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January 8, 2026
Gmail's new AI features, turning it into a personal assistant
More artificial intelligence is being implanted into Gmail as Google tries to turn the world's most popular email service into a personal as...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Inside a chaotic digital record of the Brown University shooting: What students saw, feared, shared
On Dec. 13 as the attack at the Ivy League institution played out during finals week, students took to Sidechat, an anonymous, campus-specif...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Spain's bishops agree to let government ombudsman oversee compensation of sexual abuse victims
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Catholic bishops agreed Thursday to let the Spanish government’s ombudsman have the final say in the church’...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Bishops and Spanish government agree on a plan to compensate sexual abuse victims
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain's government and the country's Catholic bishops agreed Thursday to a joint plan to compensate victims of sexua...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Bishops and the government in Spain agree on a plan to compensate sexual abuse victims
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain's government and the country's Catholic bishops agreed Thursday to a joint plan to compensate victims of sexua...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Spanish bishops will allow government to oversee compensation for sexual abuse victims
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Catholic bishops agreed Thursday to let the Spanish government’s ombudsman have the final say in the church’...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Denmark sees talks with the US as a chance for 'the dialogue that is needed' over Greenland
Denmark has welcomed a meeting with the U.S. next week to discuss President Donald Trump’s renewed call for the strategic, mineral-rich Arct...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Democratic Fulton County commissioner announces bid to become Georgia secretary of state
ATLANTA (AP) — An elected leader in Georgia's Fulton County, which drew national attention after the 2020 election when President Donald Tru...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Emergency alerts sent in southwest England as UK braces for big storm
LONDON (AP) — Britain braced Thursday for potentially life-threatening winds, rains and snowfall as a severe storm headed in from the southw...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
UK braced for heavy snow as cold weather snap in Europe persists
LONDON (AP) — Britain, already in the midst of one of its coldest and longest cold snaps in years, is set to endure heavy snowfall and stron...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Emergency alerts sent as UK braces for big storm
LONDON (AP) — Britain braced Thursday for potentially life-threatening winds, rains and snowfall as a severe storm headed in from the southw...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Top-ranked Sabalenka calls season schedule 'insane,' plans to skip tournaments to avoid burnout
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka describes the tennis schedule as “insane” and said she'll risk fines in order to skip tournaments...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Child at home in Gaza killed by Israeli fire as post-ceasefire deaths mount
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A relative said Israeli gunfire on Thursday killed an 11-year-old girl whose family had returned to a desig...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Relative of 11-year-old girl killed in Gaza says Israeli gunfire was responsible for her death
11-year-old girl Hamsa Housou was pronounced dead at the hospital after shells and shrapnel hit her home, located in a designated safe zone...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Why recycling problems in Toronto go beyond uncollected blue bins
Key players are blaming each other for ongoing curbside pick-up failures while residents are given conflicting, inaccurate information. Prem...
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January 8, 2026
Rogers announces millions to help curb screen use with kids. Here's what its plan includes — and how George Springer is involved
The campaign follows a survey commissioned by Rogers that found youth aged 11-17 spend just over five hours a day on their phones.
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Iran 'does not desire a war but we are ready for it,' says foreign minister
BEIRUT (AP) — Iran does not want war with Israel or the United States, but is ready to fight back if attacked again, Foreign Minister Abbas...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Iran ready to fight back if US or Israel attacks again, says foreign minister
BEIRUT (AP) — Iran does not want war with Israel or the United States, but is ready to fight back if attacked again, the country’s foreign m...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Teen triplets pursue dream of representing Jamaica in ski racing at Winter Olympics
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — On a snowy afternoon, following a day of watching top-level ski racing, the teenage triplets took a moment to rel...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Despite case of man held for 20 years, psychiatric seclusion rarely prolonged for years, experts say
It is happening in the case of 43-year-old Camelot Hamblett, who has been confined to his room at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care for...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Crime rates remained stable — and sometimes dropped — near Toronto supervised consumption sites, study finds
Study published in JAMA Network Open tracked rates of assault, auto theft, break-and-enter, robbery and theft over $5,000 from 2014 to 2025.
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Mayor Olivia Chow to unveil 2026 Toronto budget today
Mayor Olivia Chow and city staff are set to unveil the initial draft of the 2026 budget this morning at a 9 a.m. event in the Junction.
