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August 17, 2025
Pakistan expands rescue and relief efforts after floods kill over 200 in a single district
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Rescue workers in northwestern Pakistan expanded relief operations Sunday after flash floods killed more than 220 peo...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani official says the death toll from flash floods in the country’s northwest has risen to 274 after rescuers...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Pakistan defends flood response after over 200 people killed in northwestern district
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities on Sunday defended their response to flash floods that killed more than 200 people in a single...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Flash flood sweeps campsite in north China, leaving 8 dead and 4 missing
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A flash flood swept through a campsite in north China, killing eight people and leaving four missing, state media repo...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Flash flood sweeps campsite in north China, leaving 10 dead and 2 missing
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A flash flood swept through a campsite in north China, killing 10 people and leaving two missing, state media reported...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
5.8 magnitude quake rocks Indonesia’s Sulawesi island
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — A magnitude 5.8 undersea earthquake shook the eastern side of Indonesia on Sunday morning, injuring 29 people, includ...
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August 17, 2025
Mistrust and fear: The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relations
BEIRUT (AP) — A lot has happened in just a year on both sides of the Lebanon-Syria border. A lightning offensive by Islamist insurgents in S...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Immigration agent fires shots at vehicle with people inside in San Bernardino operation
Federal agents broke the driver and passenger windows of the vehicle and fired three times, according to the Inland Coalition for Immigrant...
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August 17, 2025
Senegal’s ‘schools for husbands’ aim to shift gender roles and keep mothers from dying
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On a recent evening in Senegal 's capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of men why they...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Meet the actor with Down syndrome who wants to run for president of Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Sebastián Solorza is already a familiar face to many Chileans, having starred in a popular Netflix series and won nat...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Bolivia heads to the polls as its right-wing opposition eyes first victory in decades
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivians headed to the polls on Sunday to vote in presidential and congressional elections that could spell the end...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
The Trump administration wants to end the UN peacekeeping in Lebanon. Europe is pushing back
WASHINGTON (AP) — The future of U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon has split the United States and its European allies, raising implications for s...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Trump runs into the difficulty of Putin diplomacy and ending a long war
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump walked into a summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin pressing for a ceasefire deal and threatening “seve...
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August 17, 2025
Another gold rush could bring open pit mines to South Dakota’s Black Hills
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A gold rush brought settlers to South Dakota's Black Hills roughly 150 years ago, chasing the dream of wealth and d...
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August 17, 2025
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August 17, 2025
Two Toronto Whole Foods stores to close before the end of August
The Yonge & Sheppard and Leaside locations will be closing their doors on Aug. 22.
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Hindus celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna in India and Nepal, in photos
Celebrations for the Hindu festival of Janmashtami in India and Nepal.
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Amber Alert for two-year-old girl in Edmonton cancelled, police say child safe
EDMONTON - An Amber Alert for a two-year-old girl issued by Edmonton police has been cancelled, according to Alberta's Emergency Alert Syste...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Amber Alert for two-year-old girl in Edmonton cancelled
EDMONTON - An Amber Alert for a two-year-old girl issued by Edmonton police has been cancelled, according to Alberta's Emergency Alert Syste...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
Police investigate drowning at Harrison Lake Lagoon, one person found deceased
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS - RCMP say they've recovered the remains of a man who was presumed to have drowned in a lagoon at the village of Harris...
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
‘Pawcasso’ and ‘Vincent van Goat’: Toronto Zoo animals become artists for annual silent auction
The annual event marking the zoo’s birthday goes until Sunday, with items ranging from animal artworks to behind-the scenes-tours.
The Toronto Star
August 17, 2025
26-year-old man dead after drowning in Silver Lake Provincial Park: OPP
MABERLY - The Ontario Provincial Police's Maberly department says they are investigating a drowning that occurred in Silver Lake Provincial...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Edmonton police issue Amber Alert for two-year-old girl
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Police Service has issued an Amber Alert for a two-year-old girl.
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Edmonton police issue Amber Alert for two-year-old girl
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Police Service is issuing an Amber Alert for a two-year-old girl.
