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July 1, 2025
RCMP investigate two-vehicle collision in St. John’s that killed 40-year-old man
ST. JOHN'S - Police in Newfoundland and Labrador say they are investigating a collision in St. John's that left a 40-year-old man dead.
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
FACT FOCUS: Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ does not let him delay or cancel elections
Social media users are falsely claiming that President Donald Trump's sprawling tax bill, which passed the Senate Tuesday after a turbulent...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Cultlike Zizian group member charged in border agent’s death seeks delay in death penalty decision
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A woman charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont wants to delay the government’s decision on wheth...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Woman charged in Vermont border agent’s death seeks 6-month delay in death penalty decision
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A woman charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont wants to delay the government’s decision on wheth...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Appeals court rules Alabama violated constitutional rights of man sentenced to death
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Alabama prosecutors violated the constitutional rights of a man sentenced to death in...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., prompts local state of emergency, evacuation order
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has declared a local state of emergency for the Blue Sky Country region due to an encroaching out-of-c...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Florida cooperation with immigration enforcement sparks fears people will disappear into jails
MIAMI (AP) — As Florida law enforcement agencies work with federal immigration officials, family members and immigrants' rights advocates wo...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
2 Chinese nationals charged with spying inside the US for Beijing, Justice Department says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Chinese nationals have been charged with spying inside the United States on behalf of Beijing, including by taking pho...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Justice Department says 2 Chinese nationals charged with spying inside the US for Beijing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Chinese nationals have been charged with spying inside the United States on behalf of Beijing, including by taking pho...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Family seeks body camera footage from fatal police shooting of a Black teen in Alabama
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — Family members of a Black teenager shot and killed by police in an Alabama suburb say they want answers and are seekin...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Colombia suspends extradition of rebel leader wanted in the US for drug trafficking
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has suspended a rebel leader’s extradition to the United States, arguing that his...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Ohio governor signs 2-year, $60 billion budget that includes funding for football stadium
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a two-year, $60 billion operating budget that flattens the state’s income tax and sets aside $600 million i...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted, US judge says
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that recent mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely u...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
US judge says HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the recent mass layoffs at the U.S. Health and Human Services were likely unlawful an...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Family of N.S. man found dead in Dominican Republic asks help to bring remains home
The family of a Canadian tourist who was found dead in a northern part of the Dominican Republic is raising money to bring his remains home.
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Major reports about how climate change affects the US are removed from websites
WASHINGTON (AP) — Legally mandated U.S. national climate assessments seem to have disappeared from the federal websites built to display the...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Al-Qaida-linked group claims attack against Mali army position near Senegal
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Armed men attacked a Mali community just over the border from Senegal, Mali's military said Tuesday — an development tha...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Quebec dairy farmer chasing down runaway herd with help of drones, neighbours
MONTREAL - A Quebec dairy farmer is relying on drones and the help of family and friends to try to track down a herd of Holstein cattle that...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
South Carolina deputy shot and killed in what sheriff says was an ambush
LAMAR, S.C. (AP) — A deputy trying to arrest a suspect in a South Carolina home was ambushed, shot and killed early Tuesday while a second o...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Harvey Epstein wins NYC Council primary, defeating Anthony Weiner’s comeback bid
NEW YORK (AP) — State Assembly Member Harvey Epstein has won the Democratic primary for a New York City Council seat in lower Manhattan, thw...
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July 1, 2025
Immigration judge grants bond for Spanish-language journalist arrested during protest
ATLANTA (AP) — An immigration judge in Georgia on Tuesday granted bond for a well-known Spanish-language journalist arrested while covering...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Azerbaijan detains 7 linked to a Russian media outlet as a rift between Baku and Moscow deepens
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Seven people linked to a Kremlin-funded media outlet in Azerbaijan's capital have been detained after a raid on its...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose multimillion-dollar ministry and huge audience dwindled following his prostituti...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Belarus keeps up crackdown on dissent even as authorities free some prisoners, rights group says
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus continue their unrelenting crackdown on dissent even as they release some prisoners, the coun...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Gov. Newsom signs housing bill overhauling California’s landmark environmental law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law a bill that will remake California's landmark environmental protection...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Police lift shelter in place advisory on Highway 11 as investigation continues
Police have lifted a shelter in place advisory after reopening Highway 11, but said there will still be a heavy police presence in the Sever...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Stretch of Highway 11 reopens, police ask public to stay sheltered in place
Police say Highway 11 has fully reopened, but continue to ask the public to shelter in place following an incident that closed a stretch of...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Stretch of Highway 11 remains closed, police ask public to shelter in place
Police are asking the public to shelter in place and keep their car doors locked if caught in traffic following an incident that has closed...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Hurricane Flossie could become a major hurricane off the Pacific coast of Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Flossie strengthened to a Category 2 cyclone Tuesday off the Pacific coast of Mexico and could become a major h...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Hurricane Flossie is now a Category 2 off the Pacific coast of Mexico
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Flossie strengthened to a Category 2 cyclone Tuesday morning off the Pacific coast of Mexico, forecasters said.
