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May 3, 2025
Fishing in the city brings a fervent community of urban anglers together on the rivers of Toronto
"Where else can you take a subway and have a chance of catching a 20- or 30-pound fish while the salmon are running?”
The Toronto Star
May 3, 2025
Pakistan test fires ballistic missile as tensions with India spike after Kashmir gun massacre
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan test-fired Saturday a ballistic missile as tensions with India spiked over last week’s deadly attack on tourists i...
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May 3, 2025
Russian drone attack wounds 47 in Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, wounded 47 people, local officials said.
The Toronto Star
May 3, 2025
Russia and Ukraine clash over ceasefire proposals as fighting rages
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and Russia are at odds over competing ceasefire proposals, as Moscow accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zele...
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May 3, 2025
Russian drone attack wounds 47 in Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, wounded 47 people, officials said, and prompted anoth...
The Toronto Star
May 3, 2025
South Korea’s main conservative party nominates Kim Moon Soo as its presidential candidate
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former Labor Minister Kim Moon Soo has won the presidential nomination of South Korea’s main conservative party, f...
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May 3, 2025
Woman dies when a bomb she is carrying explodes in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police say
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A woman was killed early Saturday in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki when a bomb she was carrying explod...
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May 3, 2025
Vatican workers install Sistine Chapel stove where ballots are burned during conclave to elect pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming c...
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May 3, 2025
Worshipers stampede at a temple in western India, killing 6 and injuring dozens
NEW DELHI (AP) — At least six people are dead and dozens injured after a stampede at a religious gathering in the western Indian state of Go...
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May 3, 2025
‘The janjaweed are coming’: Sudanese recount atrocities in RSF attack on a Darfur camp
CAIRO (AP) — Umm al-Kheir Bakheit was 13 when she first came to Zamzam Camp in the early 2000s, fleeing the janjaweed, the infamous Arab mil...
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May 3, 2025
Europe will mark V-E Day’s 80th anniversary as once-unbreakable bonds with the US are under pressure
THIMISTER-CLERMONT, Belgium (AP) — The memory of blood dripping from trucks loaded with the mangled bodies of U.S. soldiers arriving at a ne...
The Toronto Star
May 3, 2025
Dinner parties, listening and lobbying. What goes on behind closed doors to elect a pope
ROME (AP) — Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming, but behind closed doors these are the days of dinner parties, coff...
The Toronto Star
May 3, 2025
Groups fear Israeli proposal for controlling aid in Gaza will forcibly displace people
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has blocked aid from entering Gaza for two months and says it won’t allow food, fuel, water or medicine into...
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May 3, 2025
Chilean woman with muscular dystrophy becomes face of euthanasia debate as bill stalls in Senate
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — As a child, Susana Moreira didn’t have the same energy as her siblings. Over time, her legs stopped walking and she l...
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May 3, 2025
Harassed by Assassin’s Creed gamers, a professor fought back with kindness
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Sachi Schmidt-Hori has never played Assassin’s Creed Shadows, but facing an onslaught of online harassment from its fan...
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May 3, 2025
Romania set to vote in critical presidential rerun with a MAGA-style nationalist in the forefront
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — As Romanians vote Sunday in one of the European Union member’s most important elections in decades, MAGA-style har...
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May 3, 2025
Iranian students at the University of Alabama say immigration crackdown echoes repression at home
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Sama Ebrahimi Bajgani and her fiance, Alireza Doroudi, had just spent an evening celebrating the Persian new year at...
The Toronto Star
May 3, 2025
AmeriCorps cuts leave people who serve and community organizations scrambling for alternatives
WEST COLUMBIA, Texas (AP) — Years had passed since Hurricane Harvey’s howling winds and heavy rains tore apart Dan Lee’s century-old roof in...
The Toronto Star
May 3, 2025
The force is strong with this holiday: Why ‘Star Wars’ fans say ‘May the 4th be with you’
It didn't begin a long time ago or in a galaxy far far away, but every May 4 it feels like images, memes and promotional deals involving “St...
The Toronto Star
May 3, 2025
Here’s why May the 4th is celebrated as Star Wars Day across the galaxy
It didn't begin a long time ago or in a galaxy far far away, but every May 4 it feels like images, memes and promotional deals involving “St...
The Toronto Star
May 3, 2025
Backcountry runners embrace the thrill of racing with burros in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Backcountry runners are embracing the physical and emotional challenge of racing with pack burros that don't always mo...
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May 3, 2025
Burro racing wins over runners in backcountry ode to mining history
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Backcountry runners are embracing the physical and emotional challenge of racing with pack burros that don't always mo...
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May 3, 2025
VP Vance’s global travels are a mix of diplomacy, dealmaking, soft power and family time
WASHINGTON (AP) — When JD Vance was running for vice president, he walked across an airport tarmac in Wisconsin one August day when his camp...