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Blocked from Bolivia’s election, ex-leader Morales not sure how to respond to threats of arrest
LAUCA Ñ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's charismatic, long-serving ex-President Evo Morales told The Associated Press on Saturday that he didn't kn...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
In letter to Putin, US first lady asks him to consider the children in push to end war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Dona...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Vancouver International Airport in B.C. had its wettest year since 1912
RICHMOND - Several rainfall records were shattered in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia this week, with the Vancouve...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
The last dance? Organizers of North America’s largest powwow say 2026 will be the event’s final year
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — For decades, tens of thousands of people have descended upon Albuquerque for what is billed as North America's larg...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Loose bull forces highway closure in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - Police say a major highway in British Columbia has been shut down on Saturday afternoon after a bull on the loose is standing i...
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August 16, 2025
Photos of ‘Free D.C.’ protest against Trump’s federal takeover of Washington police
WASHINGTON (AP) — A protest against Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in the District of Columbia drew scores to Dupont Cir...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Tensions soar in Serbia as angry protesters clash with police, set fire to party offices
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Angry protesters clashed with police in a town in western Serbia and in the capital Belgrade on Saturday as tensions...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
OPSEU says support staff at Ontario colleges vote to authorize strike, if necessary
The union that represents thousands of support staff at Ontario's colleges says the workers have voted to authorize a strike.
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Nigeria says it has arrested 2 militant leaders on its most wanted list
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The leaders of two militant groups on Nigeria 's most wanted list have been arrested in an operation involving multipl...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Guatemalan prison guards freed after being held hostage by gang members
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan authorities on Saturday freed nine prison guards who had been held hostage since Thursday by rioting inmate...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Execution date set for Florida man who killed estranged wife’s sister and parents, set fire to house
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who fatally stabbed his estranged wife's sister and parents and then set fire to their house is sched...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Pedestrian dead after collision involving taxi in Vancouver: police
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a man is dead after a collision involving a taxi in Vancouver’s downtown core on Friday night.
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Operation to free ship run aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal complete
VERCHÈRES - The Canadian Coast Guard says an operation to free a ship that ran aground in the St. Lawrence River this week has been successf...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro temporarily leaves house arrest for medical exams
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's Former President Jair Bolsonaro temporarily left house arrest Saturday to undergo medical exams in Brasilia, after...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
West Virginia sends hundreds of National Guard members to Washington at Trump team’s request
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the West Virginia National Guard will be deployed the streets of the nation’s capital as part of the Trump admi...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
West Virginia is sending hundreds of National Guard members to Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of West Virginia National Guard members will deploy across the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administrati...
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August 16, 2025
Three Republican-led states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Republican-led states said Saturday that they were deploying hundreds of National Guard members to the nation’s capi...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
States move to send hundreds of National Guard members to Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three states moved to deploy hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation’s capital as part of the Trump admi...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Significant amount of rainfall slows the spread of wildfires on Vancouver Island
PORT ALBERNI - Firefighters on Vancouver Island say a "significant" amount of rainfall has helped crews to make progress in battling an out-...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Woman from Gaza evacuated to Italy in a ‘state of severe physical deterioration’ dies in hospital
MADRID (AP) — A 20-year old Palestinian woman described as being in a “state of severe physical deterioration” has died after being transfer...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Gazan woman evacuated to Italy in a ‘state of severe physical deterioration’ dies in hospital
MADRID (AP) — A 20-year old Palestinian woman described as being in a “state of severe physical deterioration” has died after being transfer...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Putin emerges from the Alaska summit with increased stature and Trump echoing a Kremlin position
In Alaska, President Vladimir Putin walked on a red carpet, shook hands and exchanged smiles with his American counterpart. Donald Trump end...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Summit puts Putin back on the global stage and Trump echoes a Kremlin position
The Russian president’s visit to Alaska was his first to the United States in 10 years and his first to a Western country since invading Ukr...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Trump greets Putin with a red carpet. Ukrainians feel betrayed.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In Kyiv, Ukrainians living under near daily Russian bombardment watched with astonishment as their country’s most impor...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025
Suspected Islamist rebels kill 30 in Congo’s North Kivu province
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Suspected Islamist rebels have killed at least 30 people in a series of attacks in Congo's North Kivu province in rec...
The Toronto Star
August 16, 2025