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January 10, 2026
N.S. lobster exports outside China are picking up as tariffs soften demand
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s lobster sector is feeling the pinch from Chinese tariffs this year, but officials say exporters are starting to crac...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Supporters of UAE-backed separatist group rally in southern Yemen as regional tensions rise
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Thousands of Yemenis gathered Saturday in the southern city of Aden in a show of support for a separatist group backed by...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Congress is debating the possible consequences for ICE and even Noem after Renee Good's killing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The killing of a Minnesota woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is reverberating across Capitol Hill wh...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Brazil soy industry’s exit from moratorium on using Amazon land could spur deforestation
SAO PAULO (AP) — For nearly 20 years, Brazil’s largest soy producers assured buyers that their harvest — the world’s biggest — wasn't grown...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids
Dr. Molly O’Shea has noticed growing skepticism about vaccines at both of her Michigan pediatric offices and says this week's unprecedented...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Supporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary War
NEW YORK (AP) — Some 250 years after “Common Sense” helped inspire the 13 colonies to declare independence, Thomas Paine might receive a lon...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Alberta doctors say leadership lacking amid crisis of overcrowding in hospitals
EDMONTON - Doctors who have been pleading for help as Edmonton hospitals are being overwhelmed by patients say Alberta's health-care leaders...
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January 10, 2026
RCMP investigate after goat killed in dog attack on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - RCMP in British Columbia say they are actively investigating a dog attack that killed a person's goat last week.
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Six killed in Mississippi, suspect in custody
WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say a person was in custody Saturday after six people were killed in a series of related shootings in e...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Ukrainian drones set fire to Russian oil depot after Moscow launches new hypersonic missile
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone strike sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia’s southern Volgograd region, regional authorities sai...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Syrian security forces enter Aleppo neighborhood after clashes with Kurdish fighters
ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Syrian security forces began deploying Saturday in a neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo after days of intense...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Riders say the Finch West LRT is 'horrible' and a 'failed start.' What's gone wrong — and can it be fixed?
The trains are spacious and clean, but frequent riders say the line’s service leaves much to be desired.
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Man accused in fatal shooting of U of T student had a history of gun charges
Parole documents show show history of violence, including attacking and robbing a 67-year-old man.
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Canada's immigration system is favouring these kinds of applicants — even over others who score higher
After rule changes in recent years, prioritization of francophone immigration outside Quebec has angered non-French-speaking candidates and...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Can we fix Toronto's homelessness crisis? This is what it could cost to build a home for every person living in our parks and streets
More than 1,600 people are living outdoors, many in encampments. The Star crunched the numbers and this is what it could take to build a hom...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
RCAF wants more than 1,200 security personnel to protect F-35s, other planes
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force wants to hire more than a thousand new security personnel over the next five years at bases across the...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
N.S. researchers study drones for pesticide spraying, but Ottawa strict on regulation
HALIFAX - As a drone glided across farmland on a December day in Truro, N.S., its robotic voice called out, "enable spraying." Two nozzles o...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Video shows masked, armed men beating a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Dozens of masked men armed with sticks attacked a plant nursery and beat and injured a Palestinian in the occupied W...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Video shows armed men beating a Palestinian in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Dozens of masked men armed with sticks beat and injured a Palestinian in the Israeli-occupied West Bank when they at...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Ontario man's murder case is tossed for delay — his second first-degree murder charge to collapse over prosecution issues
Two accused killers, one from Toronto, had their murder charges tossed Friday due to trial delays. For the Ottawa man co-accused, it was the...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Greenland's party leaders firmly reject Trump's push for US control of the island
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Greenland’s party leaders have rejected President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for the U.S. to take control of the i...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Photos show opposition leader Bobi Wine campaigning ahead of Uganda's presidential election
MUKUNO, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's main opposition presidential candidate, a musician-turned-politician known as Bobi Wine, campaigns ahead of n...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Protests in Iran near the 2-week mark as authorities intensify crackdown on demonstrators
Iran’s theocracy cut off the nation from the internet and international telephone calls on Thursday.
