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May 2, 2025
EPA announces broad reorganization that includes shuffle of scientific research
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced a broad reorganization as part of the Trump administration's drive to cut costs that...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Former Massachusetts state police sergeant found guilty of taking bribes to pass commercial drivers
BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts state police sergeant was found guilty Friday of taking part in a scheme to take bribes, including a ne...
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May 2, 2025
Brazil’s social security minister steps down amid pension fraud investigation
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil ’s social security minister resigned Friday amid a police probe into a billion-dollar fraud scheme involving pension...
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May 2, 2025
Calgary’s police chief resigns with two years left on contract, force says
CALGARY - Mark Neufeld has resigned after six years as head of the Calgary Police Service despite having two years left on his contract.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Australians vote in election with high prices and shortage of housing major issues
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Polls opened in Australia’s general election on Saturday with high costs of living and a shortage of housing maj...
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May 2, 2025
Polls begin to close in Australian vote focused on high prices and shortage of housing
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Vote counting has begun in Australia’s general election after polling stations closed in Australia’s populous ea...
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May 2, 2025
Hudson’s Bay Company records give public chance to ‘reconnect’ with ancestors
WINNIPEG - Dyana Lavallee stares at a copy of a photograph on display to the public at the Hudson's Bay Company Archives in Winnipeg.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
U.S. lays charges alleging human smuggling across Canadian border
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice says four Mexican nationals have been charged with allegedly running a human smuggling operation...
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May 2, 2025
Judge orders psychiatric tests to see if Vancouver festival suspect is fit for trial
A judge has ordered that mental health professionals assess whether the suspect in last weekend's Vancouver street festival attack that kill...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
‘Unspeakable tragedy’: Mourners stream to Vancouver festival memorial mass
The court appearance of Adam Kai-Ji Lo, who is facing eight charges of second-degree murder, came on the official day of mourning for those...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
‘Unspeakable tragedy’: Grief and solidarity at Vancouver festival memorial mass
The court appearance of Adam Kai-Ji Lo, who is facing eight charges of second-degree murder, came on the official day of mourning for those...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Youngkin cuts $900 million from amended Virginia budget ahead of economic uncertainty
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin said on Friday that he would trim Virginia's budget by $900 million in light of next yea...
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May 2, 2025
US reaches agreement to settle lawsuit brought over Ashli Babbitt’s shooting during Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has reached a preliminary agreement to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of A...
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May 2, 2025
As Trump pares back ocean protections, California weighs expanding them
CHANNEL ISLANDS, Calif. (AP) — Strands of kelp glow in the dim morning light off California’s Channel Islands as fish and sea lions weave th...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Puerto Rico authorities rescue 3 US tourists stranded in river as heavy rains persist
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico said they rescued three U.S. tourists on Friday as heavy rains continue to pelt the...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Small seaplane crashes in Richelieu river near Montreal with two aboard
SAINT-BASILE-LE-GRAND - A small seaplane crashed into the Richelieu River east of Montreal today, leaving one of the two occupants stuck ins...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Tennessee police release video of Kilmar Abrego Garcia traffic stop in 2022
Authorities in Tennessee have released video of a 2022 traffic stop involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland construction worker who's b...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan dies at 91. He halted executions and went to prison for corruption
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet heralded by some...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Jeff Sperbeck, former agent for John Elway, dies after golf cart injury. Here’s what we know
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — The death of Jeff Sperbeck, a business partner and former agent for NFL Hall of Famer John Elway, after falling off...
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May 2, 2025
LISTEN: The growing price of keeping Toronto festivals safe
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May 2, 2025
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces paramilitary claims it took control of a strategic western town
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group claimed a “sweeping victory” Friday saying it took control of the key town of Al Nahud in...
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May 2, 2025
Six Flags America in Maryland to close at the end of 2025 season
BOWIE, Md. (AP) — After more than a quarter century of thrills and fun, Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor in the Maryland suburbs of Wa...
