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October 10, 2025
Fact File: Photo of Portland doughnut ‘ICE fishing’ protest actually taken in Toronto
A photo shared online in October supposedly showed protesters in Portland, Ore. 'baiting' United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
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October 10, 2025
Grandmother of missing N.S. children says RCMP should share more information on case
HALIFAX - The grandmother of two missing Nova Scotia children says she's disappointed by how little information about their case has been pu...
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October 10, 2025
Police concerned missing man is second victim in Simcoe, Ont., homicide investigation
Provincial police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing man who they're concerned could be a second victim in a Simcoe, Ont....
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October 10, 2025
What to know about the blast at a Tennessee explosives plant that claimed lives
It is currently unknown how many people were inside of the building at the time of the explosion.
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October 10, 2025
Georgia woman arrested after dogs kill 86-year-old
BAXLEY, Ga. (AP) — Authorities arrested a woman in southeast Georgia on Friday in connection with the death of an 86-year-old woman who was...
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October 10, 2025
Tennis player who said a kiss caused his positive methamphetamine test gets 4-year suspension
LONDON (AP) — A professional tennis player who said a kiss caused a positive methamphetamine drug test was suspended for four years by the I...
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October 10, 2025
Taliban internet and social media restrictions violate Afghan rights, U.N. experts say
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban's restrictions on the internet and social media are violating the rights of Afghans, United Nations experts sai...
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October 10, 2025
Young Republicans challenge 2020 census results as part of wider GOP attack on head count
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two young Republican groups have challenged statistical methods used to produce the results of the 2020 census, four ye...
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October 10, 2025
Retired US Army officer sentenced to nearly 6 years for sharing classified info on dating site
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A retired Army officer who worked as a civilian for the Air Force has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for...
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October 10, 2025
Eight protesters arrested after allegedly breaking into MP’s office: Toronto police
Toronto police say eight people have been arrested after they allegedly broke into the office of a member of Parliament and refused to leave...
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October 10, 2025
Quebec’s chief coroner orders inquiry into deaths linked to heavy-truck collisions
MONTREAL - Quebec's chief coroner has ordered a public inquiry into fatal collisions involving heavy trucks.
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October 10, 2025
Trump blasts Spain for being NATO’s spending ‘laggard.’ Madrid replies that it is a ‘loyal’ ally
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s defense minister has defended her country’s commitment to NATO after U.S President Donald Trump floated the...
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October 10, 2025
MIT president says she ‘cannot support’ proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she “cannot support” a White House proposal that as...
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October 10, 2025
Woman attacked by bear while walking dog in Squamish, B.C., wildlife area
SQUAMISH - British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service is warning residents after a bear attack this week in the Squamish area north of...
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October 10, 2025
Putin praises Trump’s peace efforts despite failing to win the Nobel prize
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday praised U.S. President Donald Trump's peace efforts, despite not winning a Nobel, a...
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October 10, 2025
Putin praises Trump’s peace efforts even after failing to win the Nobel prize
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday praised U.S. President Donald Trump's peace efforts, despite not winning a Nobel, a...
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October 10, 2025
Melania Trump says 8 children are reunited with families after ongoing talks with Putin
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump announced Friday that eight children displaced by the Russia-Ukraine war have been reunited with their famil...
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October 10, 2025
Melania Trump says 8 Ukrainian children are reunited with families after ongoing talks with Putin
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump says eight Ukrainian children have been reunited with their families after ongoing talks with Rus...
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October 10, 2025
Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves multiple people dead and missing, sheriff says
McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) — An explosion at a Tennessee military munitions plant left multiple people dead and missing on Friday, authorities said,...
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October 10, 2025
Blast at a Tennessee military explosives plant leaves multiple people dead and missing, sheriff says
McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) — An explosion at a Tennessee military munitions plant left multiple people dead and missing on Friday, a county sheriff...
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October 10, 2025
Powerful blast at Tennessee military explosives plant rattles homes miles away
McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) — A powerful blast ripped through a military explosives manufacturing plant in rural Tennessee on Friday morning, rattlin...
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October 10, 2025
Powerful blast at a Tennessee military explosives plant rattles homes miles away
McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) — A powerful blast ripped through a military explosives manufacturing plant in rural Tennessee on Friday morning, rattlin...
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October 10, 2025
Maine Gov. Janet Mills will challenge Sen. Susan Collins in key 2026 Senate contest, AP sources say
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan...
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October 10, 2025
Maine Gov. Mills will announce challenge to Sen. Collins in key 2026 Senate contest, AP sources say
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan...
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October 10, 2025
AP reader question: What if essential federal workers don’t show up for work?
Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, Eli B.:
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October 10, 2025
Dutch far-right politician Wilders fears he may have been a target of Belgian attack plotters
BRUSSELS (AP) — Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders said Friday that he’s “going nowhere” until reports are investigated that he was a...
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October 10, 2025
Truck driver charged after 2 firefighters sent to hospital in ‘serious’ Hwy. 401 collision east of Oshawa
The westbound lanes of Highway 401 at Newtonville Road have all been reopened after closures earlier this morning.
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October 10, 2025
María Corina Machado, a symbol of the political resistance in Venezuela and now Nobel winner
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — María Corina Machado has long been the face of resistance to Venezuela's 26-year ruling party. Now, she may become...
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October 10, 2025
Gunmen attack house of worship of minority sect in Pakistan, wounding 6 worshippers
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — At least three gunmen attacked a house of worship of the Ahmadi sect in eastern Pakistan on Friday, wounding six wor...
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October 10, 2025
Photos show North Korean state celebrations on the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Gymnasts, children and others perform as the North Korean state marks official commemorations on the 80th anni...
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October 10, 2025
Ontario man wins record $75M Lotto Max jackpot: ‘We’re going to be pinching ourselves for years to come’
David Hatt has become the second-largest lottery winner in Canadian history after his August win.
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October 10, 2025
Star reader helps Guelph man who sent rent money to wrong recipient: ‘It restored a lot of faith in humanity’
The bank told Het Shah to “hope for the best” after he accidentally sent $1,020 to the wrong e-transfer number. Now, a Toronto Star reader w...
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October 10, 2025
Toronto weather for Thanksgiving weekend: Clouds in store for Blue Jays’ ALCS games
Sunshine in Toronto on Friday is expected to turn to rain Saturday and then clouds for the rest of the holiday weekend.
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October 10, 2025
The Latest: Trump will undergo a ‘semiannual physical’ by doctors
President Donald Trump is getting a check-up at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The White House announced the visit earlier th...
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October 10, 2025
The Latest: Trump says he looking at ‘massive increase’ in tariffs against China
President Donald Trump is getting a check-up at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
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October 10, 2025
Turkey lifts flight ban on airport in Kurdish region after peace initiative with PKK militant group
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has lifted its flight ban on an airport in Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region, a restriction originally impos...
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October 10, 2025
Tabletop fire pits recalled over hazard from improper labelling
Nordic Flame fire pits sold at Giant Tiger in Canada have been recalled due to a lack of sufficient labeling that presents a fire hazard, He...
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October 10, 2025
The Taliban government blames Pakistan for a strike on Kabul
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban government on Friday blamed Pakistan for striking the Afghan capital and bombing a market in the country's east...
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October 10, 2025
Kosovo lawmakers break 8-month deadlock with election of an ethnic Serb to the leadership team
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s Parliament on Friday ended an eight-month political deadlock by electing its full leadership, including a r...
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October 10, 2025
What we know about the next steps as a ceasefire begins in Gaza
CAIRO (AP) — Bombardment stopped and Israeli troops pulled back in Gaza on Friday under a breakthrough ceasefire deal between Israel and Ham...
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October 10, 2025
Many unresolved questions remain as a ceasefire begins in Gaza
CAIRO (AP) — Bombardment stopped and Israeli troops pulled back in Gaza on Friday under a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. But will the a...
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October 10, 2025
A grim list: Some notable attacks on houses of worship around the world in recent years
Statistically, attending a weekly worship service is a remarkably safe thing to do. Global annual attendance totals many billions; the numbe...
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October 10, 2025
Fear and vigilance rise as attacks on houses of worship intensify worldwide
Every week hundreds of millions of people around the world gather to worship in peace. But for some, there comes a day when deadly violence...
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October 10, 2025
The dilemma facing Canada Post workers + An update on the Greenbelt RCMP investigation
Here’s why labour experts say Canada Post’s union is in trouble, an update on the RCMP’s Greenbelt investigation and why convenience stores...
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October 10, 2025
Burkina Faso rejects proposal to accept deportees from the US
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso says it has refused a proposal from the Trump administration to accept deportees from the United States.
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October 10, 2025
ICC judges decline to release former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, citing flight risk
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday rejected a request from former Philippine President Rodri...
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October 10, 2025
The Latest: Israeli military says ceasefire in Gaza has taken effect
The Israeli military said Friday that the ceasefire agreement with Hamas came into effect at noon local time, and that troops were withdrawi...
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October 10, 2025
NATO begins a big nuclear exercise next week. Protecting the weapons is a key part of the drill
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO will hold its major annual nuclear exercise next week, the alliance’s chief announced Friday, with an important part of...
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October 10, 2025
Violence erupts in eastern Pakistan as Islamists try to march on capital for pro-Palestinian rally
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Violent clashes erupted Friday between police and Islamists in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore after security forc...
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October 10, 2025