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
VR headsets are 'hope machines' inside California prisons, offering escape and practical experience
CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (AP) — Jacob Smith has been in prison for two decades but he and other inmates are still taking regular trips to far-flun...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Filipino rescuers detect 'signs of life' in garbage avalanche that killed 4 and left dozens missing
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Rescuers detected signs of life in an avalanche of garbage that killed at least four workers and left more than 3...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Protests against ICE planned across US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protests against immigration enforcement are planned for cities and towns across the country on Saturday after one federa...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
A battered Cuba braces for aftershocks as US seizures of oil tankers linked to Venezuela surge
HAVANA (AP) — As U.S. seizures of Venezuela-linked oil tankers surge, concerns grow in Cuba about whether the island’s government and econom...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
North Korea vows response as it accuses the South of flying drones across the border
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's military accused South Korea of flying drones across the border between the nations this week, warni...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Photos show relatives waiting outside prisons as Venezuela frees a handful of detainees
GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) — Relatives of jailed opposition figures, activists and journalists waited outside Venezuelan prisons as the governm...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Judge blocks Trump's elections order in lawsuit by vote-by-mail states Oregon and Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing most of his executive order on elect...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
One new case of chronic wasting disease confirmed in deer in B.C.'s Kootenay
JAFFRAY - A new case of chronic wasting disease has been detected in deer in British Columbia's Kootenay region, bringing the total cases di...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Drug alert issued for city after three die from suspected opioid overdoses
Contamination of unregulated drugs ‘worsening,’ Toronto Public Health said in the alert after three people died in the city Wednesday.
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Fatal Abbotsford shooting linked to B.C. gang conflict: police
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say they are investigating a fatal shooting tied to the B.C. gang conflict.
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Police in Abbotsford investigating fatal gang-related shooting
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., are investigating a fatal shooting tied to the B.C. gang conflict.
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Police in Abbotsford are investigating a B.C. gang-related shooting in the city
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say they are investigating a homicide following a targeted shooting tied to the BC Gang conflict.
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Judge reserves ruling on whether to throw out B.C. murder conviction over delays
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has reserved her decision on whether to throw out the case against a man convicted of fir...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Florida sets execution date for man convicted of killing a traveling salesman during a robbery
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of killing a traveling salesman during a robbery is set to become Florida's first execution of 2026...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
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Latest news from the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Judge says Trump administration can’t block child care, other program money for 5 states for now
A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration cannot block federal money for child care subsidies and other prog...
The Toronto Star
January 10, 2026
Trump administration can’t block child care money for 5 Democratic-led states for now, judge says
California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York argued that a policy announced Tuesday to freeze funds for three grant programs is ha...
The Toronto Star
January 9, 2026
Alberta man claims WestJet flight attendant mocked his weight, patted his stomach
REDCLIFF - An Alberta man eager to spend Christmas in sunny Mexico says his vacation was spoiled after a flight attendant fat-shamed him wit...
The Toronto Star
January 9, 2026
Head of FBI's New York field office to serve as co-deputy director after Bongino's departure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the FBI's New York field office has been named co-deputy director of the bureau, replacing Dan Bongino followi...
The Toronto Star
January 9, 2026
Remains returned to Alberta family after being stolen during break-in
CHESTERMERE - The cremated remains of an Alberta family's loved one have been returned after being stolen from their home during a break-in.
The Toronto Star
January 9, 2026
Cremated remains stolen during break-in returned to Alberta family with note
CALGARY - Among the tools, cash and iPads taken from her brother's home, Deanna Thompson says the family has reclaimed the most valuable sto...
The Toronto Star
January 9, 2026
Saskatoon hospital patient dead after altercation with security
SASKATOON - Saskatoon police say they're investigating after a patient at the Royal University Hospital died this morning following an alter...
The Toronto Star
January 9, 2026
CP NewsAlert: Saskatoon hospital patient dead after altercation with security
SASKATOON - Saskatoon police say they're investigating after a patient at the Royal University Hospital died this morning following an alter...
The Toronto Star
January 9, 2026
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Latest news and opinion from thestar.com on municipal politics at city hall and issues facing Mayor Olivia Chow and Toronto city council.
The Toronto Star
January 9, 2026
Toronto under special weather statement for high winds as cold front pushes out warm temperatures
Showers, thunderstorms expected with wind gusts up to 90 km/h. Friday’s daytime high of 12 C is forecast to drop to an evening low of -2 C.
The Toronto Star
January 9, 2026
Trump wears a new 'Happy Trump' lapel pin, but insists he's never happy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump insists he's never happy. But now he has a lapel pin that is.
The Toronto Star
January 9, 2026