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August 19, 2025
Man accused of drowning his nine-year-old daughter in New York makes court appearance
The lawyer representing a father charged with murdering his nine-year-old Canadian daughter in Upstate New York said his client will ask for...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Newspapers are rescued from closure in Wyoming and South Dakota as buyers swoop in
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A dozen recently shuttered newspapers across Wyoming and South Dakota are set to publish again, after buyers steppe...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Alaska man gifted $22,000 motorcycle by Russian government after viral interview
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man might have walked away as the biggest winner of last week’s high stakes summit between U.S. President...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
FACT FOCUS: Trump says he has ended seven wars. That’s not accurate
President Donald Trump has projected himself as a peacemaker since returning to the White House in January, touting his efforts to end globa...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Mississippi Supreme Court map violates Voting Rights Act, judge rules
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its Supreme Court electoral map, after finding the map dilutes the p...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
The pigeons, the pill and the pilot: Why Toronto’s bird birth control plan has failed to take flight
A program to feed the city’s pigeon population birth control-laced feed has run into an age-old problem: humans.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Syria’s foreign minister held a rare meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris, report says
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s state-run news agency says the country’s foreign minister has held a rare meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
A Texas Democrat sleeps at the Capitol to protest GOP actions in Texas redistricting fight
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier refused to come to the state Capitol for two weeks. Now she won’t leave.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Newmarket man agrees to terrorism peace bond over alleged youth plot to join ISIS
The Newmarket man is accused of plotting to leave Canada to join ISIS while he was a youth.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Oregon city at heart of Supreme Court homelessness ruling to ensure camping spaces under settlement
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court homelessness ruling has agreed to ensure camping spaces for...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Nebraska’s governor announces plan for immigration detention center in state’s southwest corner
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Republican Gov. Jim Pillen announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in a farming area in th...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Nebraska’s governor announces plan for immigration detention center
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Republican Gov. Jim Pillen announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in a farming area in th...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Costs of Manitoba’s extreme wildfire season start to take shape, evacuations ongoing
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has signed a $30-million contract with the Canadian Red Cross for evacuee support and other services rela...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Brand new veterinary hospital explodes after car hits gas line, North Carolina police say
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A brand new veterinary hospital exploded Tuesday morning in North Carolina after a car crashed into a nearby gas met...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
B.C. Ombudsperson says whistleblower protection law ‘falling short’ in some areas
VICTORIA - New reports by British Columbia's ombudsperson on a whistleblower protection law show that it is "falling short" in some areas in...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Photos of Israelis demanding the release of hostages and an end to the war with Hamas
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis continue to demand the release of hostages held by Hamas and an end to the Israel-Hamas war. Demonstrators do not...
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August 19, 2025
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August 19, 2025
P.E.I. police fear local man may commit a terrorism offence; impose conditions
CHARLOTTETOWN - The Mounties in Prince Edward Island say they fear a man facing multiple weapons charges may commit a terrorism offence.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Walmart recalls frozen shrimp over potential radioactive contamination
Walmart has recalled frozen, raw shrimp sold in 13 states because federal health officials say it could have potential radioactive contamina...
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August 19, 2025
Trump administration revokes security clearances of 37 current and former government officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has ordered the revocation of the security clearances of 37 current and former national security...
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August 19, 2025
Photos from the Texas Legislature as Republicans push for new political maps
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers this week are considering Republicans’ efforts to redraw congressional districts as President Donald Tr...
