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April 19, 2025
Syrian president meets a US Congress member on an unofficial visit to Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s president on Saturday received a Republican member of Congress in the first visit to the country by American...
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April 19, 2025
Tunisian opposition figures sentenced to up to 66 years in prison
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A court in Tunisia has sentenced leading opposition figures to between 13 and 66 years in prison in the climax of a ma...
The Toronto Star
April 19, 2025
What’s behind the visually stunning ‘Holy Fire’ ceremony in Jerusalem?
JERUSALEM (AP) — On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a centuries...
The Toronto Star
April 19, 2025
Takeaways from AP’s report on pardoned Jan. 6 rioters being embraced in Republican politics
JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — Those who rioted, assaulted police officers or broke into congressional offices during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on...
The Toronto Star
April 19, 2025
Where do whale sharks mate? The search to learn where the magic happens for the world’s biggest fish
JAMESTOWN, St. Helena (AP) — Whale sharks shouldn't be hard for scientists to find. They are enormous — they are the biggest fish in the sea...
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April 19, 2025
Some Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump are now embraced as heroes and candidates for office
JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — Ryan Kelley thought he had a good shot at becoming Michigan’s governor in 2022. That is, until he was charged with mis...
The Toronto Star
April 19, 2025
A prince and knight fall in love and the Supreme Court is asked to intervene
WASHINGTON (AP) — A prince lassos a dragon, saving a knight in shining armor from certain death. But the prince slips and as he falls, the k...
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April 19, 2025
Cambodia welcomes Japanese navy ships to naval base that US suspects is for China’s special use
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Two Japanese naval ships docked Saturday at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base, whose recently completed Chinese-funded...
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April 19, 2025
Russia says it has retaken another village in the Kursk region from Ukrainian forces
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has pushed Ukrainian forces from one of their last remaining footholds in Russia's Kursk region, officials said...
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April 19, 2025
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in the last 48 hours, Palestinians say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 90 people have been killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes in the last 48 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministr...
The Toronto Star
April 19, 2025
Our food reporter’s top picks for meals under $15 in Toronto
From rigatoni to pho to burgers, our food reporter’s tips for great meals on a budget.
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April 19, 2025
Aftershocks and lack of resources hinder recovery work 3 weeks after Myanmar’s deadly earthquake
BANGKOK (AP) — Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency...
The Toronto Star
April 19, 2025
It’s Political Podcast with Althia Raj
It’s Political, with Althia Raj, is a Canadian politics podcast. Go behind the scenes with decision makers and explore the impacts of Ottawa...
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April 19, 2025
Who won the debates? Our “recovering partisans” weigh in
With less than two weeks left until election day, the leaders' debates were a crucial time for the parties to make a pitch to voters and tak...
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April 19, 2025
Small plane crashes into Nebraska river and kills 3 on board
FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — Three people died when a small airplane crashed into a river in eastern Nebraska Friday night, authorities said.
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April 19, 2025
JD Vance goes to the Vatican following remarkable papal rebuke over Trump crackdown on migrants
VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance is meeting with the Vatican No. 2 official, following a remarkable papal rebuke of the Trum...
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April 19, 2025
JD Vance visits the Vatican following remarkable papal rebuke over Trump’s migrant crackdown
VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance met Saturday with the Vatican's No. 2 official, following a remarkable papal rebuke of the...
The Toronto Star
April 19, 2025
Vatican notes ‘exchange of opinions’ over migrants, prisoners in meeting with Vance
VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance met Saturday with the Vatican's No. 2 official amid tensions over the U.S. crackdown on mig...
The Toronto Star
April 19, 2025
Romania’s presidential election redo is a high-stakes test of its democracy following annulled vote
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's presidential election redo next month will be a high-stakes test for the European Union member’s democra...
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April 19, 2025
As DEI rollbacks take hold, students of color say they’re losing campus support systems
WASHINGTON (AP) — Campus mentors. Move-in events. Scholarships. Diversity offices that made them feel welcome on predominantly white campuse...
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April 19, 2025
DEI rollbacks hit campus support systems for students of color
WASHINGTON (AP) — Campus mentors. Move-in events. Scholarships. Diversity offices that made them feel welcome on predominantly white campuse...
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April 19, 2025
Trump administration makes major cuts to Native American boarding school research projects
At least $1.6 million in federal funds for projects meant to capture and digitize stories of the systemic abuse of generations of Indigenous...
