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February 27, 2026
Pakistan’s defense minister says that there is now 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s defense minister said that his country ran out of “patience” and considers that there is now an “open war” with...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Man dies after being struck by driver in Mississauga on Thursday
The pedestrian was hit in the Lakeshore Road and Stavebank Road area around 7 p.m. Thursday, police said.
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Man in critical condition after being struck by driver in Mississauga
The pedestrian was hit in the Lakeshore Road and Stavebank Road area around 7 p.m. Thursday, police said. The driver stayed at the scene.
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Man wanted for ‘unprovoked’ hate-motivated attack in city’s underground PATH network
A victim was spat on and subjected to anti-Black racial slurs in the assault last month, police said.
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Tumbler Ridge shooter got around ban with second ChatGPT account, says Open AI
In a letter to Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon, an OpenAI executive outlined “immediate steps” the company will take, includin...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Durham police deputy chief suspended after use of 'racially inappropriate term'
The Durham Regional Police Service Board said an “independent third party” would be engaged for an investigation into the alleged offensive...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Lawmakers say US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone
FORT HANCOCK, Texas (AP) — The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, according to members...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say
The U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, members of Congress said Thursday, and the Federal Aviat...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Mexico’s Supreme Court holds its first session outside Mexico City, in Chiapas
TENEJAPA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court held its first session outside its neoclassical building in Mexico City Thursday in a mountai...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Family of St. Lucia fishing boat captain seeks answers after deadly US strike in Caribbean
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Relatives of a boat captain from the eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia told The Associated Press on Thurs...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
US offers $10 million for capture of brothers said to lead Mexico's Sinaloa cartel in Tijuana
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. State Department said Thursday that it would pay up to $10 million for information leading to the arrests or convi...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
In 'El Mencho's' last redoubt, a crucifix, saint candles and a handwritten psalm
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Items found inside the final redoubt in Jalisco state of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho,” who was killed by the M...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Canadian father enduring cold, poor food and water in Texas ICE detention centre
Edmonton-born Curtis Wright is currently listed by ICE as being detained at its South Texas Detention Facility in Pearsall, southwest of San...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Deer hunt in January in southeast B.C. found no new wasting disease cases: government
CRANBROOK - The B.C. government says a deer hunt in Cranbrook last month saw 228 animals killed, but none of them showed infection for chron...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
A chief judge warns Minnesota’s top prosecutor and ICE: Obey court orders or face contempt
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The chief federal judge for Minnesota issued a stern warning Thursday to the chief federal prosecutor for the state,...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Hundreds of corrections being issued for Texas' Bible-infused curriculum
A Bible-infused curriculum that Texas approved for public schools over pushback in 2024 will undergo corrections to fix hundreds of errors c...
The Toronto Star
February 27, 2026
Congo and US agree to $1.2 billion health partnership
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The United States and Congo signed a $1.2 billion health partnership Thursday, the two countries’ governments said in...
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February 27, 2026
Manitoba Tories used legislature room for campaign: elections commissioner
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's election commissioner says the Progressive Conservatives didn't follow provincial laws when they campaigned at the leg...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Cuba says it is communicating with US after fatal boat shooting but seeks more details
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s deputy foreign minister, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, said Thursday that the island’s government is communicating with U...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Republican voter ID bill stalls in Senate despite Trump demands
WASHINGTON (AP) — Election-year legislation to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements on voting appears stalled in the Senate,...
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February 26, 2026
Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her 'stolen' cells to advance medicine
Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Frank Stronach trial: Judge ends cross-examination after sex assault complainant ‘just threatened to kill herself’
“This is a spectacle that I’m not comfortable being a part of,” the judge said during an unruly day of testimony.
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February 26, 2026
Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asks judge to toss out indictment against him
NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asked a judge on Thursday to toss out the indictment against his...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Trump's State of the Union address seen by 32.6 million people, down 4 million from 2025 speech
An estimated 32.6 million people watched President Donald Trump's State of the Union address this week, down four million from his speech to...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
CP NewsAlert: OpenAI says Tumbler Ridge shooter had second ChatGPT account after ban
Artificial intelligence firm OpenAI has revealed that the shooter involved in mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., got around a ban on her...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
OpenAI says Tumbler Ridge shooter evaded ban with second ChatGPT account
SAN FRANCISCO - Artificial intelligence firm OpenAI says the shooter involved in mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., got around a ban on h...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Myles Gray had injected testosterone, doctor tells hearing into police-involved death
VANCOUVER - A man who died after being beaten by police in 2015 had been injecting unprescribed testosterone, his family doctor told a publi...
