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The Toronto Star
February 28, 2026
Sleepy owl found resting among items on a New York antique store shelf
DURHAM, N.Y. (AP) — Shoppers in upstate New York earlier this month turned up a rare find while perusing a local antique store this month: a...
The Toronto Star
February 28, 2026
Los Angeles school superintendent placed on paid leave during federal probe
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Los Angeles public schools in the nation’s second-largest district, was put on pa...
The Toronto Star
February 28, 2026
Los Angeles school superintendent placed on paid leave amid federal probe
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho is being put on paid leave while he is part of a federal investigation...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
'How can you do this': Vancouver councillor rejects Mayor Sim's apology for drug slur
VANCOUVER - Vancouver City Coun. Sean Orr has rejected an apology from Mayor Ken Sim for falsely accusing him of distributing illegal drugs.
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Vancouver councillor rejects Mayor Ken Sim's apology for drug slur
VANCOUVER - Vancouver City Coun. Sean Orr says he has rejected an apology from Mayor Ken Sim for falsely accusing Orr of distributing illega...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Haiti police chief says a plan is underway for elections this year despite gang violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The head of Haiti’s National Police told The Associated Press on Friday that authorities are still working on a...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Mould, asbestos, keep thousands out of Manitoba First Nation after outage
WINNIPEG - The leader of a First Nation in northern Manitoba that has been dealing with severe water damage, forcing many to leave, says 2,0...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Federal judge extends order protecting refugees in Minnesota from being arrested and deported
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Friday extended his order protecting refugees in Minnesota who are lawfully in the U.S. from being arr...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Wisconsin man gets 16½ years in prison for forging threats against Trump in a deportation scheme
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge on Friday sentenced to 16 1/2 years in prison a Wisconsin man who forged threats against President Donald Trump...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Federal prosecutors won't appeal ruling barring death penalty in Luigi Mangione case
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Friday they won't appeal a judge’s ruling that bars them from seeking the death penalty against Lui...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Kamala Harris endorses Jasmine Crockett in Texas Democratic Senate primary
Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday endorsed U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in Texas' Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, a notable st...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
McGill, Concordia drop legal battle with Quebec government over tuition hikes
MONTREAL - Concordia and McGill universities say they are abandoning their legal challenge against the Quebec government's decision to maint...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Manitoba premier says USA men's hockey team offside for behaviour on Trump phone call
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is praising Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck for his performance in this year's winter Olympics, but says w...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Manitoba premier says U.S. men's hockey team offside on Trump phone call
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is praising Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck for his performance in this year's Winter Olympics, but says w...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Video shows nearly blind refugee being released by Border Patrol, 5 days before his death
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — In the moments after Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a Buffalo doughnut shop, surveillance video recorded Nurul...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
CP NewsAlert: Woman sentenced to eight years for killing of girl found in hockey bag
EDMONTON - A woman who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of an eight-year-old girl found dead in a hockey bag in central Alberta h...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Alberta woman sentenced to eight years for killing of girl found in hockey bag
EDMONTON - A woman who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of an eight-year-old girl found dead in a hockey bag in central Alberta h...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Protests persist at Iranian colleges and raise tensions as US military threat looms
CAIRO (AP) — It has been seven weeks since the Iranian government used brute force to extinguish huge nationwide protests. But public resist...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
No end in sight for battles over eligibility and player contracts in college sports, experts say
Without federal legislation codifying rules on athlete compensation and eligibility or an entirely new structure, there is likely no end in...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Pentagon to cut ties with Columbia, Yale, Brown and others Hegseth accuses of 'wokeness'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will forbid members of the military from attending Columbia, Yale, Brown and other universities starting next...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Paramount must convince regulators its deal with Warner will not hurt customers
Not so fast, Paramount.
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
CNN chief prescribes calm after staff anxiety over Paramount's expected purchase of parent company
Word had barely spread about Paramount's apparent victory in the competition to buy Warner Bros. Discovery before CNN chief Mark Thompson wr...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
CNN chief prescribes calm after staff anxiety over Paramount's expected purchase of parent company
Word had barely spread about Paramount's apparent victory in the competition to buy Warner Bros. Discovery before CNN chief Mark Thompson wr...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Worker freed from construction trench in ‘very complex rescue’ by Toronto fire
The man became trapped approximately 3.5 metres down just before 10:20 a.m. Friday. He was pulled from the trench at 3:15 p.m.
