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The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Despite a flurry of meetings on Russia’s war in Ukraine, many obstacles to peace remain
The second Oval Office meeting in six months between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went off smooth...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Thank you, Mr. President. Zelenskyy deploys gratitude diplomacy for second visit to Oval Office
LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wasn't going to risk being accused of being ungrateful this time.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Zelenskyy deploys gratitude diplomacy in second White House meeting with Trump
LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wasn't going to risk being accused of being ungrateful this time.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
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The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Qatar urges the urgency of a Gaza ceasefire after ‘positive response’ from Hamas
JERUSALEM (AP) — A key mediator on Tuesday stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas showed a “positive response” to...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Qatar urges a Gaza ceasefire after ‘positive response’ from Hamas
Many Israelis, who rallied in the hundreds of thousands on Sunday, fear the offensive will further endanger the remaining hostages in Gaza.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
The Latest: Trump planning for Putin-Zelenskyy meeting while affirming security guarantees
President Donald Trump said he’s begun arrangements for a face-to-face meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a p...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
The Latest: Trump says no to US troops in Ukraine
Trump affirmed that the U.S. would back European security guarantees but stopped short of committing U.S. troops to a collective effort to p...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Woman seriously injured after hit-and-run in downtown Toronto
Police say they responded to the incident near Parliament Street and St. James Avenue at approximately 7:48 a.m.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Pakistan restores electricity and reopens roads in areas where floods killed over 300
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan restored 70% of electricity and reopened damaged roads in the country's north and northwest after flash floods kil...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
The Beer Store closing 12 more Ontario locations — including some in summer vacation hot spots. Is yours on the list?
The Beer Store has announced another 12 locations will close in Ontario on Oct. 19. Here’s the list of the newest closures.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Poilievre’s second chance + A potential end to the Air Canada strike
Here’s the latest on Pierre Poilievre’s byelection win in Alberta, a potential end to the Air Canada strike, and how a community is mourning...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Miami issued a split decision in a lawsuit over the legal rights of detainees at the “Alligator Alcatraz” im...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Iraq says its tip to Lebanon leads to the destruction of an amphetamine factory
BEIRUT (AP) — One of Lebanon's largest factories making the highly addictive amphetamine Captagon has been discovered and destroyed as part...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Teen arrested in May hit-and-run that left pedestrian with critical injuries
Police arrested a male teenager from Richmond Hill on Monday.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
1 man arrested, another sought after argument ended in stabbing in Oshawa
The victim had been playing basketball near Mary Street North and William Street East when two other men came up to him, police said.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Health Canada approves Ozempic to reduce kidney deterioration in people with diabetes
TORONTO - Health Canada has approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of further kidney decline among patients with Type 2 diabetes.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Photo of a stalled commuter train on a submerged track shows Mumbai’s frailties during monsoon
MUMBAI, India (AP) — A commuter train is stalled on a railway track that is submerged in water. Passengers get off it, open their umbrellas...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Spain battles record fires even as end of heat wave brings lower temperatures
MADRID (AP) — Spain tackled several major wildfires on Tuesday in one of the country's most destructive fire seasons in recent decades, desp...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Spain battles one of its most destructive fire seasons even as its heat wave eases
MADRID (AP) — Spain tackled several major wildfires on Tuesday in one of the country's most destructive fire seasons in recent decades, desp...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Spain battles record fires even as end of heatwave brings lower temperatures
MADRID (AP) — Spain tackled several major wildfires on Tuesday in one of the country's most destructive fire seasons in recent decades, desp...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Provinces have different measles vaccine schedules. Is it time to harmonize them?
The Canadian Paediatric Society has wanted to harmonize the vaccine schedule across the country since 1997, when it published a paper on the...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
The Fixer | GTA
The City of Toronto is in constant need of repair. The Star's Jack Lakey checks into what needs to be fixed, who's responsible, and why the...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
These two bus shelters were removed to build bike lanes months ago. How long will transit riders have to wait for their return?
