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August 16, 2025
Blocked from Bolivia’s election, ex-leader Morales not sure how to respond to threats of arrest
LAUCA Ñ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's charismatic, long-serving ex-President Evo Morales told The Associated Press on Saturday that he didn't kn...
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August 16, 2025
In letter to Putin, US first lady asks him to consider the children in push to end war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Dona...
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August 16, 2025
Vancouver International Airport in B.C. had its wettest year since 1912
RICHMOND - Several rainfall records were shattered in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia this week, with the Vancouve...
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August 16, 2025
The last dance? Organizers of North America’s largest powwow say 2026 will be the event’s final year
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — For decades, tens of thousands of people have descended upon Albuquerque for what is billed as North America's larg...
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August 16, 2025
Loose bull forces highway closure in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - Police say a major highway in British Columbia has been shut down on Saturday afternoon after a bull on the loose is standing i...
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August 16, 2025
Photos of ‘Free D.C.’ protest against Trump’s federal takeover of Washington police
WASHINGTON (AP) — A protest against Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in the District of Columbia drew scores to Dupont Cir...
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August 16, 2025
Tensions soar in Serbia as angry protesters clash with police, set fire to party offices
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Angry protesters clashed with police in a town in western Serbia and in the capital Belgrade on Saturday as tensions...
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August 16, 2025
OPSEU says support staff at Ontario colleges vote to authorize strike, if necessary
The union that represents thousands of support staff at Ontario's colleges says the workers have voted to authorize a strike.
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August 16, 2025
Nigeria says it has arrested 2 militant leaders on its most wanted list
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The leaders of two militant groups on Nigeria 's most wanted list have been arrested in an operation involving multipl...
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August 16, 2025
Guatemalan prison guards freed after being held hostage by gang members
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan authorities on Saturday freed nine prison guards who had been held hostage since Thursday by rioting inmate...
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August 16, 2025
Execution date set for Florida man who killed estranged wife’s sister and parents, set fire to house
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who fatally stabbed his estranged wife's sister and parents and then set fire to their house is sched...
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August 16, 2025
Pedestrian dead after collision involving taxi in Vancouver: police
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a man is dead after a collision involving a taxi in Vancouver’s downtown core on Friday night.
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August 16, 2025
Operation to free ship run aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal complete
VERCHÈRES - The Canadian Coast Guard says an operation to free a ship that ran aground in the St. Lawrence River this week has been successf...
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August 16, 2025
Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro temporarily leaves house arrest for medical exams
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's Former President Jair Bolsonaro temporarily left house arrest Saturday to undergo medical exams in Brasilia, after...
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August 16, 2025
West Virginia sends hundreds of National Guard members to Washington at Trump team’s request
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the West Virginia National Guard will be deployed the streets of the nation’s capital as part of the Trump admi...
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August 16, 2025
West Virginia is sending hundreds of National Guard members to Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of West Virginia National Guard members will deploy across the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administrati...
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August 16, 2025
Three Republican-led states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Republican-led states said Saturday that they were deploying hundreds of National Guard members to the nation’s capi...
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August 16, 2025
States move to send hundreds of National Guard members to Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three states moved to deploy hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation’s capital as part of the Trump admi...
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August 16, 2025
Significant amount of rainfall slows the spread of wildfires on Vancouver Island
PORT ALBERNI - Firefighters on Vancouver Island say a "significant" amount of rainfall has helped crews to make progress in battling an out-...
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August 16, 2025
Woman from Gaza evacuated to Italy in a ‘state of severe physical deterioration’ dies in hospital
MADRID (AP) — A 20-year old Palestinian woman described as being in a “state of severe physical deterioration” has died after being transfer...
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August 16, 2025
Gazan woman evacuated to Italy in a ‘state of severe physical deterioration’ dies in hospital
MADRID (AP) — A 20-year old Palestinian woman described as being in a “state of severe physical deterioration” has died after being transfer...
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August 16, 2025
Putin emerges from the Alaska summit with increased stature and Trump echoing a Kremlin position
In Alaska, President Vladimir Putin walked on a red carpet, shook hands and exchanged smiles with his American counterpart. Donald Trump end...
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August 16, 2025
Summit puts Putin back on the global stage and Trump echoes a Kremlin position
The Russian president’s visit to Alaska was his first to the United States in 10 years and his first to a Western country since invading Ukr...
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August 16, 2025
Trump greets Putin with a red carpet. Ukrainians feel betrayed.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In Kyiv, Ukrainians living under near daily Russian bombardment watched with astonishment as their country’s most impor...
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August 16, 2025
Suspected Islamist rebels kill 30 in Congo’s North Kivu province
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Suspected Islamist rebels have killed at least 30 people in a series of attacks in Congo's North Kivu province in rec...
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August 16, 2025
Category 4 Hurricane Erin buffets northern Caribbean islands but not forecast to hit land
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Erin exploded in strength and became a major storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on...