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Exiled activist Anna Kwok vows to keep fighting after Hong Kong jails her father
WASHINGTON (AP) — A prominent Hong Kong activist in exile in the U.S. said a court ruling back in Hong Kong to imprison her father for eight...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
People pay their respects to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, in photos
Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. began in Chicago, before events in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina, where he was born,...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Witness denies officers on Myles Gray's back before his death
VANCOUVER - One of the Vancouver officers who responded to the scene after a man was beaten by police in 2015 faced questioned of discrepanc...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Witness denies Vancouver officers on Myles Gray's back before his death
One of the officers who responded to the scene after a man was beaten by police in 2015 faced questioned of discrepancies in his story.
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Police charge man for assaulting Ontario Crown attorney in the middle of a dangerous offender hearing
A Plexiglas barrier has since been installed in the prisoner box at the Peterborough Superior Court.
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
2 trans men sue Kansas over a law invalidating their driver's licenses and about 1,700 others
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two transgender men are suing Kansas over a new law that invalidated their driver's licenses and about 1,700 others for...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Deadline nears for US to return Babson freshman mistakenly deported to Honduras
BOSTON (AP) — The court-ordered deadline for the U.S. government to return a Babson College freshman mistakenly deported to Honduras was set...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Eby credits OpenAI for coming clean after mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
The shooter used a ChatGPT account that was shut down last June after being flagged internally but it was not reported to authorities.
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Solomon to meet OpenAI CEO Altman in wake of mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
The shooter used a ChatGPT account that was shut down last June after being flagged internally but it was not reported to authorities.
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
CP NewsAlert: Winnipeg police cancel Amber Alert for two-year-old boy
WINNIPEG - Police have cancelled an Amber Alert for a two-year-old boy in Winnipeg.
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Winnipeg police cancel Amber Alert for two-year-old boy; two suspects in custody
WINNIPEG - Winnipeg police say two women are in custody and a two-year-boy has been found safe after an Amber Alert was issued.
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
N.S. RCMP will not charge two of four arrested in alleged hockey hazing sex assault
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia RCMP confirmed Friday they will not be moving ahead with charges against two of four teenage hockey players who were f...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Nova Scotia RCMP will not charge two accused of sexual assault after hockey hazing
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia RCMP confirmed they will not be moving ahead with charges against two of four teenage hockey players who were facing s...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Trump raises the possibility of a ‘friendly takeover of Cuba’ coming out of talks with Havana
The U.S. has maintained a strict trade embargo on Cuba since 1962.
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Trump raises the possibility of a ‘friendly takeover of Cuba’ coming out of talks with Havana
His remarks came two days after the Cuban government reported that a Florida-registered speedboat carrying 10 armed Cubans from the U.S. ope...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Injured mother manatee and calf are rescued in Florida and taken to SeaWorld
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — An injured mother manatee and her calf were rescued this week from a river in Florida and taken to SeaWorld Orlando...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Trump says he sees possible ‘friendly takeover of Cuba’
Trump’s comments are some of his most fulsome yet on his plans for the Cuba, which has been under severe pressure from the US.
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Venezuelan former presidential hopeful urges unity after prison release and Maduro's ouster
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan politician Enrique Márquez, who spent more than a year in prison after challenging the 2024 presidentia...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Half of recall petitions against Alberta governing caucus confirmed to have failed
EDMONTON - Elections Alberta says four more recall petitions against members of Premier Danielle Smith's caucus have failed.
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
CP NewsAlert: Winnipeg police issue Amber Alert for two-year-old boy
WINNIPEG - Police have issued an Amber Alert for a two-year-old boy in Winnipeg.
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
South Africa starts mass cattle vaccination program to halt foot-and-mouth outbreak
HEIDELBERG, South Africa (AP) — South Africa embarked on a mass vaccination of cattle on Friday to stem an outbreak of foot-and-mouth diseas...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Alberta Mountie in hospital after vehicle rams unmarked police car
INNISFAIL - Mounties in Alberta say one of their officers is in hospital after an SUV rammed an unmarked police car on the side of a highway...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
In Minnesota, US cardinals and pope’s ambassador decry mass deportations and call for reconciliation
ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two American cardinals and the Vatican’s ambassador to the U.S. denounced the mass deportations in Minnesota under the...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Search for Brazil flood survivors continues as death toll rises to 64
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Landslides and flooding in Brazil’s Minas Gerais that have been state triggered by days of heavy rains have claimed th...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Attorney general announces indictments against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota church
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that 30 more people have been indicted for allegedly taking part in an an...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026