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August 17, 2025
Bolivia votes in elections expected to empower the right wing for first time in decades
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — After a lackluster campaign overshadowed by a looming economic collapse, Bolivians voted on Sunday for a new presiden...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
A massive mountain park in Vermont celebrates the bond between dogs and their humans
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) — Anne Pace has been hearing about Dog Mountain for years, but until earlier this month, had never made a trip to th...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Byelection day in Alberta nears for vote with 214 candidates, including Poilievre
EDMONTON - Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and 213 others vying for a seat in the House of Commons will be in the spotlight Mon...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Three killed, eight injured in shooting in crowded New York club amid record low gun violence year
NEW YORK (AP) — Three people are dead and eight others wounded after a shooting in a crowded New York City club early Sunday morning.
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Shooting in crowded New York club leaves 3 dead despite record low gun violence
NEW YORK (AP) — A club shooting in the New York City borough of Brooklyn early Sunday morning has left three people dead and eight others wo...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Shooting in a crowded New York club leaves 3 dead despite record low gun violence
Brooklyn shooting leaves three people dead and eight more wounded in a year of record low gun violence in New York City.
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Shooting in a crowded New York club leaves 3 dead, 9 wounded
Brooklyn shooting leaves three people dead and eight more wounded in a year of record low gun violence in New York City.
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Inside the Ford government, there was worry the Ontario Place spa was “high risk.” They signed a 95-year lease anyway
Officials questioned whether the spa could be a "white elephant," a term referencing something expensive to keep that offers little relative...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Long COVID left her son with debilitating stomach pain. Why it’s an ‘uphill battle’ for so many kids to get treated
Children living with long COVID face an uphill battle to access care or even have their symptoms believed, parents and doctors say. Here’s w...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Mack’s last snow day: How a community rallied to help find snow in summer for a woman’s dog
Amanda Hunter was overwhelmed when hundreds of people set out to help find some of the cold, white stuff in summer for her 12-year-old Berne...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
European leaders to join Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump
KYIV (AP) — European leaders will join Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his crucial meeting with President Donald Trump, European...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
European leaders to join Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for meeting with Trump
The European leaders’ presence could potentially ease concerns that Zelenskyy risks being railroaded into a peace deal with Russia.
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Evacuation orders, alerts lifted as wildfire north of Nanaimo declared under control
NANAIMO - A wildfire burning north of Nanaimo that had forced hundreds to evacuate is now under control.
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Trump’s takeover of Washington law enforcement faces anger, pushback and protests
WASHINGTON - Members of the United States National Guard stood near the Washington Monument on Saturday amid escalating tensions in the U.S....
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Trump’s takeover of Washington law enforcement faces anger, pushback and protests
The sight of National Guard members and masked police officers increased after Trump signed an executive order declaring a crime emergency i...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Hurricane Erin downgraded to Category 3 as tropical storm warning issued for Turks and Caicos
Hurricane Erin was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane early Sunday as a tropical storm warning was issued for the Turks and Caicos Islands...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3 as forecasters wait for northward turn
Erin, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2025, reached Category 5 status before weakening, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
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August 17, 2025
Erin weakens to a Category 3 hurricane, but expected to strengthen anew and grow in size
Erin, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2025, reached Category 5 status before weakening, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3 as forecasters warn of storm’s rapid growth
Erin, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2025, reached Category 5 status before weakening, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for local homeless people, invites them to lunch at summer villa
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV spent the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen homeless and poor people and the...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
High-tech drones turn Ukraine’s front line into a deadly kill zone, complicating evacuations
In eastern Ukraine, quiet nights in the dim corridors of a front-line medical post can shatter in an instant. Medics roused from sleep rush...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Protestors go on strike in Israel demanding ceasefire and hostage releases
JERUSALEM (AP) — Protestors in Israel demanding their government make a deal to secure the release of hostages held by militants in Gaza esc...
