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November 20, 2025
Banff sign, a selfie favourite for tourists, moved to safer location
BANFF - A popular selfie spot for visitors to Banff National Park has been relocated to what town officials say is now in a safer place.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Speaker’s vote gets northern power line through B.C. legislature by slimmest margin
VICTORIA - Legislation to fast-track construction of a northern power line has squeaked through the British Columbia legislature thanks to a...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Justice Department insists Comey indictment was properly approved as it tries to keep case afloat
WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after the Justice Department acknowledged to a federal judge that the full grand jury had not reviewed the final ind...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Coast Guard set to change policy to call swastikas and nooses ‘potentially divisive’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is poised to change some of its language and policies surrounding the display of hate symbols like sw...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Coast Guard reverses course on policy to call swastikas and nooses ‘potentially divisive’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses ju...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
‘Cocaine lawyer,’ jeweller and blogger: Seven Canadians charged by U.S. authorities
WASHINGTON - Seven Canadians were charged for extradition to the United States, with U.S. law enforcement alleging they were part of Canadia...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
NJ high court rules shaken baby syndrome testimony unreliable and inadmissible in child abuse cases
New Jersey’s highest court ruled Thursday that expert testimony about shaken baby syndrome is scientifically unreliable and inadmissible in...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
B.C. government dashes out digital tool to help build homes faster
VICTORIA - British Columbia is launching a new digital tool aimed at helping developers and non-profit organizations design and build prefab...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Mississauga council votes to cut this downtown street’s links to the former Prince Andrew
In a unanimous vote, council agreed to remove all plaques, honours and noncritical signage tied to the former royal on city grounds, accordi...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Tribal leaders say Trump administration failed to consult with them on Education Department changes
Tribal leaders and education advocates said the Education Department failed to meet a statutory requirement by not consulting with tribes be...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Judge to rule on whether to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration custody
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland promised on Thursday to rule as soon as possible on whether to order the release of Kilmar...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Manitoba government eyes more recourse for people who have intimate images shared
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to expand a law that protects people whose explicit or nude photos or videos are shared witho...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Brazilian president appoints ally Jorge Messias to country’s Supreme Court
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday appointed Jorge Messias to the country’s Supreme Court.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Alberta premier distances herself from $109M DynaLife lab testing debacle
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is distancing herself from a multimillion-dollar lab testing debacle involving the former private...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith distances herself from $109M DynaLife lab testing debacle
Auditor general estimates Alberta's failed effort to privatize community lab testing services left taxpayers on the hook for $109 million.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Lawsuit filed on behalf of immigrants fined up to $1.8 million for remaining in the country
A team of lawyers filed suit Thursday against federal authorities on behalf of immigrants facing what they called “ruinous civil fines” that...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Federal jury awards $80 million to estate of NY man wrongfully convicted of murder
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A federal jury awarded $80 million Wednesday to the estate of a Buffalo man whose conviction in a 1976 murder was overt...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Alberta tables bill to limit oversight power of regulatory powers on member behaviour
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is limiting what behaviour professional regulators can police in the name of strength...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Alberta tables bill to limit oversight power of regulatory bodies on member behaviour
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is limiting what behaviour professional regulators can police in the name of strength...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
From deportation to court, key events in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s fight with the Trump administration
Kilmar Abrego Garcia entered the news in March 2025 after he was deported to El Salvador despite a court ruling that should have prevented i...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
B.C’s Opposition Conservatives have been talking with Alberta about pipeline: Rustad
VICTORIA - The leader of British Columbia's Official Opposition says his party has been talking with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith about he...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
British Columbia News
News about British Columbia from The Star, Canada’s leading source for local & national news. Visit thestar.com for news that matter to Cana...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Buddhist monks resume 2,300-mile walk for peace after accident near Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — A group of Buddhist monks in the middle of a 2,300-mile (3,700-kilometer) walk across the U.S. to promote peace planned to re...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
‘Downtowns can evolve’: Calgary announces more downtown office space conversions
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor says the conversion of vacant downtown office buildings has reached its mid-term goal.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
What to know about the Justice Department’s Jeffrey Epstein files
NEW YORK (AP) — The clock is ticking for the U.S. government to open up its files on Jeffrey Epstein.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
‘I need to get my girlfriend out!’: Court hears details of icy Ashbridges Bay plunge as man pleads guilty to careless driving causing death
Agnesa Shukulli, 25, died after a van driven by her boyfriend was submerged in Lake Ontario.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
N.B. premier says new deal with physicians will lead to improved primary care access
FREDERICTON - The premier of New Brunswick says her government is set to sign a new four-year agreement with the provincial medical society...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Supreme Court of Canada to look at request for religious records through B.C. law
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case about applications for access to personal information held by Jehovah's Witne...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Police cleared of wrongdoing in failed search for fatal car crash near Nelson, B.C.
