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November 21, 2025
New Jersey sets April 2026 special election as Sherrill resigns House seat ahead of inauguration
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill resigned from her seat in the U.S. House and the current governor on Fr...
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November 21, 2025
Quebec Liberal crisis: Leader Pablo Rodriguez convenes his caucus in Montreal
QUÉBEC - Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez has convened his caucus for a meeting in Montreal this afternoon as the party is rocked by tw...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2025
Brief court appearance for Calgary man facing extradition in FBI operation
CALGARY - A Calgary man, arrested on extradition warrants in connection with an FBI operation targeting an alleged Canadian drug kingpin mad...
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November 21, 2025
Boy dies in hospital, man critically hurt after being struck by two vehicles in Mississauga
The boy, who had been struck by a car and sent into the path of another alongside another person, succumbed to his injuries.
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November 21, 2025
Judge sets bail for Indiana man accused of killing house cleaner, sets trial for March
A judge set bail Friday for an Indiana man accused of killing a house cleaner who showed up at his home by mistake at $25,000 and ordered hi...
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November 21, 2025
Two broken prison sprinklers cost Correctional Service Canada $1.1M
OTTAWA - Correctional Service Canada incurred a $1.1 million damage bill after an inmate at a New Brunswick prison broke two sprinklers.
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2025
Motorist in North Carolina tells 911: ‘I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield’
BRYSON CITY, N.C. (AP) — A motorist in western North Carolina escaped injury when the carcass of a cat crashed into the passenger side of he...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2025
Florida eviction turns deadly as a deputy is killed, shooter and two others wounded
VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff's deputy was killed while attempting to serve an eviction notice Friday in a beachside residence o...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2025
Federal judge orders man held on federal terrorism charge in Chicago train attack
A man accused of setting a woman on fire inside a Chicago commuter train has been ordered to be held behind bars pending trial on a federal...
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November 21, 2025
Man found dead at coal mine in Sparwood, B.C., near Alberta boundary
SPARWOOD - A man has died while working at a coal mine in the British Columbia Interior near the boundary with Alberta.
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2025
Dairy, whiskey, wine and steel: American industries weigh in on trade pact review
WASHINGTON - American industries ranging from whiskey makers and Wisconsin dairy producers to steel and automobile associations are weighing...
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November 21, 2025
Lawsuit claims Tennessee’s new school voucher program violates the state constitution
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of public school students' parents and taxpayers has filed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee's new statewide s...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2025
Ex-Georgia deputies cleared of murder in death of Black man shocked at least 15 times
SANDERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Three former Georgia sheriff's deputies have been found not guilty of murder in the death of a Black man who raised...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2025
Crews resume search for three missing people following deadly Brampton fire
Large excavation machines were digging away at the rubble of the home Friday morning.
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2025
Officer acquitted in death of Ta’Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother accused of shoplifting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio officer who shot and killed a pregnant Black mother in a supermarket parking lot after she was accused of shop...
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November 21, 2025
South African women stage lie-down protest against gender-based violence ahead of G20 summit
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Hundreds of women wearing black gathered in a Johannesburg park on Friday, one day before the start of the Group of 20 s...
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November 21, 2025
13-year-old girl struck and killed by school bus in Montreal suburb
LAVAL - A 13-year-old girl died Thursday evening after she was struck by a school bus moments after she had exited the vehicle in Montreal's...
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November 21, 2025
Trump, Harris and big money transform Tennessee special election into marquee contest
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For weeks, a Tennessee special election was flying under the radar in a heavily Republican congressional district. B...
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November 21, 2025
Ohio Democrat Tim Ryan, the ex-congressman who lost a Senate bid to JD Vance, won’t run for governor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan said Friday that he has decided not to run for Ohio governor next year, eliminati...
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November 21, 2025
Sri Lankan opposition rallies in first major protest against Dissanayake government
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Thousands of opposition activists rallied near Sri Lanka’s capital Friday to demand that the government fulfill pl...
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November 21, 2025
Canada announces $1B for Global Fund to fight infectious diseases
OTTAWA - Canada will contribute just over $1 billion over the next three years to the Global Fund to fight infectious diseases in the world'...
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November 21, 2025
Ex-French President Sarkozy to publish prison memoir as appeal looms
PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will publish a book about his recent time behind bars, titled “Diary of a Prisoner,” on...
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November 21, 2025
Israel-Premier Tech is rebranding as NSN Cycling Team from 2026 with new base in Spain
BARCELONA (AP) — The Israel-Premier Tech cycling team has found a new name and will race as the NSN Cycling Team from next year onward.
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November 21, 2025
Watch: Metrolinx shares moment of GO train striking dump truck at a Markham railway crossing
No injuries were reported in the incident, which took place at Kennedy Road near Unionville GO Station, Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay said.
