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The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Paris residents fight overtourism and ‘Disneyfication’ of beloved Montmartre neighborhood
PARIS (AP) — When Olivier Baroin moved into an apartment in Montmartre about 15 years ago, it felt like he was living in a village in the he...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Dangerous heat descends on California and the Southwest, raising wildfire risk
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A dangerous heat wave descended on much of California and the U.S. Southwest, with triple-digit temperatures expected alo...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
New malaria drug for babies offers hope to health workers in Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Alice Nekesa did not know she was infected with malaria-causing parasites until it was too late. She was in the fourt...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Abrego Garcia’s lawyers want smuggling charges dismissed on grounds of vindictive prosecution
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a human smuggling case against him, saying the government was p...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Alberta government again shifting expense disclosure policy after widespread backlash
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is again shifting its expense disclosure policy after critics from across the politic...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo edi...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
Ranger fired for hanging transgender flag in Yosemite and park visitors may face prosecution
A Yosemite National Park ranger was fired after hanging a pride flag from El Capitan while some visitors face potential prosecution for alle...
The Toronto Star
August 20, 2025
DHS Secretary says entire southern border wall to be painted black to stop people from climbing it
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that the entire border wall along the southern border with Mexico is...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
North Korean leader’s sister says her country will never see the South as a diplomatic partner
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said her country will never see South Korea as a partner fo...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Kim’s sister says North Korea will never see the South as a diplomatic partner
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said her country will never see South Korea as a partner fo...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Colombian court frees former president Uribe from house arrest until it rules on bribery case
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A Colombian appeals court ruled Tuesday that former president Alvaro Uribe must be released from house arrest while...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Media challenge publication ban on Lapu Lapu attack suspect’s fitness hearing
VANCOUVER - A media consortium has challenged a publication ban on evidence at a hearing to determine if the man accused of killing 11 peopl...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
A fire is burning one of the world’s tallest trees near the Oregon coast
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities in Oregon are trying to extinguish a fire that is burning in one of the world's tallest trees near the sta...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Trump moves to use the levers of presidential power to help his party in the 2026 midterms
President Donald Trump has made clear in recent weeks that he’s willing to use the vast powers of his office to prevent his party from losin...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Mexico’s Maya Train derails in the Yucatan Peninsula, but no injuries reported
IZAMAL, Mexico (AP) — A tourist-focused Maya Train running along Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula derailed Tuesday as it was slowly pulling into a...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Mexico’s Maya Train derails in the Yucatan Peninsula. No report of injuries
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A tourist-focused Maya Train running along Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula derailed Tuesday as it was slowly pulling into a st...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Thieves tug at heartstrings in string of Canada-wide distraction thefts, police say
EDMONTON - Police in Alberta say the public should mind strangers asking for hugs or sharing sob stories after three people were arrested in...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Photos show Trump’s federal crackdown in a DC neighborhood
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington’s Columbia Heights, usually lively with vendors, has been abnormally quiet, reflecting the impact of President...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Immigrants seeking lawful work and citizenship are now subject to ‘anti-Americanism’ screening
Immigrants seeking a legal pathway to live and work in the United States will now be subject to screening for “anti-Americanism’,” authoriti...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Sen. Lindsey Graham says Trump ready to ‘crush’ Russian economy if Putin avoids talks with Zelenskyy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Tuesday that he believes President Donald Trump is prepared to “crush” Russia’s econom...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
B.C.‘s Joffre Lakes Park closing for a month for recovery, First Nations’ practices
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - British Columbia's government says Joffre Lakes Park will shut for a month in about two weeks' time, t...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
All wildfire evacuees back home in Saskatchewan: public safety agency
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says all evacuees who were forced out of their homes due to wildfires have now returned.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Alberta to pay for COVID shots for health workers in policy reversal
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it will cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccinations for health-care workers in a partial policy reversal.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Alberta government to cover COVID-19 shots for health-care workers in policy reversal
EDMONTON - In a partial policy reversal, Alberta's government said Tuesday it will cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccinations for health-care w...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
5 Canadian soldiers suspended over Nazi salute video
OTTAWA - Five members of the Canadian Armed Forces have been suspended and military police are investigating after a video surfaced showing...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
B.C. resort destroyed by 2023 Okanagan wildfire sues over insurance ‘gaps’
VANCOUVER - A lakeside British Columbia resort that was destroyed by a wildfire in 2023 says it can't rebuild due to "gaps" in its insurance...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Mourners gather for visitation for JahVai Roy, 8, as community searches for answers
JahVai Roy was struck by a stray bullet that entered through the window of the Roy’s apartment on Martha Eaton Way, near Trethewey Drive, on...
The Toronto Star
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
Syria’s top diplomat and an Israeli delegation meet in Paris as US pushes for normalizing ties
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s foreign minister held a rare direct meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris on Tuesday, talks that were brokered b...
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
Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don’t let Democrats out of sight after walkout
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier refused to come to the Texas state Capitol for two weeks. Now she won't leave, and...
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 immigrant detention center in state’s rural 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 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
Nebraska announces plan for immigration detention center dubbed the ‘Cornhusker Clink’
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in the remote southwest corner of the state as Pre...
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...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Prince Edward Island News
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The Toronto Star
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