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August 19, 2025
Ontario signals changes to fund that helps municipalities get housing built
Ontario's housing minister says he will be making changes to a housing fund for municipalities that many have said unfairly measures their p...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Listen: Young, qualified and still jobless in Toronto
A new report reveals that discrimination based on race, age, gender, language, and even postal code is one of the biggest barriers keeping y...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Trump’s federal law-enforcement crackdown ripples through DC neighborhoods
WASHINGTON (AP) — The main drag in Washington's Columbia Heights neighborhood is typically crammed with people peddling pupusas, fresh fruit...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
As out-of-state Guard troops arrive, Trump’s federal crackdown ripples through DC neighborhoods
WASHINGTON (AP) — The main drag in Washington's Columbia Heights neighborhood is typically crammed with people peddling pupusas, fresh fruit...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Quebec government tries to ease growing tension over forestry blockades
MONTREAL - Two Quebec ministers are meeting with First Nations communities amid rising tensions around forestry blockades in the province.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Humanitarian aid cuts leave victims of sexual violence in global conflicts without help, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Major cuts in humanitarian aid have left victims of sexual violence in conflicts around the world without lifesaving h...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
US appeals court blocks New Mexico’s 7-day waiting period on gun purchases
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A panel of federal appellate judges rules Tuesday that New Mexico’s seven-day waiting period on gun purchases likely i...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Trump’s Justice Department is investigating whether DC police officials falsified crime data
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified crime...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Police target Nickelback fans in B.C., nab 18 alleged drunk drivers
The BC Highway Patrol says 54 other types of violation tickets were handed out after the checks were conducted on Aug. 9 in Lake Cowichan, B...
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August 19, 2025
Locals, police searching remote Manitoba wilderness for Norwegian trekker
YORK FACTORY - The search continues for a Norwegian trekker who disappeared last week in the treacherous muskeg and swift moving rivers of n...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Wildfire threatening homes in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley
WEST DALHOUSIE - The largest wildfire in Nova Scotia continues to burn out of control in the Annapolis Valley, but it did not grow overnight...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Gunmen kill at least 13 people in a mosque shooting in northwestern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a mosque in northwestern Nigeria on Tuesday morning, killing at least 13 people during morning prayers...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Brampton truck driver dead following fiery highway crash outside Calgary
RCMP responded to the crash in Strathmore, Alta., where the 24-year-old driver of a semi-truck died after a highway collision.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Quebec reports first case of tick-borne Rocky Mountain spotted fever
MONTREAL - Quebec health officials say a first case of a tick-borne bacterial disease common in the United States has been detected in the p...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Georgia Republicans, against backdrop of 2026 election, push to eliminate state income tax
ATLANTA (AP) — As the 2026 election looms, Georgia Republicans seeking higher office met Tuesday to begin exploring plans for Georgia to eli...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
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August 19, 2025
California man who admitted shipping weapons to North Korea is sentenced to 8 years in prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting to shipping weapons and ammunition to North...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Fuelling problems led float plane to run out of gas, land on N.W.T highway: report
FORT SIMPSON - Federal investigators say a fuelling fiasco forced a float plane pilot to make a dramatic landing on a highway in the Northwe...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Montreal mayor wants Quebec government to appoint a homelessness minister
MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is asking the Quebec government to appoint a "top gun" for homelessness ahead of an expected provin...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Montreal mayor wants Quebec to appoint a homelessness minister in cabinet shuffle
MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is asking the Quebec government to appoint a "top gun" for homelessness ahead of an expected provin...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Officials win court case to remove asylum-seekers from a UK hotel that’s been the focus of protests
LONDON (AP) — A hotel near London that has become the focus of heated anti-migrant protests in recent weeks will have to remove asylum-seeke...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
TTC boosting service to Chris Brown’s concerts this week at Rogers Stadium
As the agency did during Blackpink’s concert last month, the TTC will have more service to help fans get to and from the shows.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
NASA’s Webb telescope finds a new tiny moon around Uranus
NEW YORK (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Quebec City using artificial intelligence to manage traffic, reduce congestion
Quebec City has started synchronizing traffic lights with the use of Google's artificial intelligence, technology the city says will improve...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Veterans’ voices shape a report on the Afghanistan War’s lessons and impact
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — U.S. veterans of the war in Afghanistan are telling a commission reviewing decisions on the 20-year conflict that thei...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
PHOTO ESSAY: Life on Santa Rosa Island, a meeting point of three nations along the Amazon River
SANTA ROSA, Peru (AP) — Santa Rosa is a small island in the middle of the Amazon River. It has just one paved road, no running water and a h...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Hamas says it has accepted a new Arab proposal in Gaza ceasefire talks
CAIRO (AP) — Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the 22-month war sparked by its Oct. 7, 2023, atta...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
A look at Gaza ceasefire talks after Hamas accepts a new proposal from Arab mediators
CAIRO (AP) — Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the 22-month war sparked by its Oct. 7, 2023, atta...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025