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Tens of thousands flee Aleppo neighborhoods as Syrian government clashes with Kurds intensify
ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Syrian authorities warned civilians to leave a contested area in the northern city of Aleppo on Thursday and opened a c...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Syrian authorities urge civilians to evacuate Aleppo neighborhoods as clashes with Kurds continue
ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Syrian authorities warned civilians to leave a contested area in the northern city of Aleppo Thursday and opened a corr...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Victims' families mark six-year anniversary of Flight PS752 downing in Iran
Victims' families will mark the six-year anniversary of the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 in Iran with events in On...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Calls for caution as Carney prepares to meet Xi amid new global political order
VANCOUVER - Former Hong Kong pro-democracy legislator Albert Chan Wai-yip is a longtime critic of China, who has accused its government of "...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Why Southeast Asia’s online scam industry is so hard to shut down
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Cambodia’s arrest and extradition of a powerful tycoon accused of running a vast online scam network marks a r...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Lebanese military moves to new phase of disarmament plan of non-state groups like Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese military said Thursday it had concluded the first phase of their plan to fully deploy across southern Lebanon and...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Lebanese military moves to new phase of disarming non-state groups like Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese military said Thursday it had concluded the first phase of their plan to fully deploy across southern Lebanon and...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
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January 8, 2026
Newsom will punch back at California critics in his final State of the State speech
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will declare his state a blueprint for the rest of the nation during his final State...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom to deliver final State of the State address
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers his final State of the State address to lawmakers Thursday in Sacramento, wh...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Minneapolis on edge after fatal shooting of woman by ICE officer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis was on edge Thursday following the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Minneapolis protesters vent their outrage after an ICE officer kills a woman
The Department of Homeland Security has deployed more than 2,000 officers to the area in what it says is its largest immigration enforcement...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Australia's leader announces a major national inquiry into antisemitism after Bondi mass shooting
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a wide-ranging national inquiry into antisemitism, week...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Australia's leader announces a royal commission into antisemitism after Bondi mass shooting
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a wide-ranging royal commission into antisemitism, week...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Rep. Steny Hoyer, the longest-serving House Democrat, to retire at the end of term
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the longest-serving Democrat in Congress and once a rival to become House speaker, will anno...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Rep. Steny Hoyer, the longest-serving House Democrat, will retire at the end of his term
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the longest-serving Democrat in Congress and once a rival to become House speaker, will anno...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Saudi Arabia alleges UAE smuggled Yemen separatist leader wanted for treason out of the country
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia alleged Thursday that the United Arab Emirates smuggled a separatist leader in Yemen wanted...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Saudi Arabia alleges UAE smuggled wanted Yemen separatist leader out of the country
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia alleged Thursday that the United Arab Emirates smuggled a separatist leader in Yemen wanted...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis was a mother of 3, poet and new to the city
WASHINGTON (AP) — The woman shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday was Renee Nico...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Volcano guides at Mount Etna are protesting over new safety rules
MOUNT ETNA, Italy (AP) — Guides who take tourists to enjoy the striking views of Sicily’s Mount Etna are up in arms over tougher restriction...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Europe’s most active volcano is erupting, and tour guides are told to stay away
MOUNT ETNA, Italy (AP) — Guides who take tourists to enjoy the striking views of Sicily’s Mount Etna are up in arms over tougher restriction...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
House considers overriding Trump vetoes as Republicans weigh crossing president
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will consider a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump with House votes Thursday to override his vetoes of two...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Wisconsin man accused of killing parents to fund Trump assassination plot set to enter plea deal
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man accused of killing his parents and stealing their money to fund a plan to assassinate President Donald...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Josh Shapiro to run for 2nd term as Pennsylvania governor, trailed by talk of a 2028 White House bid
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will run for a second term in the pivotal battleground state after a first term that p...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
Mourners mark a year since Los Angeles wildfires, in photos
Mourners honored on Wednesday the lives lost a year ago when devastating wildfires swept across opposite ends of Los Angeles County — but th...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
2 killed in shooting in Mormon church parking lot in Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A shooting outside a church building in Salt Lake City left two people dead and several more injured Wednesday, local...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026
2 killed in shooting at Salt Lake City church meetinghouse
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A shooting during a funeral service at a church building in Salt Lake City left two people dead and several more injur...
The Toronto Star
January 8, 2026