The job was completed before the end of 2024 but there’s been no hurry to replace two shelters and adjacent bus stops.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Poilievre’s byelection win sets the table for his return to Parliament this fall
OTTAWA - After a summer of rodeos, dinosaurs and door-knocking, Pierre Poilievre is now officially heading back to Ottawa as a Conservative...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
‘Part of me is gone’: Abrupt end for Fraser Downs track a blow to B.C. horse racing
Kristina Rennich started working as a groom at the Fraser Downs racetrack, formerly known as Cloverdale Raceway, when she decided to turn he...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Canadian defence firm to make ballistic steel through Swedish partnership
OTTAWA - Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel is partnering with a Swedish steel company so it can produce ballistic-protection steel domest...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
A New Zealand soldier admits attempted espionage in the country’s first spying conviction
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand soldier who tried to spy for a foreign power has admitted to attempted espionage in a military...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, threatens dangerous rip currents
Holly Andrzejewski hadn't yet welcomed her and her family's first guests to the Atlantic Inn on Hatteras Island when she had to start resche...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Italy’s Ventina glacier has melted so much geologists now can only monitor it remotely
ROME (AP) — Italy’s Ventina glacier, one of the biggest in northern Lombardy, has melted so much due to climate change that geologists can n...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Magnitude 3.6 quake shakes southeast of Port Renfrew, B.C.
PORT RENFREW - A minor earthquake was recorded on Monday evening near Port Renfrew, about 110 kilometres northwest of Victoria.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
India’s Modi meets China’s top diplomat as Asian powers rebuild ties
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met China’s top diplomat on Tuesday and hailed the “steady progress” made in improving...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
India’s Modi to meet China’s top diplomat as Asian powers rebuild ties
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with China’s top diplomat on Tuesday in a sign of easing tensions between the...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Hurricane Erin’s massive waves threaten to isolate North Carolina’s Outer Banks
There's a popular T-shirt on Hatteras Island on the North Carolina Outer Banks that says: “One road on. One road off (sometimes)” — poking f...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
A Gaza-bound ship that left Cyprus with 1,200 tons of food aid nears Israeli port
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — A ship that set off from Cyprus loaded with 1,200 tons of food supplies for the Gaza Strip is approaching the Israel...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
A ship with hundreds of tons of food aid for Gaza nears an Israeli port after leaving Cyprus
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — After setting off from Cyprus, a ship loaded with 1,200 tons of food supplies for the Gaza Strip was approaching the...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
South Sudanese exiles face uncertain future after release from prison in Sudan
RENK, South Sudan (AP) — As a young man in the mid-1980s, Daud Mahmoud Abdullah left his home in Aweil in South Sudan and headed north. It w...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
South Sudanese exiles face uncertain future after release from prison in neighboring Sudan
RENK, South Sudan (AP) — As a young man in the mid-1980s, Daud Mahmoud Abdullah left his home in Aweil in South Sudan and headed north. It w...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
This Swedish church is moving 3 miles down the road. It’s relocating before a mine swallows the town
KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — How do you move one of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches down the road? With a little bit of engineering, a lot of...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
How do you move a beloved Swedish church down the road? With prayer, engineering and some Eurovision
KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — How do you move one of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches down the road? With a little bit of engineering, a lot of...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Texas Democrat spends night in Legislature protesting police shadowing in redistricting battle
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Democratic Texas lawmaker opted to spend the night in the state House chamber and remain there Tuesday rather than al...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Police escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats who ended a walkout found themselves shadowed by law enforcement officers to keep them from repeating t...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Democrats get police escorts to prevent a new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats who ended a walkout found themselves shadowed by law enforcement officers to keep them from repeating t...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half in Gaza, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Is...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Menendez brothers to be evaluated by parole board for release after 30 years in prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Menendez brothers are set to make their cases for parole starting Thursday, marking the closest they've been to winni...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is on the verge of erupting again
HONOLULU (AP) — Lava shoots high into the sky. Molten rock erupts from two vents simultaneously. The nighttime sky glows red and orange, ref...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Pierre Poilievre wins Alberta byelection, regains seat in House of Commons
The byelection is in one of the safest Conservative seats in the country, and the Tory leader is widely expected to win by a large margin.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Poilievre wins Alberta byelection, regains seat in House of Commons
The byelection is in one of the safest Conservative seats in the country, and the Tory leader is widely expected to win by a large margin.
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025
Florida man convicted of killing a woman abducted from an insurance office is set to be executed
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of abducting a woman from a Florida Panhandle insurance office and killing her is scheduled to...
The Toronto Star
August 19, 2025