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May 2, 2025
Scientific societies say they’ll step up after Trump puts key climate report in doubt
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two major scientific societies on Friday said they will try to fill the void from the Trump administration's dismissal of...
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May 2, 2025
Scientific societies say they’ll do national climate assessment after Trump dismisses report authors
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two major scientific societies on Friday said they will fill the void from the Trump administration's dismissal of scienti...
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May 2, 2025
Scientific societies say they’ll do national climate assessment after Trump dismissed report authors
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two major scientific societies on Friday said they will fill the void from the Trump administration's dismissal of scienti...
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May 2, 2025
Several people injured when a car collides with them in the German city of Stuttgart
The injuries happened at an above-ground subway stop in downtown Stuttgart, police said.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Several injured when a car slams into them in the German city of Stuttgart. The driver is arrested
The injuries happened at an above-ground subway stop in downtown Stuttgart, police said.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Veteran Toronto cop, suspended with pay since 2021, gets house arrest for breach of trust
Const. Ricardo Gomez has been on paid leave since his arrest in December 2021.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
What is behind the latest round of clashes in Syria between Druze and pro-government gunmen
BEIRUT (AP) — Four days of clashes between pro-government gunmen and members of a minority sect in Syria have left nearly 100 people dead an...
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May 2, 2025
Russell Brand granted conditional bail after appearing in London court on rape and assault charges
Brand, 49, was charged last month with two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault.
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May 2, 2025
Toronto Public Health warns of measles exposure at Ripley’s Aquarium on Easter Monday
Anybody who visited the tourist attraction on April 21 between 1 and 7 p.m. is at risk.
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May 2, 2025
Judge tells jury in murder trial of Calgary woman to consider NCR defence first
CALGARY - The judge overseeing the trial of a Calgary man accused of fatally attacking and stabbing a woman three years ago has told the jur...
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May 2, 2025
Women sue over Georgia law that added cash bail requirements for misdemeanors
ATLANTA (AP) — Two women behind bars in Atlanta sued the state of Georgia on Friday over a recent law that added a cash bail requirement for...
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May 2, 2025
Girl missing after following dog into wooded area in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in British Columbia are looking for a seven-year-old child who went missing in Chilliwack on Thursday after following...
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May 2, 2025
CRA won’t renew contracts for more than 1,000 term workers, union says
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency won't renew contracts for more than 1,000 term workers across the country later this month, says the unio...
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May 2, 2025
Door knocks and DNA tests: How the Trump administration plans to keep tabs on 450,000 migrant kids
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is conducting a nationwide, multi-agency review of 450,000 migrant children who cr...
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May 2, 2025
Police in northeastern Nova Scotia searching for two young children in rural area
LANSDOWNE STATION - Police in northeastern Nova Scotia say they are searching for two young children who wandered away from a home this morn...
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May 2, 2025
Judge denies effort by US Rep Cuellar of Texas to move bribery trial to hometown of Laredo
HOUSTON (AP) — A judge on Friday denied an effort by lawyers for U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas to move his trial on federal bribery and c...
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May 2, 2025
Alberta MP to step aside to allow Pierre Poilievre to run for seat in Parliament
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Damien Kurek is set to step aside to allow Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection in the Battl...
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May 2, 2025
Kentucky man who won Powerball jackpot lands in Florida jail days later
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky Powerball winner was arrested and charged with kicking a police officer in Florida days after he won a $16...
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May 2, 2025
7 people are dead after pickup and tour van collide near Yellowstone, police say
ISLAND PARK, Idaho (AP) — A pickup truck and tour van collision near Yellowstone National Park has killed seven people, Idaho State Police s...
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May 2, 2025
7 people are dead after a pickup and tour van collided near Yellowstone, police say
ISLAND PARK, Idaho (AP) — A pickup truck and tour van collision near Yellowstone National Park has killed seven people and injured eight oth...
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May 2, 2025
7 people are dead after a truck and tour van collided near Yellowstone, police say
The crash happened just before 7:15 p.m. Thursday near Henry’s Lake State Park in eastern Idaho, police said in a press release.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Hockey players’ sexual assault trial hears from former world junior teammates
LONDON - The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is hearing today from other players who were o...
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May 2, 2025
UN memo lays out proposals for sweeping reforms and consolidation of its operations
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — United Nations officials have circulated proposals for a vast consolidation of its operations and other sweeping refor...
