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April 21, 2026
Man charged in Vancouver online child-luring case involving images for money
VANCOUVER - A 36-year-old man has been charged with luring a minor using the internet and other offences in an alleged case in Vancouver inv...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Stanford's sports teams capture an NCAA championship for a 50th straight year
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Dick Gould has been around Stanford sports long enough as a tennis player and coach — a remarkable run of seven deca...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Truck blaze along in B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway sets off wildfire, closes route
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA - The main highway linking British Columbia's Lower Mainland to the Interior has been closed in both directions af...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Auditor Issues Urgent Warning About Key Hawaiʻi Homeless Program
An audit underway of the state’s tiny home initiative for the homeless, mandated by lawmakers after a Civil Beat investigation uncovered sig...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
B.C. guide gets $30,000 penalty for leading client on hunt outside licence area
MCBRIDE - A British Columbia hunting guide has been ordered to pay more than $30,000 in penalties after admitting to taking a client outside...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Winnipeg council to vote on removing member accused of sex crime from duties
WINNIPEG - Winnipeg city council is to vote on what to do with a member charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a man he met on social...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Pneumonia evidence upends a decades old conviction in baby's death to free Stephen Martinez
DENVER (AP) — A judge on Tuesday threw out the first-degree murder conviction of a man found guilty in the death of his then-girlfriend's 4-...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Florida's attorney general launches criminal probe into ChatGPT over FSU shooting
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida's attorney general on Tuesday opened an investigation into OpenAI's ChatGPT over whether there was criminal beh...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Slain Mountie's family decries 'systemic failure' after suspect ruled unfit for trial
VANCOUVER - The family of British Columbia RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang says they've lost trust in the institutions she served after the suspect...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Supreme Court seems wary of limiting federal regulators' power in a data privacy case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed wary of limiting the power of federal regulators on Tuesday in a case over multimillion-dollar pe...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Priceless 2,500-year-old golden helmet returned to Romania after Dutch museum raid
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A priceless golden helmet dating back 2,500 years was returned to Romania on Tuesday after the national heirloom w...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Rideshare drivers sue Uber over being kicked off app in new challenge to California law
Uber has failed to create an appeals system to give drivers due process when they’re kicked off the app, violating the California law it car...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Overnight blaze at Scarborough auto repair shop leaves firefighter injured
Toronto fire crews battled a two-alarm blaze overnight at a business near Kingston and Markham Roads.
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Two caregivers charged after six-year-old Manitoba girl dies from head injury
WINNIPEG - Two caregivers have been charged in the death of a northern Manitoba girl who suffered a head injury more than a year ago.
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
What to know about the Southern Poverty Law Center
The Southern Poverty Law Center is in the spotlight after the civil rights group announced Tuesday that it is the subject of a U.S. Justice...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Dr. Oz announces a 50-state audit of Medicaid program oversight
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration will require all 50 states to explain their plans to revalidate some of their Medicaid providers in...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
'A serious threat': RCMP dismantle synthetic drug lab in hamlet north of Edmonton
ATHABASCA, ALBERTA, CANADA - For Mounties in northern Alberta, it was a crime scene that should have come with a big hazardous-materials war...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Teenager pleads guilty after arson attack on London synagogue
LONDON (AP) — A teenager pleaded guilty on Tuesday to arson in north-west London but said he was unaware that the targeted building was a sy...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Republicans are launching a new effort to fund the Department of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are moving this week to try and reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the longest partial...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
2 CIA officers killed in Mexico vehicle crash after counterdrug operation, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Americans killed in a vehicle crash as they returned from destroying a clandestine drug lab in a rugged region of Mexi...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Some residents may still be in B.C. slide evacuation zone now closed to road access
FORT ST. JOHN - Some residents may not have evacuated from an area at risk of a landslide in northeastern B.C., where road access has been c...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Senators call on Carney to restore antisemitism envoy, step up fight against hate
OTTAWA - The Senate human rights committee is calling for more education, digital literacy outreach and a federal task force on hate to figh...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Some people with medical needs are being taken out of Peguis First Nation
PEGUIS - Some residents with medical needs are being taken out of Peguis First Nation in advance of anticipated flooding.
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Liberty Village, Parkdale hit by power outages impacting more than 1,800 Toronto Hydro customers
The utility expects power to be restored to the impacted neighbourhoods in downtown Toronto by 5 p.m., according to its outage map.