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August 16, 2025
Category 4 Hurricane Erin moves past northern Caribbean islands but not forecast to hit land
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Erin exploded in strength and became a major storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on...
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August 16, 2025
Druze demand self determination in largest protest held since deadly clashes in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of people demonstrated in Syria’s southern city of Sweida and elsewhere on Saturday to demand the right to self deter...
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August 16, 2025
Baby girl killed with parents in Gaza airstrike as Israelis urge a mass protest over the war
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed a baby girl and her parents on Saturday, Nasser hospital officials and witnesses said,...
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August 16, 2025
Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest over war
“Two and a half months, what has she done?" neighbor Fathi Shubeir asked. “They are civilians in an area designated safe.”
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August 16, 2025
Evacuation alert ends for St. John’s wildfire; officials fear N.S. fire will spread
ST. JOHN'S - An evacuation alert has ended for thousands of people in towns and neighbourhoods close to a wildfire burning near Newfoundland...
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August 16, 2025
Newfoundland fires show no growth; New Brunswick town asked to prepare to flee
ST. JOHN'S - The size of the three wildfires burning out of control in Newfoundland held steady overnight as a period of searing temperature...
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August 16, 2025
Congo rejects Kenya’s diplomatic appointment to conflict-hit Goma
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The Congolese government on Saturday rejected Kenya’s appointment of a consul general to its conflict-hit city of Goma...
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August 16, 2025
Man wanted after two seriously injured in Pickering shooting overnight
The two victims were found with gunshot wounds and transported to a Toronto-area trauma centre
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August 16, 2025
Searing heat draws visitors to California’s Death Valley, where it’s tough to communicate the risks
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Ray Estrada's 11-year-old grandson is used to Las Vegas' scorching summers, but he'd always wanted...
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August 16, 2025
BC Greens leadership to take youthful turn, with contenders’ average age of 30
VICTORIA - Stuart Parker was 21 when he became the leader of the B.C. Greens in 1993 after campaigning against McDonald's use of ozone-damag...
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August 16, 2025
A fire at a Russian industrial plant kills 11 and injures 130
MOSCOW (AP) — A fire at an industrial plant in Russia’s Ryazan region on Friday killed 11 people and injured 130, Russian officials said Sat...
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August 16, 2025
Military airstrike on gem mining town kills at least 21 in Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — An airstrike by Myanmar’s military on the town of Mogok, the center of the Southeast Asian country’s lucrative gem-mining ind...
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August 16, 2025
In Trump’s redistricting push, Democrats find an aggressive identity and progressives are on board
ATLANTA (AP) — Fight! Fight! Fight!
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August 16, 2025
Alberta COVID-19 vaccination program triggers confusion, criticism
EDMONTON - Health experts, advocates and unions are sounding the alarm over Alberta’s plan for paid COVID-19 shots, calling it concerning an...
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August 16, 2025
Body of Chinese climber killed during K2 summit descent retrieved by rescue team
GILGIT, Pakistan (AP) — A rescue team from Pakistan and Nepal has retrieved the body of a Chinese climber who was killed on K2, the world’s...
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August 16, 2025
Boy dead after shooting in North York overnight, Toronto police say
The child was found with gunshot wounds and transported in critical condition to a local pediatric hospital, officials say.
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August 16, 2025
8-year-old boy killed in North York overnight after being struck by stray bullet while asleep in bed
The child was found with gunshot wounds and transported in critical condition to a local pediatric hospital, officials say.
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
8-year-old boy killed in North York overnight after being struck by stray bullet while asleep in bed
The child was found with gunshot wounds and transported in critical condition to a local pediatric hospital, officials say.
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August 16, 2025
How Orthodox Jewish families are finding ways to support their trans children
Ziva Mann remembers how joyful and smiley her daughter was as a child — the family even gave her the nickname “Giggles.”
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August 16, 2025
Doug Ford stripped them of their powers. Now these school trustees are hoping to make the leap to Toronto city council
Nominations for next month’s byelection in Ward 25, Scarborough—Rouge Park closed on Friday. Among the 20 candidates to register were TDSB c...
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August 16, 2025
At the CNE, how much fun can be had with 60 minutes and a strict budget? We sent three reporters to find out
The Canadian National Exhibition is back. Three hungry Star reporters try to get the most bang for their stack of bucks.
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Do you have long COVID? Here’s how to tell, and what we know about the condition so far
Long COVID affects millions of Canadians and can carry disparate and sometimes debilitating symptoms. Here’s what we know about the conditio...
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August 16, 2025
‘The pandemic still isn’t over’: Why Canadians with long COVID feel forgotten by the health-care system
Five years after the dawn of the pandemic, thousands of Canadians still living with long COVID say they feel abandoned by the medical system...
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August 16, 2025