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October 9, 2025
PHOTO ESSAY: Indonesia’s village keeps tradition of life on sand
LEGUNG TIMUR, Indonesia (AP) — In the northeastern tip of Indonesia’s Madura Island, sand blankets front yards and even spills into the inte...
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October 9, 2025
US diplomat fired over relationship with woman accused of ties to Chinese Communist Party
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Wednesday that it has fired a U.S. diplomat over a romantic relationship he admitted having with...
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October 9, 2025
Education minister warns boards after Toronto school plays ‘O Canada’ in Arabic on Oct. 7
Toronto principals have been told to use only English, French or instrumental versions after incident at Earl Haig Secondary School.
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October 9, 2025
N.S. wildfire evacuees in Kings County being allowed home
Residents displaced because of a wildfire in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley are allowed to go home on Thursday.
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October 8, 2025
Local state of emergency declared over risk of dam in B.C. Interior bursting
KAMLOOPS - A regional district in the British Columbia Interior has declared a state of local emergency as an illegal dam threatens to burst...
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October 8, 2025
Alabama inmate maintains innocence ahead of execution by nitrogen for 1993 murder
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Family members and supporters of an Alabama inmate scheduled to be executed this month pleaded Wednesday for the sta...
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October 8, 2025
Wyoming library director fired amid book dispute wins $700,000 settlement
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes t...
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October 8, 2025
B.C. bill that would have stopped doctors from providing puberty blockers defeated
VICTORIA - A British Columbia private member's bill that would have given parents the right to sue doctors up to 25 years after they provide...
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October 8, 2025
Houston-area shootings at different locations leave 4 dead, including suspect
HOUSTON (AP) — A man is believed to have fatally shot three people at two different locations in the Houston area before killing himself on...
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October 8, 2025
Petro claims US strike in Caribbean may have killed Colombian citizens
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday there were “signs” that the last small boat attacked by the U.S. m...
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October 8, 2025
US strike in Caribbean may have killed Colombian citizens, president says
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday there were “signs” that Colombian citizens were killed in the last...
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October 8, 2025
One victim in hospital after stabbing in downtown Toronto.
1 adult has been taken to hospital in serious condition following a stabbing in the area of Yonge St. and College St.
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October 8, 2025
Victim in serious condition after stabbing in downtown Toronto.
1 adult has been taken to hospital in serious condition following a stabbing in the area of Yonge St. and College St.
The Toronto Star
October 8, 2025
UN strives to work with new Syrian government to determine the fate of the missing
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of a U.N. body established to determine what happened to potentially hundreds of thousands of people missing...
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October 8, 2025
The Latest: Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the ‘first phase’ of his peace plan
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting a...
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October 8, 2025
The Latest: Israel and Hamas agree to the ‘first phase’ of Trump’s peace plan
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some ho...
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October 8, 2025
Israel and Hamas agree to part of Trump’s Gaza peace plan, will free hostages and prisoners
Hamas is seeking firm guarantees from Donald Trump and mediators that Israel will not resume its military campaign after the militant group...
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October 8, 2025
Man charged in connection with a drowning in Toronto Harbour in August appears in court
Mississauga man is alleged by police to have operated without proper commercial licence and registration to conduct commercial boat charter...
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October 8, 2025
Israel and Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of plan to end fighting and release hostages, Trump says
Hamas is seeking firm guarantees from Donald Trump and mediators that Israel will not resume its military campaign after the militant group...
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October 8, 2025
Ebola outbreak in southern Congo shows signs of containment with no new cases, WHO reports
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An Ebola outbreak that has plagued southern Congo in recent weeks is starting to be contained, the World Health Organi...
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October 8, 2025
Toronto city council passes changes to speed camera program in efforts to sway Ford on ban
Officials decided to install larger warning signs, place “high-visibility vinyl wrap” on select cameras and implement a “blackout” period so...
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October 8, 2025
United Nations to cut 25% of its global peacekeeping force in response to US funding strains
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations will begin slashing its peacekeeping force and operations, forcing thousands of soldiers in the nex...
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October 8, 2025
Nearly 55,000 children in Gaza under age 5 may be acutely malnourished, a new UN study finds
After two years of war and dire food shortages, more than 54,600 children younger than 5 in Gaza may be acutely malnourished, with more than...
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October 8, 2025
More than 54,600 children younger than 5 may be acutely malnourished in Gaza, study finds
After two years of war and dire food shortages, more than 54,600 children younger than 5 in Gaza may be acutely malnourished, with more than...