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Some 600 people sign open letter calling for new Quebec law to prevent femicides
MONTRÉAL - Hundreds of people have joined a Quebec politician in calling for stronger measures to prevent femicides.
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Federal appeals court upholds life term for Times Square suicide bomber but overturns top count
NEW YORK (AP) — A Bangladeshi immigrant is rightly serving a life prison sentence for a fizzled 2017 subway bombing attack beneath New York...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Takeaways from former top UK official's testimony on the Mandelson appointment scandal
LONDON (AP) — A former top British official on Tuesday revealed behind-the-scenes details about how scandal-tainted politician Peter Mandels...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Drug dealer sentenced to 10 years for manslaughter for role in bystander's killing outside Leslieville supervised-injection site
Karolina Huebner-Makurat, 44, was walking near the South Riverdale Community Health Centre when she was hit by a stray bullet.
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
AFN chief asks UN to support First Nations' opposition to B.C. Indigenous law change
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on the United Nations to condemn the "regressive" attempt by B.C. Pr...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Earth Day started as a US 'teach-in' 56 years ago. Now it's a global event
Millions of people around the world will pause Wednesday, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day. It's an annual event founded by people w...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Government introduces bill to support space launches from Canadian territory
OTTAWA - The federal government is introducing legislation to support space launches in Canada.
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
'If my people': Here's why the Bible passage Trump will read aloud is so potent and polarizing
The scriptural passage that President Donald Trump plans to read Tuesday evening in a livestreamed Bible-reading marathon dates back to the...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Former police officer charged with sexual assault after SIU investigation
CHATHAM-KENT, ONT. - A former Chatham-Kent, Ont., police officer is facing sexual assault charges after an investigation by the province's p...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
AI startup Anthropic commits $100 billion to Amazon's AWS over next 10 years
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to commit more than $100 billion to Amazon's AWS cloud platform over the next 10 years...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
US military pushes for boost in 2027 spending on drones and air defenses used in Iran war
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military officials on Tuesday called for spending tens of billions of dollars in the next budget year on drones, air...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Mauritania lawmakers are charged with insulting president over racial bias claims
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Two female opposition lawmakers in Mauritania have been charged with insulting the president after accusing hi...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Turf war: B.C. prison finds drug package disguised as grass patch dropped over fence
MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Authorities in British Columbia's Fraser Valley have foiled an attempt to sneak drugs into a prison by d...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
French ambassador calls for South Africa to be at G20 after Trump bars country
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The French ambassador to Johannesburg said Tuesday that South Africa should be allowed to attend the Group of 20 summit...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Northwest Territories
Latest news from the Northwest Territories, one of Canada's northern territories.
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
N.W.T to follow Alberta in ditching clock changes, will adopt permanent daylight time
YELLOWKNIFE - Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson says the territory will follow Alberta's lead in ditching twice-a-year clock change...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Mexico's famous Teotihuacan pyramids are closed after gunman opens fire on tourists
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s iconic Teotihuacan pyramids were closed Tuesday, a day after a gunman rained bullets down on tourists, killing a...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Spain approves a plan to ease its housing crisis
MADRD (AP) — Spain's government on Tuesday approved a sweeping plan to alleviate the country's housing problem, one of Prime Minister Pedro...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Legislature committee to discuss petition opposing Alberta separation
EDMONTON - The former politician behind a citizen-led petition affirming that Alberta should remain part of Canada is attending the first me...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
New Brunswick declares flood stage for Gagetown as Saint John River levels rise
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The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Israel pauses for Memorial Day, a public day for mourning in the shadow of war
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israelis marked the country’s annual Memorial Day on Tuesday, a somber day of reflection filled with ceremonies at c...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Person in life-threatening condition after daytime shooting at Fairview Mall in North York
The shooting occurred around 10:05 a.m., only minutes after the mall at Sheppard Avenue East and Don Mills Road had opened.
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Baby found in back of vehicle in Toronto's east end dies in hospital: police
Toronto police say a baby found without vital signs in the back of a vehicle in the city's east end on Monday has died in hospital.
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
2 Palestinians, including a 14-year-old boy, killed by an Israeli settler in occupied West Bank
An Israeli settler shot and killed two Palestinians near a school east of Ramallah on Tuesday morning, authorities said.
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026
Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces a criminal investigation by the Justice Department
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Southern Poverty Law Center says it's the subject of a criminal investigation by the Justice Department and faces poss...
The Toronto Star
April 21, 2026