The Toronto Star
May 3, 2025
Florida lawmakers go into overtime without passing a budget. Here’s a look by the numbers
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is used to getting his way in the state capital, with a tight grip on the GOP-...
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May 3, 2025
Trump administration sues Colorado and Denver for allegedly interfering in immigration enforcement
DENVER (AP) — The Department of Justice sued Colorado and Denver on Friday for allegedly interfering with federal efforts to enforce immigra...
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May 3, 2025
CIA and other spy agencies set to shrink workforce under Trump administration plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House plans to cut staffing at the CIA and other intelligence agencies, including the National Security Agency,...
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May 3, 2025
Two on motorcycle seriously injured after collision with vehicle near Little Italy
A man in critical condition and a woman in serious condition were taken to a trauma centre, Toronto paramedics said.
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May 3, 2025
Three arrested, $100,000 in vehicles and dog needing ‘protection’ seized from Brampton auto repair shop
Police allege the repair shop was involved in staged collisions linked to insurance companies. The dog is now with Brampton Animal Services.
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May 3, 2025
Costa Rica looks to El Salvador in announcing new prison and tough-on-crime reforms
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves took another step in his shift toward a tough-on-crime stance, announcing p...
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May 3, 2025
Aborted landings due to Army helicopter near Reagan airport ‘unacceptable,’ top official says
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday that it is “unacceptable” that two commercial aircrafts had to abort...
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May 3, 2025
Death of Markham man found in vehicle now ruled homicide
Durham police responded to a wellness call in Pickering on Wednesday when they found the man.
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May 3, 2025
2 women shot on campus of small technical college near Los Angeles
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Two women were shot on the campus of a Southern California technical college Friday and taken to the hospital, the...
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May 3, 2025
AP PHOTOS: Colombian quinceañeras see dream come true with the support of many, including the police
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Their dreams of celebrating their "quinceañeras” seemed unattainable. Then a foundation, with the support of the pol...
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May 3, 2025
University of Texas chancellor is named president of the University of California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — James B. Milliken, who has led major public university systems in New York and Texas, was named president of the U...
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May 3, 2025
University of Texas chancellor is named president of University of California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — James B. Milliken, who has led major public university systems in New York and Texas, was named president of the U...
The Toronto Star
May 3, 2025
Voting underway in Singapore as its long-ruling party seeks a bigger win
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singaporeans were voting Saturday in a general election that is seen as the first key test of support for Prime Minister La...
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May 3, 2025
Polls open in Singapore’s election as its long-ruling party seeks a bigger win
SINGAPORE (AP) — Polls opened Saturday in Singapore’s general election that is seen as the first key test of support for Prime Minister Lawr...
The Toronto Star
May 3, 2025
NYPD shared a Palestinian protester’s info with ICE. Now it’s evidence in her deportation case
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s police department provided federal immigration authorities with an internal record about a Palestinian woman...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO is ruled unfit for trial and ordered hospitalized
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch is not competent to stand trial on sex trafficking c...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
How the democracy sausage, a polling day snack, became Australia’s election symbol
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Many Australians arriving at polling places on Saturday followed their civic duty by eating what’s become kno...
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May 2, 2025
Alberta Premier Smith says meeting with PM Carney a ‘positive first step’
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has had a positive meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Military parade to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary will be held on Trump’s birthday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army on Friday confirmed there will be a military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June, as part of the...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025
Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm, a blow to his retribution campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked a White House executive order targeting an elite law firm, dealing a setback to Presiden...
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May 2, 2025
Nashville school shooter who killed 1 student and himself had brandished a box cutter at school
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Nashville high school student who fatally shot a classmate before killing himself in January was on probation afte...
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May 2, 2025
EPA announces broad reorganization that includes shuffle of scientific research
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced a broad reorganization as part of the Trump administration's drive to cut costs that...
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May 2, 2025
Former Massachusetts state police sergeant found guilty of taking bribes to pass commercial drivers
BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts state police sergeant was found guilty Friday of taking part in a scheme to take bribes, including a ne...
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May 2, 2025
Brazil’s social security minister steps down amid pension fraud investigation
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil ’s social security minister resigned Friday amid a police probe into a billion-dollar fraud scheme involving pension...
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May 2, 2025
Calgary’s police chief resigns with two years left on contract, force says
CALGARY - Mark Neufeld has resigned after six years as head of the Calgary Police Service despite having two years left on his contract.
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May 2, 2025
Australians vote in election with high prices and shortage of housing major issues
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Polls opened in Australia’s general election on Saturday with high costs of living and a shortage of housing maj...
The Toronto Star
May 2, 2025