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November 21, 2025
Torrential rains return to Southern California, prompting new flash flood fears, threat of mudslides
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Torrential rains have drenched parts of Southern California, leading to new flash flood warnings Friday for parts of Los...
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November 21, 2025
UN General Assembly chief says curbing climate change would make world more peaceful and safer
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Harms from climate change are the biggest threat to world peace, the president of the United Nations General Assembly s...
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November 21, 2025
Woman seriously injured in shooting downtown Thursday night
Officers were called with reports of a woman shot near Queen Street and Mutual Street.
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2025
Rep. Eric Swalwell announces his bid for California governor
Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democrat who served as a House manager in President Donald Trump’s 2021 impeachment trial, has launched his bid for Ca...
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November 21, 2025
The Latest: Trump expects meeting with Mamdani to be ‘quite civil’
President Donald Trump has called New York City’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani a “100% Communist Lunatic” and a “total nut job.” Mamdani has c...
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November 21, 2025
The Latest: Trump says Democratic lawmakers’ message to the military is ‘seditious behavior’
President Donald Trump is accusing half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers — all veterans of...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2025
Police say a man has been shot and killed after wielding a knife at St. Louis airport
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Officials say a man has been shot and killed after wielding a knife at St. Louis airport.
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2025
UK politician sentenced to over 10 years in jail for accepting bribes to make pro-Russia statements
LONDON (AP) — A hard-right British politician was sentenced Friday to ten and a half years in prison for accepting bribes to make favorable...
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November 21, 2025
UK politician sentenced to over 10 years for accepting bribes to make pro-Russia statements
LONDON (AP) — A hard-right British politician and former ally of Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage was sentenced Friday to ten and a half year...
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November 21, 2025
Eurovision plans changes to voting, security after allegations of Israeli government ‘interference’
GENEVA (AP) — Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest announced plans to change the voting system of the popular musical extravaganza to e...
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November 21, 2025
Jewish community in the Czech Republic reports record number of antisemitic incidents in 2024
PRAGUE (AP) — Antisemitic incidents in the Czech Republic reached record levels last year amid the conflict in Gaza, the country’s Jewish co...
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November 21, 2025
Pope tweaks a law allowing a woman to head the Vatican City State, months after a nun was appointed
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV fixed a technical glitch on Friday in a Vatican law that became problematic after Pope Francis named the first-ever...
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November 21, 2025
WHO declares end of Indonesia’s poliovirus outbreak following yearslong vaccination campaign
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The World Health Organization has declared Indonesia’s polio outbreak officially over, following nearly three year...
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November 21, 2025
MAHA idealism meets political reality as RFK Jr. attempts to wrangle a growing movement
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent a recent Wednesday showered in praise from the vice president and health technology CEOs at a gl...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2025
Nations and environmental groups slam proposals at UN climate talks, calling them too weak
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Several nations and environmental groups on Friday slammed proposals put forward at the U.N. climate talks in Brazil, s...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2025
Brazil’s final text proposal at UN climate talks draws fire as weak - after a real fire at the COP30
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Brazil offered several texts on Friday morning for this year's last day of the U.N. climate talks but what was supposed...
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November 21, 2025
The phone call between Carney and a Conservative + Allegations against an Ontario judge
Here’s the latest on what we know about conversations between Mark Carney and a Conservative MP who resigned, a woman’s testimony at a judge...
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November 21, 2025
Supreme Court meets to weigh Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions, blocked by lower courts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is to meet in private Friday with a high-profile issue on its agenda — President Donald Trump ’s birthri...
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November 21, 2025
Nigeria separatists say they are committed to peaceful self-determination after leaders sentenced
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Indigenous People of Biafra, a separatist group in southeastern Nigeria, said Friday it remains committed to peace...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2025
‘Do you know what they’ll do to me? I’m a judge’: Woman testifies senior Ontario judge raped her, broke her wrist
A lawyer suggested during cross-examination that the judge made an insulting comment, prompting the woman to strike him with her hands and t...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2025
Why this Toronto neighbourhood is rallying to stop the proposed demolition of a 72-year-old plaza: ‘They become like your family’
Plans for Lawrence Plaza’s demolition and redevelopment were unveiled last year. “We recognize the plaza’s significance, and community engag...
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November 21, 2025
European leaders assure Ukraine of their support after US peace plan leaves them sidelined
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The leaders of Germany, France and the United Kingdom spoke by phone Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2025
Russian glide bomb hits an apartment block and kills 5 in southern Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian glide bomb slammed into a residential district in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing five p...
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November 21, 2025
Zelenskyy says Ukraine faces choice of losing dignity or risking loss of key partner with US plan
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that Ukraine has to confront the possibility of losing its dignity or risking...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2025
Netanyahu meets with his cabinet to discuss rising Israeli settler violence in the West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister met with top security officials to assess a rising tide of Israeli settler violence in the West Ban...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2025