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August 20, 2025
Appeals court allows Trump to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and stayed a lower court’s order keeping in pl...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Valérie Plante says she and Prime Minister Mark Carney share the same priorities
MONTRÉAL - Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says she and Prime Minister Mark Carney are aligned on priorities including public transportation a...
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August 20, 2025
Canadian soldiers head home as wildfires continue to abate in Saskatchewan
PRINCE ALBERT - Canadian soldiers deployed to help fight wildfires in Saskatchewan are going home.
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Poilievre calls on federal government to classify Bishnoi gang as terror entity
SURREY - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is the latest politician calling for the federal government to designate the India-based Lawre...
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August 20, 2025
Suspect sought in hate motivated assault against Tim Hortons employee
Video shared by investigators appears to show a man shouting at an employee before spitting at her.
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Work begins in Finland on a new Canadian icebreaker for Arctic defense
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Dignitaries at a steel-cutting ceremony Wednesday in Finland marked the start of work on a new Canadian icebreaker...
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August 20, 2025
Elon Musk, world’s richest man, spotted in Bella Bella, B.C., on weekend visit
Airport shuttle driver Sean Carter has lived in the remote northern British Columbia community of Bella Bella for almost nine years and says...
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August 20, 2025
At least 600 CDC employees are getting final termination notices, union says
NEW YORK (AP) — At least 600 employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are receiving permanent termination notices in the...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Gabbard slashing intelligence office workforce, cutting budget by more than $700 million
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Office of the Director of National Intelligence will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than...
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August 20, 2025
Gabbard slashing intelligence office workforce by 40%, cutting budget by more than $700 million
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Office of National Intelligence will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million an...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Man dead after hit by tractor-trailer, Ministry of Labour notified
Officers and paramedics responded to the collision near Jethro Road and Wilson Avenue at 1:55 p.m. on Wednesday.
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
‘A poor little boy lost his life’: Those responsible for JahVai Roy’s death should see no leniency from courts, Doug Ford says
Speaking at an unrelated press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Ford called JahVai Roy’s death “heartbreaking."
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
‘A little boy lost his life’: Those responsible for JahVai Roy’s death should see no leniency from courts, Doug Ford says
Speaking at an unrelated press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Ford called JahVai Roy’s death “heartbreaking."
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
2 more beachfront homes near collapse as Hurricane Erin’s waves pound North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Two homes on the North Carolina Outer Banks sit precariously in the high waves with their days seemingly numbered. Since 2020, 11 neighborin...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
2 more beachfront homes near collapse as a hurricane waves pound North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Two homes on the North Carolina Outer Banks sit precariously in the high waves with their days seemingly numbered. Since 2020, 11 neighborin...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
US attorney will no longer bring felony charges against people for carrying rifles or shotguns in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors in the nation's capital will no longer bring felony charges against people for possessing rifles or sh...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Huckabee blames Europe for stalled Gaza talks, highlighting a growing Western divide
JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee sought Wednesday to blame a recent breakdown in Gaza ceasefire talks on the decisio...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Officials say Nova Scotia’s largest wildfire remains out of control
WEST DALHOUSIE - Officials say Nova Scotia's largest wildfire remains out of control, but it has not significantly grown for the second cons...
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August 20, 2025
Nova Scotia officials battling out-of-control wildfire
Meanwhile, fire crews are preparing for strong winds caused by Hurricane Erin in the coming days.
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Mike Collins argues he can unite Georgia GOP in challenge to Democratic US Sen. Jon Ossoff
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) — Second-term Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins is seeking to solidify support as he seeks the GOP nomination to c...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Kawartha Lakes police defend charging resident with assault after alleged break-in
The chief of police in Kawartha Lakes, Ont., is defending assault charges his officers laid against a man who was the victim of an alleged b...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Bolivia’s upcoming presidential election will mark a shift from nearly two decades of socialist rule, but many Indig...
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August 20, 2025
B.C.‘s veterinary college says it risks insolvency in 2026 if fees don’t increase
Veterinarians in British Columbia have until the end of the month to vote on increasing fees they pay to work in the province, a move their...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Stelco owner ‘doesn’t give two hoots’ about the workers: Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the head of the company that owns Hamilton-based steel company Stelco "doesn't give two hoots" about those wo...
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August 20, 2025
Mexico City mayor says police arrest 13 in connection with killings of her staffers
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada said Wednesday that 13 people allegedly involved in killing two members of her staff in M...
