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May 1, 2025
Mass deportations: ICE joins DeSantis in touting one-week record of arresting 1,120 people in the US illegally
As the Trump administration ramps up cooperation with state and local agencies, it is moving to retaliate against those that limit helping i...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Vancouver artist who was mother of two identified among Vancouver festival victims
VANCOUVER - Family members and friends of those killed in a vehicle attack at a Vancouver festival are coming forward to tell the stories of...
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May 1, 2025
Dominican court bans public use of nicknames for police operations and legal cases
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court has banned law enforcement in the Caribbean country from publicly...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Ontario man arrested in Dominican Republic still stuck after charges dropped: family
Jane Wilcox says the charges against her husband David Bennett were withdrawn a little over two weeks ago, she said, but he's still not allo...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Deep Left Field | Baseball Podcast
Mike Wilner hosts Deep Left Field, a baseball podcast from the Star. Listen for the latest Blue Jays and MLB news with Mike and his baseball...
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May 1, 2025
Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under 18th-century wartime law
A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime la...
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May 1, 2025
FDA to rehire fired staffers who booked inspection trips, but other workers remain in limbo
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second time in recent months, the Food and Drug Administration is bringing back some recently fired employees, inc...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Syrian Druze spiritual leader slams government over deadly sectarian clashes
DAMASCUS (AP) — Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat Al-Hijri on Thursday harshly criticized Syria's government for what he called an “unjus...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Blue Jays home run leader Anthony Santander, reliever Brendon Little, 1B/OF coach Mark Budzinski and more
The Blue Jays miserable April is over and it ended with a massive comeback win against the Boston Red Sox
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Toronto bar ranks as the best in Canada and among top in North America
After releasing it’s best bars in North America list, 50 Best has named these Toronto spots as some of the best in the continent.
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
California’s population grew again in 2024 after a pandemic slump
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California ’s population climbed above 39.5 million in 2024, marking the second year of growth following a string...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Trump taps national security adviser Waltz for UN envoy in major national security team switch-up
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will replace Waltz, who was recently embroiled in controversy after adding a journalist to a Signal chat bein...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Trump national security adviser Waltz is out in a major staff shake-up after his Signal chat blunder
That’s according to two people familiar with the matter, which marks the first major staff shakeup of President Donald Trump’s second term.
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Trump national security adviser Waltz is out following Signal chat blunder in major staff shakeup
That’s according to two people familiar with the matter, which marks the first major staff shakeup of President Donald Trump’s second term.
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz is out in first major shakeup of Trump’s second term
That’s according to two people familiar with the matter, which marks the first major staff shakeup of President Donald Trump’s second term.
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Trump names Secretary of State Rubio as acting national security adviser, taps Waltz for UN envoy
That’s according to two people familiar with the matter, which marks the first major staff shakeup of President Donald Trump’s second term.
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Over 2 million Ninja-branded pressure cookers are recalled after reports of serious burn injuries
NEW YORK (AP) — SharkNinja is recalling more than 2 million pressure cookers sold in the U.S. and Canada — after consumers reported over 100...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Plaque to mark safe return of ‘Lucky 7’ Newfoundland fishers after days adrift at sea
ST. JOHN'S - The Newfoundland and Labrador government is installing a bronze plaque to commemorate the safe return of seven fishermen who su...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Prosecutors in Thailand say they won’t pursue royal defamation case against US scholar
BANGKOK (AP) — State prosecutors in Thailand announced Thursday that they don't intend to press charges against an American academic arreste...
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May 1, 2025
Three foreign nationals arrested after crossing border in Fort Erie, Ont.: RCMP
FORT ERIE - The RCMP say three foreign nationals were arrested after attempting to enter Canada last month via a train bridge in Fort Erie,...
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May 1, 2025
US imposes sanctions on a Mexican cartel linked to a drug trafficking and fuel-theft network
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday imposed economic sanctions on three Mexican nationals and two Mexico-based entities i...
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May 1, 2025
National security advisor Mike Waltz to step down, CBS says
CBS said Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, will be leaving their posts.
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May 1, 2025
Supreme Court to hear appeal of Quebec ruling that invalidated random police stops
MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case about whether it's constitutional for police to make a random traffic stop...
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May 1, 2025
RCMP in eastern Newfoundland take over search for pilot of downed small plane
ST. JOHN'S - The RCMP have taken over the search for a pilot reported missing after his small aircraft crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off the...