British Columbia's police watchdog says officers' actions did not contribute to the death of a motorist who crashed down a steep embankment...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Alberta Health Services and hospital workers back at table as strike looms
EDMONTON - The union representing 16,000 Alberta hospital workers has returned to the bargaining table with the province's health-care deliv...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Woman who worked for congressman accused of staging politically motivated attack
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A former staffer for a congressman told authorities she was attacked by three armed men who tied her up, sl...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Woman who worked for congressman accused of faking politically motivated attack
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A former staffer for a Republican congressman claimed she was attacked by three armed men who tied her up,...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Conservatives to propose adding stricter rules for asylum claimants, faster deportations in new bill
The proposed changes include removing failed refugee claimants’ access to all federal social benefits beyond emergency health care.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Alberta legislature member compares transgender surgery to livestock castration
EDMONTON - An Alberta legislature member says the province has a duty to step in to deal with “bad parents,” and he compares transgender sur...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Justice Department is examining handling of mortgage fraud investigation into Sen. Adam Schiff
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is examining the handling of the mortgage fraud investigation into Sen. Adam Schiff, including the...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
A drying-up Rio Grande basin threatens water security on both sides of the border
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — One of North America's longest rivers, the Rio Grande — or Rio Bravo as it's called in Mexico — has a history as de...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Judge orders Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in DC
U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb put her order on hold for 21 days to allow for an appeal.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Sinking barge off B.C. coast moved to safe harbour; unloading delayed by wind
BELLA BELLA - A British Columbia First Nation says a barge sinking in waters along the central coast has been moved to a safer location, but...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Nova Scotia company says it has launched its second suborbital test rocket
CANSO - The Nova Scotia company behind a plan to build Canada's first commercial spaceport says it has successfully launched its second subo...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Port Coquitlam ‘vigorously defending’ Aboriginal claim, but no private land in play
PORT COQUITLAM - The City of Port Coquitlam says it is "vigorously defending" public ownership of municipal lands against a nine-year-old cl...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Teenage stepbrother of 18-year-old who died on Carnival cruise now a suspect, say court papers
TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The 16-year-old stepbrother of the Florida high school senior who died this month on a Carnival cruise ship has been...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Stepbrother of teen who died on Carnival cruise now a suspect
Neither the FBI nor Carnival has said publicly how Anna Kepner died, whether a crime occurred, or what led agents to focus on the teen.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Stepbrother of woman who died on Carnival cruise now a suspect
Neither the FBI nor Carnival has said publicly how Anna Kepner died, whether a crime occurred, or what led agents to focus on the teen.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Vietnam War POW Robert Stirm, seen in iconic ‘Burst of Joy’ photo with family, dies at 92
It's the ultimate homecoming photo — a smiling family rushing to reunite with a U.S. Air Force officer in 1973 who spent years as a POW in N...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 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...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Dominican Republic court strikes down gay sex ban in the police and armed forces
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic has issued a landmark ruling ending a ban that c...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Vance says Americans need patience on prices but says ‘We hear you’ on affordability concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — While President Donald Trump has struggled to settle on a way to address Americans’ concerns about high costs, Vice Presid...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
Colombian scientists recover cannon, coins and porcelain cup from 300-year-old Spanish shipwreck
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A cannon, three coins and a porcelain cup were among the first objects Colombian scientists recovered from the depth...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025
New Hampshire Supreme Court takes up disputed verdict in landmark youth center abuse case
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments Thursday about the disputed verdict in a landmark lawsuit ove...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2025