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August 20, 2025
Obama applauds Newsom’s California redistricting plan as ‘responsible’ as Texas GOP pushes new maps
Former President Barack Obama has waded into states' efforts at rare mid-decade redistricting efforts, saying he agrees with California Gov....
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August 20, 2025
Police say man charged after Alberta youth launch ‘catch a predator’ scheme
AIRDRIE - Alberta RCMP say they have arrested and charged a Calgary man who, it was later determined, had been the focus of a “catch a preda...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
In the U.K., another Toronto is facing with a familiar problem
A town in England named Toronto is having a hard time keeping their weather cameras up-and-running in the face of vandalism.
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
In the U.K., another Toronto is facing a familiar problem: road camera vandalism
A town in England named Toronto is having a hard time keeping their weather cameras up-and-running in the face of vandalism.
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
A look at those Trump has targeted in tactic of revoking security clearances
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's announcement this week that it would rescind the security clearances of 37 current and former n...
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August 20, 2025
Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York who presided over the sex trafficking case against the late financier Jeffrey Epstein has reject...
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August 20, 2025
Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red car...
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August 20, 2025
Nigeria mosque attack death toll rises to 50, lawmaker says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from a shooting at a mosque in northwestern Nigeria has risen to 50, a local official said Wednesday.
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Death toll rises to 50 in attack on mosque and villages in Nigeria, an official says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from a shooting at a mosque and attacks on several nearby villages in northwestern Nigeria has risen to...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Saskatchewan Premier Moe announces plan to upgrade important road for farming sector
YORKTON - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province plans to cover half the improvement cost for a road deemed crucial for economic a...
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August 20, 2025
Dalhousie University in Halifax locks out faculty amid contract dispute
HALIFAX - Atlantic Canada's largest university has locked out about 1,000 professors and other teaching staff less than two weeks before the...
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August 20, 2025
US sanctions more ICC judges, prosecutors for probes into alleged American, Israeli war crimes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on the International Criminal Court for pursuing investigations into U.S....
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August 20, 2025
U.S. sanctions more ICC judges, prosecutors for probes into alleged American, Israeli war crimes
As a result of the sanctions, any assets the targets hold in U.S. jurisdictions are frozen.
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Myanmar’s military retakes a strategic town 2 years after the resistance captured it
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar ‘s military has regained control of a strategic town in eastern Kayah state from the opposition’s armed forces after...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
‘There’s going to be trauma:’ Amid Newfoundland wildfires, children are top of mind
ST. JOHN'S - About 60 students in eastern Newfoundland will be starting classes this September in an unfamiliar place after a wildfire destr...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Ottawa shirking responsibility for sheltering refugees, Chow warns, after Carney government offers Toronto just a quarter of requested funds
Mayor Olivia Chow warned the federal government’s new funding formula would leave Toronto $107 million short this year.
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Officials in Mexico investigate switch failure in tourist train derailment
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A car of the tourist-focused Maya Train that derailed in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula appears to have left the track becaus...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Rhode Island prosecutor under review after warning ‘you’re gonna regret this’ during arrest
A Rhode Island prosecutor is under review after police body camera footage recorded her warning officers “you're gonna regret this” while sh...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Some evacuation orders, alerts linked to Vancouver Island wildfire lifted
PORT ALBERNI - Some of the evacuation orders and alerts linked to the Mount Underwood wildfire on Vancouver Island have been lifted or downg...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Police investigating after body found on roof of hospital in Montreal suburb
MONTREAL - Police in Montreal's northern suburb are investigating after a man in his 40s was found dead on the roof of a hospital on Tuesday...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Google’s Pixel 10 phones raises the ante on artificial intelligence
Google on Wednesday unveiled a new line-up of Pixel smartphones injected with another dose of artificial intelligence that's designed to do...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
South African breeder is accused of $14 million rhino horn smuggling ring
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African prosecutors have accused a well-known rhino breeder of operating a global rhino horn smuggling network alo...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Toronto teacher fired for wearing blackface should be reinstated, arbitrator rules
Gorian Surlan, a former white teacher at Parkdale Collegiate Institute, was fired after showing up for work in blackface as part of what he...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Winning $75-million Lotto Max ticket sold in Kingston — the highest jackpot so far this year
It is the biggest lottery win of the year so far, though Ontario Lottery and Gaming has not announced the identity of the ticket holder.
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025