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May 1, 2025
Car ramming in Japan injures 7 schoolchildren and suspect is arrested on the scene
Television footage showed ambulances parked on a narrow back street with medics giving first aid to the children.
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Brazilian nun who was the world’s oldest person has died at 116
SAO PAULO (AP) — Sister Inah Canabarro, a Brazilian woman who was the world’s oldest person, died on Wednesday just weeks short of turning 1...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Weekend round of nuclear talks between US and Iran are postponed, Oman says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Planned negotiations between Iran and the United States this weekend over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nucl...
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May 1, 2025
Weekend round of nuclear talks between US and Iran has been postponed
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Planned negotiations between Iran and the United States this weekend over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nucl...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Wiener wonderland: hundreds of dachshunds chase record in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Throngs of dachshunds strut their stubby stuff in Hungary on Thursday as they tried to fetch a record for the count...
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May 1, 2025
Trump will address graduating students at the University of Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — President Donald Trump will travel to heavily Republican Alabama on Thursday to speak to graduating students at the...
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May 1, 2025
Threat of war with India leaves a scenic Pakistani tourist spot empty
Associated Press (AP) — Neelum Valley in northern Pakistan attracts some 300,000 tourists each summer who marvel at its natural beauty. But...
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May 1, 2025
Thousands in Serbia mark 6 months since a train station canopy crash that triggered mass protests
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people in Serbia on Thursday marked six months since a train station tragedy in the country's north kil...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Toronto Marathon to take over a number of streets on Sunday. Here are the road closures to be aware of
The Marathon expects more than 3,500 runners to race in a downhill course that starts on Yonge Street just north of Sheppard Avenue, and fin...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Transgender women soccer players to be banned from women’s teams in England and Scotland
Two weeks ago, the U.K's highest court ruled that a woman is defined as someone born biologically female.
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Man seriously injured after stabbing in common area of Cabbagetown apartment building
Officers say they do not know if it was a random attack.
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
NASA astronauts step outside space station to perform the 5th all-female spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An astronaut who missed out on the first all-female spacewalk because of a spacesuit sizing issue got her chance...
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May 1, 2025
Recent immigration arrests at courthouses around the country have advocates worried
SEATTLE (AP) — Inside a Virginia courthouse, three immigration agents in plainclothes — one masked — detained a man who had just had misdeme...
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May 1, 2025
Trump’s health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care
President Donald Trump’s administration released a lengthy review of transgender health care on Thursday that advocates for a greater relian...
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May 1, 2025
Japan’s imperial palace fires an employee for stealing cash from the household
TOKYO (AP) — Japan 's Imperial palace said Thursday that it has fired an employee for stealing cash totaling 3.6 million yen ($24,900) from...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Congo seeks to lift former president Kabila’s immunity over war crimes allegations
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congolese authorities have asked the country's senate to lift former President Joseph Kabila's immunity so he can face...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Man with life-threatening injuries after stabbing in North York
Police say the assailant fled in a vehicle.
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Police make arrest after video shows man pushing shopping cart into Danforth bike lane, knocking cyclist over
Police are investigating the assault that took place Tuesday morning.
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Man in his 20s rushed to hospital after stabbing in North York
Police say the assailant fled in a vehicle.
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
The Latest: Resolution to block Trump’s global tariffs is voted down by Senate
Senate Republicans narrowly voted down a Democratic resolution that would have blocked global tariffs announced by President Donald Trump ea...
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May 1, 2025
The Latest: Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz is out in first major shakeup
White House national security adviser Mike Waltz is set to depart the Trump administration. That’s according to two people familiar with the...
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May 1, 2025
No party wins majority in Cayman Islands election
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Political parties in the Cayman Islands scrambled to form coalitions on Thursday after no single party clinched...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
12 killed in Philippines after passenger bus slams into vehicles at a toll booth
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A speeding passenger bus slammed into a row of vehicles lined up at a highway toll booth Thursday in the northern...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
10 killed in Philippines after passenger bus slams into vehicles at a toll booth
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A speeding passenger bus slammed into a row of vehicles lined up at a highway toll booth Thursday in the northern...
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025
Measles jumps borders in North America with outbreaks in Canada, Mexico and US
Dr. Hector Ocaranza knew El Paso would see measles the moment it began spreading in West Texas and eastern New Mexico.
The Toronto Star
May 1, 2025