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April 30, 2025
Roberts might hold key Supreme Court vote over 1st publicly funded religious charter school
The state board and the school are backed by an array of Republican-led states and religious and conservative groups.
The Toronto Star
April 30, 2025
Red Cross escorts hundreds of stranded Congolese soldiers from rebel-controlled city to capital
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Hundreds of stranded Congolese soldiers and police officers, along with their families, were being transferred from the r...
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April 30, 2025
ICRC escorts hundreds of disarmed Congo soldiers from rebel-controlled city
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers, along with their families, were transferred from the rebel-controlled...
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April 30, 2025
Kremlin says a deal to end the war with Ukraine can’t be achieved quickly
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Clinching a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war “is far too complex to be done quickly,” a senior Kremlin official said...
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April 30, 2025
The hard work starts now for Carney + Conservatives debate Poilievre’s future
Here’s the latest on what lies ahead for Mark Carney’s minority government, what Conservatives are saying about Pierre Poilievre’s future, a...
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April 30, 2025
Gas explosion, arson ruled out as causes of northern China restaurant fire that killed 22, injured 3
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Official reports say authorities in northern China have ruled out a gas explosion or arson as possible causes of a res...
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April 30, 2025
Israel says it carried out operation against gunmen attacking Druze fighters in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel said it carried out an attack in Syria on a group targeting members of a minority sect as a new round of clash...
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April 30, 2025
Abuse survivors demand next pope enact zero-tolerance policy, identify cardinals with poor records
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse demanded Wednesday that cardinals entering the conclave to elect a succe...
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April 30, 2025
Man dead after a shooting outside a Mandarin restaurant in Burlington
A shooting in a Mandarin restaurant parking lot on Tuesday night has killed one man.
The Toronto Star
April 30, 2025
Man dead after a shooting outside a Burlington Mandarin restaurant
A shooting in a Mandarin restaurant parking lot on Tuesday night has killed one man.
The Toronto Star
April 30, 2025
A man is dead after a shooting outside a Burlington restaurant
A shooting in a Mandarin restaurant parking lot on Tuesday night has killed one man.
The Toronto Star
April 30, 2025
Man dead after a shooting outside a Burlington restaurant
A shooting in a Mandarin restaurant parking lot on Tuesday night has killed one man.
The Toronto Star
April 30, 2025
Algeria drafts wartime mobilization bill amid regional tensions
ALGIERS (AP) — Algeria's government proposed a law to streamline military mobilization amid tensions with neighboring countries Morocco and...
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April 30, 2025
Iran executes a man convicted of spying for the Israeli Mossad
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran executed Wednesday a man it said worked for Israel's foreign intelligence agency and played a role in the 2022 kill...
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April 30, 2025
Pakistani nationals leave India as tensions escalate over Kashmir attack
ATTARI, India (AP) — Dozens of Pakistani nationals living in India headed to the main land crossing between India and Pakistan on Wednesday...
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April 30, 2025
Pakistani nationals leave India as tensions between the two nations escalate over Kashmir attack
ATTARI, India (AP) — Dozens of Pakistani nationals living in India headed to the main land crossing between India and Pakistan on Wednesday,...
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April 30, 2025
Pakistan says it has ‘credible intelligence’ India will attack within days
ATTARI, India (AP) — Pakistan said Wednesday it had “credible intelligence” that India is planning to attack it within days, as Pakistani na...
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April 30, 2025
This Scarborough councillor just won a seat in Mark Carney’s government. Here’s who is already jockeying for her not-yet-vacant council seat
Jennifer McKelvie, sitting councillor for Scarborough—Rouge Park, won the riding of Ajax in Monday’s federal election for Mark Carney’s Libe...
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April 30, 2025
After Vancouver attack, Toronto festivals fear soaring security costs: ‘We can barely pay for our artists’
The city is meeting with organizers to discuss potential risks and ways for city support to enhance public safety at Toronto street festival...
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April 30, 2025
Toronto’s best veggie burgers go beyond Impossible meat — here’s how local chefs are reinventing the plant-based patty
Once a frozen fallback, the veggie burger is now a chef-driven dish in Toronto, featuring bold ingredients, inventive techniques and no fake...
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April 30, 2025
Canada ended this temporary foreign worker program. It may affect how food gets to your table
The Agri-Food Pilot offered a permanent residence pathway for some workers. In the face of Trump tariffs, many in the industry are worried.
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April 30, 2025
Middle East latest: At least 12 killed overnight by Israeli strikes in Gaza
At least 12 people including children were killed overnight in Gaza by Israeli strikes, hospital workers said Wednesday.
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April 30, 2025
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 12 overnight in Gaza, including kids
Israeli airstrikes on homes in central Gaza killed at least 12 people including children, Palestinian hospital workers said Wednesday, inclu...
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April 30, 2025
Iran’s foreign minister says next round of talks with US over nuclear program will be held in Rome
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Wednesday the next round of negotiations over its rapidly advancing nuclear program it will have with the Unit...
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April 30, 2025
Philippines signs military pact with New Zealand to widen alliances while facing an assertive China
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines signed a military pact with New Zealand Wednesday, allowing their forces to hold joint exercises...