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August 17, 2025
Protesters go on strike in Israel demanding ceasefire and release of Gaza hostages
JERUSALEM (AP) — Protesters in Israel demanding the government makes a deal to secure the release of hostages held by militants in Gaza esca...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Israeli police use water cannons, arrest dozens as protesters demand hostage deal
Police say they arrested 32 as part of the nationwide demonstration — one of the fiercest since the uproar over six hostages found dead in G...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Israel’s growing frustration over the war in Gaza explodes in nationwide protests
Police say they arrested 32 as part of the nationwide demonstration — one of the fiercest since the uproar over six hostages found dead in G...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Pakistan will not restrict mountaineering expeditions despite the recent deaths of climbers
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan has issued no warnings or restrictions for mountaineering expeditions in the north, an official said Sund...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Pakistan expands rescue and relief efforts after floods kill over 200 in a single district
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Rescue workers in northwestern Pakistan expanded relief operations Sunday after flash floods killed more than 220 peo...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani official says the death toll from flash floods in the country’s northwest has risen to 274 after rescuers...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Pakistan defends flood response after over 200 people killed in northwestern district
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities on Sunday defended their response to flash floods that killed more than 200 people in a single...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Flash flood sweeps campsite in north China, leaving 8 dead and 4 missing
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A flash flood swept through a campsite in north China, killing eight people and leaving four missing, state media repo...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Flash flood sweeps campsite in north China, leaving 10 dead and 2 missing
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A flash flood swept through a campsite in north China, killing 10 people and leaving two missing, state media reported...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
5.8 magnitude quake rocks Indonesia’s Sulawesi island
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — A magnitude 5.8 undersea earthquake shook the eastern side of Indonesia on Sunday morning, injuring 29 people, includ...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Mistrust and fear: The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relations
BEIRUT (AP) — A lot has happened in just a year on both sides of the Lebanon-Syria border. A lightning offensive by Islamist insurgents in S...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Immigration agent fires shots at vehicle with people inside in San Bernardino operation
Federal agents broke the driver and passenger windows of the vehicle and fired three times, according to the Inland Coalition for Immigrant...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Senegal’s ‘schools for husbands’ aim to shift gender roles and keep mothers from dying
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On a recent evening in Senegal 's capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of men why they...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Meet the actor with Down syndrome who wants to run for president of Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Sebastián Solorza is already a familiar face to many Chileans, having starred in a popular Netflix series and won nat...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Bolivia heads to the polls as its right-wing opposition eyes first victory in decades
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivians headed to the polls on Sunday to vote in presidential and congressional elections that could spell the end...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
The Trump administration wants to end the UN peacekeeping in Lebanon. Europe is pushing back
WASHINGTON (AP) — The future of U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon has split the United States and its European allies, raising implications for s...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Trump runs into the difficulty of Putin diplomacy and ending a long war
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump walked into a summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin pressing for a ceasefire deal and threatening “seve...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Another gold rush could bring open pit mines to South Dakota’s Black Hills
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A gold rush brought settlers to South Dakota's Black Hills roughly 150 years ago, chasing the dream of wealth and d...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
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August 17, 2025
Two Toronto Whole Foods stores to close before the end of August
The Yonge & Sheppard and Leaside locations will be closing their doors on Aug. 22.
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Hindus celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna in India and Nepal, in photos
Celebrations for the Hindu festival of Janmashtami in India and Nepal.
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Amber Alert for two-year-old girl in Edmonton cancelled, police say child safe
EDMONTON - An Amber Alert for a two-year-old girl issued by Edmonton police has been cancelled, according to Alberta's Emergency Alert Syste...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Amber Alert for two-year-old girl in Edmonton cancelled
EDMONTON - An Amber Alert for a two-year-old girl issued by Edmonton police has been cancelled, according to Alberta's Emergency Alert Syste...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Police investigate drowning at Harrison Lake Lagoon, one person found deceased
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS - RCMP say they've recovered the remains of a man who was presumed to have drowned in a lagoon at the village of Harris...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
‘Pawcasso’ and ‘Vincent van Goat’: Toronto Zoo animals become artists for annual silent auction
The annual event marking the zoo’s birthday goes until Sunday, with items ranging from animal artworks to behind-the scenes-tours.
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
26-year-old man dead after drowning in Silver Lake Provincial Park: OPP
MABERLY - The Ontario Provincial Police's Maberly department says they are investigating a drowning that occurred in Silver Lake Provincial...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Edmonton police issue Amber Alert for two-year-old girl
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Police Service has issued an Amber Alert for a two-year-old girl.
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025