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February 26, 2026
Judge approves payout in sex abuse class action against Calgary Board of Education
CALGARY - An Alberta judge approved a multimillion-dollar settlement Thursday resulting from a class-action lawsuit filed by former students...
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February 26, 2026
Mom of a preemie crochets colorful yarn octopi for tiny tots at Detroit hospital NICU
DETROIT (AP) — Joelle Haley went into labor on Christmas Day, giving birth to a son two days later — premature at 24 weeks. In the soothing...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Mom tells Toronto court of the horror the night a drunk driver, 19, killed her three children — ‘I can remember every single detail’
“Our lives are changed forever. Because of one selfish decision, they are not here.”
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Big spending, big deficit and fee hikes: Highlights from the Alberta budget
EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled the province's latest budget on Thursday. Here are some of the highlights:
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Alberta budget comes with spending hikes, $9.4B deficit
EDMONTON - Alberta’s new budget will carry an eye-popping $9.4-billion deficit as the province, after decades of trying to get off a roller-...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
CP NewsAlert: Alberta budget comes with spending hikes, $9.4B deficit
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government has introduced a new budget that promises more money for health and education but als...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Alberta budget comes with spending hikes, $9.4B deficit and no balance on the horizon
The deficit is the largest since the COVID-19 era, a time of global economic catastrophe that saw oil prices trade in negative numbers.
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Cuba says troops killed 4 after an armed speedboat opened fire near the island
MIAMI (AP) — Word from the Cuban government of a deadly encounter between its troops and a boat carrying armed expatriates is casting a spot...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Deadly shooting in Cuban waters highlights obsessions with counter-revolution as US pressure mounts
MIAMI (AP) — Word from the Cuban government of a deadly encounter between its troops and a boat carrying armed expatriates is casting a spot...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Tennessee's felony law when local officials vote for 'sanctuary' policies is ruled unconstitutional
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee law that threatens local officials with felony charges and possible imprisonment if they vote for so-cal...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Woman charged in death of newborn baby in Brantford, Ont., more than 20 years later
BRANTFORD - Police in Brantford, Ont. say a 39-year-old woman is facing charges in the death of a newborn baby more than 20 years ago, after...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference still raising the bar as it celebrates 20th anniversary
BOSTON (AP) — Long before Jessica Gelman was rubbing elbows with everyone from professional sports executives to former President Barack Oba...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Anchorage School Board approves ‘severe’ budget with hundreds of staff layoffs and 3 school closures
The Anchorage School Board has approved deep reductions to the district’s budget. At a meeting Tuesday night, the board voted to cut more th...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Melania Trump will preside over a UN Security Council meeting in a first for a first lady
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. first lady Melania Trump will preside over a U.N. Security Council meeting in what the United Nations on Thursday...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
FDA to offer bonus payments to staffers who complete speedy drug reviews
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration plans to start offering bonus payments to agency drug reviewers who complete...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Mamdani pitches Trump on housing with mock newspaper in latest White House visit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at the White House to discuss massive new h...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim started false claim councillor 'handed out illegal drugs'
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim accused city Coun. Sean Orr of "handing out illegal drugs on Christmas Day" in a briefing for Chinese-sp...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
CP NewsAlert: Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim started false claim councillor gave out drugs
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim accused city Coun. Sean Orr of "handing out illegal drugs on Christmas Day" in a briefing for Chinese-sp...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim started false rumour councillor 'handed out illegal drugs'
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim accused city Coun. Sean Orr of "handing out illegal drugs on Christmas Day" in a briefing for Chinese-sp...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo edi...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Liberal, Bloc Québécois rematch in Terrebonne riding after Supreme Court nixes result
TERREBONNE - The Bloc Québécois' Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné will once again face off against Liberal Tatiana Auguste in the Terrebonne ridin...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026
Girl, 8, pleads with Ottawa to help reunite with her mother, stuck in Gaza: 'Please Canada, try your best to help me'
The Carney government is being urged to speed up the special immigration program to provide temporary refuge to Palestinians with relatives...
The Toronto Star
February 26, 2026