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Photos of Wimbledon fans and players struggling to stay cool in record-breaking heat
LONDON (AP) — Tennis fans and players did their best to stay cool on the opening days of the Wimbledon tournament in London. Athletes plunge...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Greece, EU to press Libya on migrant crossings as Mediterranean numbers surge
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union ’s commissioner for migration says Europe will take a “firm” approach with authorities in Libya fol...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Smog and wildfire smoke can damage your heart, study finds — and living in a big city like Toronto is a risk factor
Continued exposure to fine particulate matter is linked to higher levels of diffuse myocardial fibrosis, according to a study in journal Rad...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
OPP asks residents to avoid area of Hwy. 11 in Huntsville Tuesday due to ongoing investigation
"If you are caught in traffic, please remain in your vehicle and keep your doors locked," police said, adding that those who witness anythin...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Stretch of Hwy. 11 reopens after OPP asks residents to avoid area due to ongoing investigation
“If you are caught in traffic, please remain in your vehicle and keep your doors locked,” police said, adding that those who witness anythin...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
OPP asks residents to avoid area of Hwy. 11 Tuesday due to ongoing investigation
"If you are caught in traffic, please remain in your vehicle and keep your doors locked," police said, adding that those who witness anythin...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
RCMP in Nova Scotia investigate weekend crash that left one man dead
WOLFVILLE - RCMP are investigating a single vehicle crash that left one man dead and one with serious injuries near Wolfville, N.S.
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Judge tells 92-year-old he will die in prison after conviction in UK’s oldest solved cold case
LONDON (AP) — For more than a half-century, Ryland Headley got away with murder. When justice finally caught up to the former railway worker...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
18-year-old from London, Ont., drowns at Ipperwash Beach: police
Police say an 18-year-old from London, Ont., has drowned in the waters of Lake Huron at Ipperwash Beach.
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Russia’s ex-deputy defense minister handed 13-year sentence on corruption charges
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s former deputy defense minister was convicted on Tuesday on charges of embezzlement and money laundering and handed a...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
A Russian court convicts a former senior official on corruption charges, jailing him for 13 years
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in the Russian capital on Tuesday convicted a former deputy defense minister on corruption charges and sentenced him t...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Catholic bishops from Asia, Africa, Latin America demand climate justice
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic bishops from Asia, Africa and Latin America demanded climate justice for the parts of the world most affected b...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
The Latest: Senate votes on Trump’s big bill stretches through the night
The Senate slogged through a tense overnight session that has now dragged into Tuesday morning, with Republican leaders searching for ways t...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
The Latest: Senate passes Trump tax bill after turbulent all-night session
Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushi...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
The Latest: Senate leader says Trump’s big bill is close to passage
After the Senate slogged through a tense 24-plus hour session, Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota believes support for Presid...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Turkey detains 120 opposition officials including former mayor
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained a former mayor and dozens of municipality officials in the western city of Izm...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Second Democrat announces campaign to unseat GOP congressman in competitive Michigan district
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A second Democrat is seeking to flip one of Michigan's most competitive U.S. House districts as the party seeks to rec...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
‘Lovebugs’ return in swarms to South Korea and blanket a mountain peak
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Swarms of “lovebugs” are back in South Korea, blanketing a mountain peak, entering houses and sticking to car wind...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Royal train will end 156 years of service as King Charles III seeks to economize
LONDON (AP) — The Royal Train will soon leave the station for the last time.
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025