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May 2, 2025
Montreal men plead guilty after keeping woman’s body on couch for six months
MONTREAL - Two Montreal men have pleaded guilty to committing an indignity to a body after admitting they left the remains of an Indigenous...
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May 2, 2025
A South African woman is convicted of kidnapping and selling her 6-year-old daughter
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African woman was convicted Friday of kidnapping and selling her 6-year-old daughter in a case that h...
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May 2, 2025
Hegseth keeps 2 aircraft carriers in Middle East for another week for battle with Yemen’s Houthis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier to remain in the Middle East for a sec...
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May 2, 2025
N.L. premier leaves office on waves of praise, worry about legacy Quebec energy deal
ST. JOHN'S - Emails to Newfoundland and Labrador's outgoing premier show that many in the province will remember him for ending a lopsided e...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Wildfire that forced evacuations in Fort St. John, B.C., not threatening buildings
FORT ST. JOHN - The City of Fort St. John, B.C., says a wildfire that prompted evacuations last night is not actively threatening any struct...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years
NEW YORK (AP) — More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a fede...
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May 2, 2025
Prime Minister Carney to meet with President Trump on Tuesday
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will travel to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, May 6, to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first...
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May 2, 2025
Prime Minister Carney to meet with U.S. President Trump on Tuesday
The two are set to discuss Trump’s trade war on Canada and the talks could set the stage for negotiations on a new trade and security pact w...
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May 2, 2025
Prime Minister Carney to meet with U.S. President Trump on Tuesday
The two are set to discuss Trump’s trade war on Canada and the talks could set the stage for negotiations on a new trade and security pact w...
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May 2, 2025
Venezuela rejects UN court order to halt election in territory under dispute with Guyana
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government on Friday rejected a ruling from the United Nations’ top court ordering the South American...
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May 2, 2025
Snakes have bitten this man hundreds of times. His blood could help make a better treatment
NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of...
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May 2, 2025
Israeli forces to demolish more than 100 homes in Israeli-occupied West Bank, local governor says
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces were preparing on Friday to carry out home demolitions across two northern urban refugee camps in the Israel...
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May 2, 2025
Georgia Tech commencement speaker pledges to cover startup incorporation costs for graduates
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech's commencement speaker left graduates with more than inspiring words Friday — he promised to cover incorporation...
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May 2, 2025
Two charged with first-degree murder in 2024 death of Markham, Ont., woman
Police in York Region say one man has had his charges upgraded to first-degree murder and another man is now facing the same charge in the c...
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May 2, 2025
Hope floats in the Amazon as Bacuri, a young manatee, fights for survival
CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil (AP) — Deep in silence, as if under a spell, children watch intently as Bacuri, a young Amazonian manatee,...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Cayman Islands will be led by a new coalition government after a close election race
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Cayman Islands will be led by a new coalition government after no single party clinched a majority followin...
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May 2, 2025
A fourth person dies from Minneapolis mass shooting and the suspect is charged with murder
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A fourth person has died as a result of a mass shooting in Minneapolis earlier this week in which investigators believe a...
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May 2, 2025
A fourth person dies from a Minneapolis mass shooting and the suspect is charged with murder
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A fourth person has died from a mass shooting in Minneapolis earlier this week in which investigators believe a fifth per...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Never argue: 115-year-old British woman, now the world’s oldest, gives her recipe to long life
LONDON (AP) — For Ethel Caterham, the trick to a long life — and in her case, it really has been — is not to argue.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Trump re-ups his threat to strip Harvard University’s tax-exempt status
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday re-upped his threat to strip Harvard University of its tax-exempt status, escalating a sh...
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May 2, 2025
Second man charged with first-degree murder in death of Markham woman last summer
Investigators have charged Changlin Yang and Xiao “Fred” Hui Li with first-degree murder in the death of 57-year-old Ying Zhang, whose remai...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
No damage reported after 7.4 magnitude quake strikes off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina on Friday, the United States Geologi...
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May 2, 2025
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina on Friday, the United States Geologi...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Man charged with first-degree murder in fatal daytime shooting at Brampton plaza in April
Balreet Singh Gill, 30, has been arrested after officers searched a residence in Brampton on Tuesday.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Police investigating after van found submerged in Lake Ontario in Mississauga
Officers say they have not discovered any bodies in the area.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Police investigating after box truck found submerged in Lake Ontario in Mississauga
Officers say they have not discovered any bodies in the area.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025