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October 8, 2025
Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter nearly exits tense interview in her run for California governor
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter gained a reputation on Capitol Hill for grilling corporate executives at House hearin...
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October 8, 2025
NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo wants to save Rikers Island, New York’s notorious jail complex
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dys...
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October 8, 2025
Atikamekw bring legal action against Quebec over inaction fixing Manawan access road
MONTREAL - The Atikamekw Council of Manawan has launched legal action against the Quebec government over its inaction on repairs to the only...
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October 8, 2025
Saskatchewan exports to China nosedive amid Ottawa’s tariff dispute with Beijing
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is again facing calls to stand up for farmers after new figures shows exports from the province to C...
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October 8, 2025
AP photos show Rubio’s urgent note to Trump before announcement of Mideast peace deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was holding a roundtable event with conservative influencers about antifa Wednesday when Secretary...
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October 8, 2025
Trump receives urgent note from Rubio on Mideast peace deal during antifa roundtable
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was holding a roundtable event with conservative influencers about antifa Wednesday when Secretary...
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October 8, 2025
New California law aims to improve school nutrition by phasing out some ultraprocessed foods
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will phase out certain ultraprocessed foods from school meals over the next decade under a first-in-the...
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October 8, 2025
Manitoba premier under fire a second time for comments on the justice system
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba lawyers group is accusing Premier Wab Kinew of undermining public confidence in the justice system and not respecting...
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October 8, 2025
British Columbia has tabled historic legislation to smoke out vaping advertising
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has tabled what it says is the first law in Canada to recover health care costs from companies th...
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October 8, 2025
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...
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October 8, 2025
Judge halts New York county from enforcing transgender athlete ban after roller derby league sues
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York county's law banning transgender women from playing on female sports teams at county-run parks and recreational f...
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October 8, 2025
Thieves rip ATM from West Kelowna, B.C., bank wall via machinery in attempted theft
WEST KELOWNA - Police in West Kelowna, B.C., are investigating after unknown suspects tried to steal an automated teller machine from a bank...
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October 8, 2025
Man charged in hate-motivated attack on Muslim hotel employee: York Region police
Police say a Toronto man is facing charges in an alleged hate-motivated assault on a Muslim employee of a Markham, Ont., hotel.
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October 8, 2025
Trump has yet to provide Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has yet to provide underlying evidence to lawmakers proving that alleged drug-smuggling boats tar...
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October 8, 2025
Retired Justice Kennedy laments coarse discourse of Trump era and its effects on the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said Wednesday he was troubled that partisanship seemed to be “creeping its...
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October 8, 2025
What rivalry? Young Blue Jays, Yankees fans bond in cross-border Toronto-N.Y.C. school connection
Scarborough students and teachers joined a rally to cheer the Jays on in Game 4 of their series, with guests from Public School 11 in New Yo...
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October 8, 2025
Costa Rica nominates Rebeca Grynspan for UN secretary-general
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica put forward Wednesday long-time diplomat and former Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as a candidate to...
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October 8, 2025
Costa Rica nominates former Vice President Rebeca Grynspan to lead UN
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica put forward Wednesday longtime diplomat and former Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as a candidate to b...
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October 8, 2025
Premier Moe surprises Moose Jaw mayor, says province relocating homeless shelter
MOOSE JAW - The mayor of Moose Jaw says he got a surprise this morning when Premier Scott Moe and some of his cabinet ministers arrived to i...
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October 8, 2025
UHN surgeons performed the first Canadian heart transplant after the organ stopped beating
UHN said the patient is “recovering well” after the successful operation at Toronto General Hospital in early September.
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October 8, 2025
Calgary researchers collecting toenail clippings for cancer research
CALGARY - Calgary researchers want your toenail clippings.
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October 8, 2025
‘Talking, smiling, laughing’: ER doctor tells murder trial how moms had ‘casual’ reaction to their boy’s death
“The whole thing didn’t sit right with me from the beginning,” Dr. Noura Labib testified Wednesday.
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October 8, 2025
Senate Republicans vote down legislation to check Trump’s use of war powers against cartels
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans voted down legislation Wednesday that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to use...
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October 8, 2025
Senate vote tests Trump’s authority to strike vessels he says are carrying drugs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate was voting Wednesday on legislation to put a check on President Donald Trump's ability to use deadly military f...
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October 8, 2025
Police use ‘spoof masks’ in help for search for of Canada’s most wanted
VANCOUVER - Police agencies from across Canada have found a novel way to encourage the public to be on the lookout for the country's 25 most...
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October 8, 2025