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April 30, 2025
‘Still fresh in minds’: Vietnamese community marks 50 years since fall of Saigon
EDMONTON - Seventy-year-old Tan Hoang vowed he would never return to Vietnam after fleeing the country with his family on a makeshift wooden...
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April 30, 2025
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month has only grown in 5 decades
It has been almost 50 years since the U.S. government established that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their acc...
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April 30, 2025
Australian stands trial charged with murdering ex-husband’s relatives with poisonous mushrooms
MELBOURNE (AP) — The Australian host of a weekend family lunch is on trial charged with murdering her estranged husband’s parents and an aun...
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April 30, 2025
France accuses a Russia-linked hacking group of targeting the Paris Olympics and French agencies
PARIS (AP) — The French government accused a hacking group linked to Russian military intelligence of cyberattacks over three years, targeti...
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April 30, 2025
About 4,700 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded fighting for Russia, South Korea says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An estimated 4,700 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded while fighting alongside Russia against Ukrai...
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April 30, 2025
Sudanese return to their homeland, hoping for stability but finding it still wrecked by war
CAIRO (AP) — Ahmed Abdalla sat on a sidewalk in downtown Cairo, waiting for a bus that will start him on his journey back to Sudan. He doesn...
The Toronto Star
April 30, 2025
A young couple in Ukraine delighted in first love. Then the war came for them
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — They met in a park on a winter’s day in Kyiv. The teenage girl was a manicurist. The boy delivered food. Like their bat...
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April 30, 2025
PHOTO ESSAY: For the Vietnamese diaspora, Saigon’s fall 50 years ago evokes mixed emotions
WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — When the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese forces 50 years ago this week, it prompt...
The Toronto Star
April 30, 2025
Man driving stolen Porsche in Brooklyn fatally shot by police, NYPD says
NEW YORK (AP) — A man in a stolen Porsche trying to evade law enforcement was shot and killed by an officer Tuesday night in Brooklyn, accor...
The Toronto Star
April 30, 2025
Montana Republicans dominated the 2024 election. How did Democrats gain power at the statehouse?
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Following Montana Republicans' overwhelming dominance in the fall election, a group of GOP lawmakers kicked off the 202...
The Toronto Star
April 30, 2025
Discovered by chance, a mass grave revives memories of Greece’s brutal civil war
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Workers were installing benches at a park in the ancient Greek port city of Thessaloniki when their excavator pu...
The Toronto Star
April 30, 2025
Greece’s dark past is uncovered after 33 bodies are found in a civil war-era mass grave
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Workers were installing benches at a park in the ancient Greek port city of Thessaloniki when their excavator pu...
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April 30, 2025
‘We had jobs’: Rural Romania turns to faith and far-right ahead of presidential election rerun
SASCHIZ, Romania (AP) — In a picturesque village in central Romania, 83-year-old Zoica Roth bemoans the lack of opportunities for young peop...
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April 30, 2025
Rights group urges US and other governments to hold Venezuela’s Maduro accountable for repression
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A global human rights watchdog on Wednesday urged the United States and other governments to bolster their support for pe...
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April 30, 2025
A town refuses to give up the school’s Native American mascot - and gets Trump’s support
MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) — As a high school hockey player, Adam Drexler wore his Massapequa Chiefs jersey with pride.
The Toronto Star
April 30, 2025
Child care in the Capitol: As more women run for office, some are bringing their kids
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When Florida state Rep. Fiona McFarland's infant daughter, Grace Melton, crawled for the first time, the mom of fou...
The Toronto Star
April 30, 2025
Childcare in the Capitol: As more women run for office, some are bringing their kids
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When Florida state Rep. Fiona McFarland's infant daughter, Grace Melton, crawled for the first time, the mom of fou...
The Toronto Star
April 30, 2025
One of these cardinals could become the new pope
Wanted: A holy man.
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April 30, 2025
Fire tears through hotel in Kolkata, killing at least 14 people
NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire tore through a hotel in the city of Kolkata in eastern India, killing at least 14 people, police said Wednesday.
The Toronto Star
April 30, 2025
Fire tears through hotel in eastern Indian city of Kolkata, killing at least 14 people
NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire tore through a hotel in the city of Kolkata in eastern India, killing at least 14 people, police said Wednesday.
The Toronto Star
April 30, 2025
Despite a slew of broken car mirrors, Massachusetts residents take woodpecker invasion in stride
ROCKPORT, Mass. (AP) — Rockport residents have a history of fighting off invaders, but not this time.
The Toronto Star
April 30, 2025
Vatican issues ‘sede vacante’ postage stamps valid until a new pope is elected
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican post offices and selected collectors’ shops this week started selling special stamps marking the period between...
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April 30, 2025
About that hug ... Whitmer risks backlash from Democrats as she embraces Trump in Michigan
HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — First came their much-analyzed Oval Office moment. Next, their subject-to-interpretation hug.
The Toronto Star
April 30, 2025
UK military launches airstrikes with US targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The British military launched airstrikes with the United States targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels, official...
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April 30, 2025