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May 2, 2025
I was drunk and ‘uncomfortable’ at bar with Canada world juniors, woman testifies at sex assault trial
“I definitely feel like my inhibitions were lowered the more I drank,” the woman testified about the night at the bar, saying she felt “unco...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Alberta government defends $280K for new rug in premier’s office
EDMONTON - Alberta's government is defending a hefty bill to replace the rug in Premier Danielle Smith's office.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
‘Stains, rips and tears’: Alberta government defends $280K carpet in Smith’s office
EDMONTON - Alberta's government is defending a hefty bill to replace the carpet in Premier Danielle Smith's office, after it became a point...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
‘Unimaginable loss’: Here are the names and the stories of those killed in the Vancouver festival tragedy
Some of the victims who never returned after attending the Lapu-Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver last Saturday – their lives cut short in what...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
‘Unimaginable loss’: Who are the victims in the Vancouver festival tragedy?
Some of the victims who never returned after attending the Lapu-Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver last Saturday – their lives cut short in what...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
What Trump’s budget cuts could mean for the environment
President Donald Trump’s first 100 days included a wide range of attacks on environmental and climate initiatives. His proposed budget does...
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May 2, 2025
Ex-California highway patrol officer accused of slapping flight attendant’s buttocks during flight
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former California Highway Patrol captain has been indicted by a federal grand jury after he was accused of slapping a...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
The growing price of keeping Toronto festivals safe
After the recent devastating vehicle attack at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day festival, Toronto organizers are raising fresh concerns about soari...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Hells Angel, shot dead outside Mandarin restaurant, had ties to Caribbean, GTA and Quebec
Investigators will have to look across the GTA, into Quebec and down to the Caribbean to catalogue the deadly enemies of a long-time Hells A...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Canadian Journalism Foundation to honour Toronto Star for Alice Munro investigation
The Star is being recognized for its monthslong investigation into the sexual abuse Andrea Skinner suffered at the hands of her stepfather,...
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May 2, 2025
Two people stabbed at mosque in downtown Hamilton, police looking for two suspects
HAMILTON - Hamilton police say they're searching for two suspects after a double stabbing at a mosque Friday afternoon.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Three injured in stabbing at downtown Hamilton mosque, police hunting two suspects
HAMILTON - Hamilton police say they're searching for two suspects after three people were injured in a stabbing at a downtown mosque on Frid...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Lawsuit alleges people imprisoned in Alaska receive inadequate health care
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of people imprisoned in Alaska alleges the state Department of Corrections provides...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Turkish Cypriots protest over what they say is Turkey’s introduction of Islam into education system
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Several thousand Turkish Cypriots took to the streets of the northern half of ethnically divided Cyprus’ capital Nico...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
CIA releases Mandarin-language videos to encourage Chinese officials to spill secrets
WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA has a message for Chinese government officials worried about their place in President Xi Jinping's government: Com...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Rights groups file a lawsuit on behalf of the family of an 8-year-old immigrant who died in custody
Civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody in 2023 despite her...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Consultant says security report into arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro’s home won’t be made public
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A consultant paid to review security at the official residence of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro after it was firebom...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Man accused of swindling more than $600K in romance scam told victims he needed money for an ‘oil rig,’ police say
The man claimed he has an oil rig in the middle east and needed urgent payment, Peel police said.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Trump administration settles with Maine over funding freeze after dispute over trans athletes
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday agreed to halt all efforts to freeze funds intended for a Maine chi...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
International fugitive returned to B.C. after being arrested in Middle East
An international fugitive and one of Canada's most wanted is back behind bars following a Vancouver Police Department investigation that las...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Alberta reports 17 more cases of measles, bringing total to 210
EDMONTON - Alberta is reporting 17 new cases of measles, bringing the province's total to 210 since the beginning of March.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
‘A very close call’: Toronto doctor rescued, safe after small plane he was flying lands in water at Tommy Thompson Park
A witness described an explosion, then smoke and flames coming from the plane after it lost power on Friday afternoon.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Man rescued after small plane lands in water at Tommy Thompson Park
The plane landed near the Leslie Spit area Friday afternoon, police said.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
One person rescued after small plane lands in water near Tommy Thompson Park
The plane landed near the Leslie Spit area Friday afternoon, police said.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Three people stabbed at downtown Hamilton mosque; two suspects wanted
Police say verbal altercation preceded stabbing, which is not believed to be hate-related
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
US designates Haitian gangs as a foreign terror organization as experts warn of impact on aid
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. on Friday officially designated a powerful gang coalition in Haiti as a foreign terrorist organization...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Marie-Claude Nichols returns to Quebec Liberals, supports Pablo Rodriguez for leader
MONTREAL - A Quebec legislature member who was kicked out of the Liberal caucus in 2022 has returned to the party and is supporting Pablo Ro...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025