the city on Frid...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Vancouver festival suspect to appear in court on Friday
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Prosecution Service says the suspect in the street festival attack that killed 11 people in Vancouver will...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Singapore’s long-ruling party seeks stronger election victory in test for new prime minister
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singaporeans will vote Saturday in a general election that is set to return to power the city-state's long ruling party, an...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
What to know about California’s fight over harsher penalties for soliciting sex from older teens
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A debate over whether to create harsher penalties for soliciting and buying sex from 16- and 17-year-olds exploded...
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May 2, 2025
Child in life-threatening condition after fall from 10th-floor highrise balcony in North York
Police did not disclose the age or gender of the child but a building resident said she saw a young boy, possibly a toddler, receiving CPR.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Child in life-threatening condition after fall from 10th-floor balcony in North York
Toronto police did not disclose the age or gender of the child, or comment on the nature of the fall. Officers are currently investigating.
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May 2, 2025
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from dismantling library services agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed Thursday to temporarily block the Trump administration from taking any more steps to dismantle an a...
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May 2, 2025
B.C. warns of elevated wildfire risk as winds arrive with warm, dry conditions
The British Columbia government is urging people to use caution as a combination of warm, dry conditions and strong winds moves over the sou...
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May 2, 2025
‘Nitpicking at nonsense’: Complainant denies ulterior motive in accusing Coun. Michael Thompson of sex assault
Woman testified she did not initiate or consent to intimate encounter. Thompson expected to take the stand in the sex assault trial next wee...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Minneapolis police arrest a man they believe shot and killed 3 people
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities arrested a 34-year-old man Thursday in connection with the fatal shootings of three people in Minneapolis, an...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Alberta government in ‘final stages’ of health-care revamp with new legislation
EDMONTON - A year-and-a-half after announcing it would massively reorganize the health-care system, Alberta's government says it's now in th...
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May 1, 2025
Pride Toronto organizers hopeful about funding at 2025 kickoff
New sponsors and city funding are helping make up for sponsors who withdrew earlier this year as Trump administration targeted diversity pro...
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May 1, 2025
Army plans for a potential parade on Trump’s birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Donald Trump's birthday in June call for more than 6,600...
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May 1, 2025
Mississippi sets an execution date for a man who’s been on death row since 1976
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's longest-serving death row inmate is set to be executed on June 25, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursda...
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May 1, 2025
Man taken to hospital after stabbing on TTC bus in Scarborough
A man in his 20s was taken to hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.
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May 1, 2025
Rural crime rates consistently higher than in urban centres, StatCan data suggests
CALGARY - Crime rates in rural communities are consistently higher than in urban centres, suggests new data presented in a Statistics Canada...
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May 1, 2025
What we learned in the first week of the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial
The trial is playing out in the London courthouse's largest courtroom, where each player is seated at a separate table with their legal team...
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May 1, 2025
Canadian automobile parts won’t be hit with Trump’s tariffs
WASHINGTON - U.S. Customs and Border Protection guidance released today says automobile parts compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreemen...
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May 1, 2025
Long-delayed modular homes project in Willowdale starts construction
The 59 rent-geared-to-income homes at 185 Cummer Avenue for seniors escaping homelessness are expected to be finished by early 2026.
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May 1, 2025
Toronto school students urged to stop ‘Senior Assassin’ game after off-property incident
The live-action game is seen as a rite of passage among high school seniors, but the use of water pistols can lead to danger.
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
US wants to move Georgetown scholar’s deportation lawsuit to Texas. Judge appears skeptical
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Trump administration told a federal judge Thursday that a Georgetown scholar’s lawsuit against deportation should...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Hegseth orders Army to cut costs by merging some commands and slashing jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army is planning a sweeping transformation that will merge or close headquarters, dump outdated vehicles and aircraft,...
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May 1, 2025
Overdose deaths in Kentucky dropped by nearly a third last year, Gov. Beshear says
The number of overdose deaths in Kentucky last year dropped by 30.2% — down to 1,410 lives lost — giving state leaders a surge of confidence...
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May 1, 2025
Justin Trudeau offers a fatherly critique in video of son Xavier’s new R&B song release
“I think I missed one of the videos,” Trudeau teases 17-year-old son Xavier on Instagram about the release of his third single.
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Bill overhauling Alabama’s largest water utility heads to governor’s desk despite local outcry
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama legislators passed a bill on Thursday that would strip Birmingham of control over the state's largest water...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Customers’ personal information stolen during cybersecurity breach: Nova Scotia Power
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's electric utility says personal information belonging to some customers was taken during a recent cybersecurity breac...
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May 1, 2025
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May 1, 2025
Colombia’s president sends congress referendum proposal that could overhaul labor laws
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday pressed on with his struggling plan to overhaul the country’s labor la...
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May 1, 2025
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelan migrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to strip temporary legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans...
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May 1, 2025
‘Incredible generosity’: Fundraising soars for victims in deadly Vancouver attack
The community has rallied behind grieving families of the Filipino festival tragedy that left 11 dead and dozens injured and was described a...
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May 1, 2025
Police in Richmond, B.C., seek witnesses of alleged attempted kidnapping
RICHMOND - Police in Richmond, B.C., say they're looking for witnesses after an alleged attempted kidnapping involving a vehicle that was la...
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May 1, 2025
Cha-ching! Millions of dimes spill onto Texas highway after truck rolls
ALVORD, Texas (AP) — Talk about some serious coin.
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May 1, 2025
Brazil judge grants former President Collor house arrest for health reasons
SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian judge ruled Thursday that former President Fernando Collor can serve his sentence from a 2023 corruption convic...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Did a police officer’s Taser pose a threat against him? Murder trial centers on weapon
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — There’s no question about how Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant, was killed.
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Soldier at a Colorado nightclub during an immigration raid charged with distributing cocaine
DENVER (AP) — A soldier present at an after-hours nightclub where more than 100 immigrants suspected of being in the U.S. illegally were tak...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Animal sedative medetomidine is showing up in the US illegal drug supply, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — The animal sedative medetomidine is increasingly showing up in the U.S. illegal drug supply, according to three reports rele...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Human rights commission urges monitoring of Brazil’s flood recovery efforts
SAO PAULO (AP) — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is calling for a permanent monitoring system to track Brazil’s compliance wit...
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May 1, 2025
Victim in fatal Etobicoke motel stabbing identified by Toronto police
Toronto man Eligio Martinez Gomez, 50, became the city’s 11th homicide victim this year.
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May 1, 2025
Teen accused of threats against Halifax school facing added weapons, hate charges
HALIFAX - A 16-year-old boy accused of making threats against a downtown high school in Halifax is now facing added charges of illegally pos...
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May 1, 2025
Police charge accused attackers and victims in Calgary vigilante case
CALGARY - Police in Calgary have charged seven people in what they're calling a case of vigilante justice.
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May 1, 2025