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April 19, 2025
Former President Bill Clinton returns to Oklahoma City 30 years after the bombing
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thirty years after the deadliest homegrown attack in U.S. history, former President Bill Clinton will return to Oklahom...
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April 19, 2025
Questions emerge about how a deputy’s stepson became the accused gunman in deadly FSU shooting
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Amid the abandoned chemistry notes and other debris left behind after a deadly shooting at Florida State University...
The Toronto Star
April 19, 2025
250 years after America went to war for independence, a divided nation battles over its legacy
NEW YORK (AP) — The American Revolution began 250 years ago, in a blast of gunshot and a trail of colonial spin.
The Toronto Star
April 19, 2025
Four centuries later, Easter’s date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter. But...
The Toronto Star
April 19, 2025
How Trump backed away from promising to end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours
During his campaign, Donald Trump said repeatedly that he would be able to end the war between Russia and Ukraine “in 24 hours” upon taking...
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April 19, 2025
Arizona governor vetoes bill requiring local officials to help with federal immigration efforts
PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday vetoed a Republican-backed bill intended to support the Trump administration’s immigrat...
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April 19, 2025
Pupy the elephant arrives at a Brazil sanctuary after 30 years in Argentine zoo
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Pupy the elephant arrived at her new home in a sanctuary in Mato Grosso, Brazil, Friday following a 2,700-kil...
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April 19, 2025
Health Canada recalls Life Brand Melatonin, Riva Acetaminophen for dosage concerns
Canada’s federal health authority has issued a recall warning for two medications over incorrect dosing concerns.
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April 19, 2025
Grass fire closes Highway 16 in both directions east of Edmonton
EDMONTON - RCMP say a northern section of the Trans-Canada Highway in Alberta has been closed in both directions due to an out-of-control gr...
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April 19, 2025
Grass fire spreads to Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village east of Edmonton
EDMONTON - RCMP say a northern section of the Trans-Canada Highway in Alberta has been closed due to an out-of-control grass fire, which the...
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April 19, 2025
Men toting chains and pierced with cactus keep a Good Friday tradition in Atlixco, Mexico
ATLIXCO, Mexico (AP) — Every year, crowds fill the streets of the central Mexican town of Atlixco on the Catholic holiday of Good Friday to...
The Toronto Star
April 19, 2025
Mean toting chains and pierced with cactus keep a Good Friday tradition in Atlixco, Mexico
ATLIXCO, Mexico (AP) — Every year, crowds fill the streets of the central Mexican town of Atlixco on the Catholic holiday of Good Friday to...
The Toronto Star
April 19, 2025
Judge orders Trump administration to tell fired workers they were not let go for poor performance
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. district judge in San Francisco on Friday ordered the Trump administration to provide probationary workers fired...
The Toronto Star
April 19, 2025
Judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting some transgender Americans
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday partially blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of “X” marker us...
The Toronto Star
April 19, 2025
Judge blocks Trump administration’s from passport changes affecting some transgender Americans
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday partially blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of “X” marker us...
The Toronto Star
April 18, 2025
Most of AmeriCorps staff members have been placed on leave after DOGE cuts
AmeriCorps placed most staff members on administrative leave with pay this week, effective immediately, according to a staff member and an i...
The Toronto Star
April 18, 2025
Colorado man gets life in prison for killing his wife after posing as ex-boyfriend and stalking her
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday for stalking his wife while posing...
The Toronto Star
April 18, 2025
2 law enforcement officers and suspect wounded in Florida shootout, sheriff says
BARTOW, Fla. (AP) — Two law enforcement officers and a suspect were wounded during a shootout Friday in central Florida, officials said.
The Toronto Star
April 18, 2025
Man who held parents hostage for several hours dead following shootout with police, sheriff says
BARTOW, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who held his parents hostage for several hours Friday is dead following a shootout with law enforcement th...
The Toronto Star
April 18, 2025
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April 18, 2025
Major crime unit investigating after missing New Brunswick woman found dead
MACES BAY - Police in New Brunswick say they are investigating after a 26-year-old missing woman was found dead in Maces Bay on the Bay of F...
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April 18, 2025
College student from India shot while waiting for bus to work: Hamilton police
HAMILTON - Police in Hamilton say a 21-year-old college student from India was an innocent bystander in an alleged homicide that saw her sho...
The Toronto Star
April 18, 2025
Arkansas governor says she’s not rushing to resume executions after signing nitrogen gas bill
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Friday that she's not in a rush to resume executions after sig...
The Toronto Star
April 18, 2025
Tropical drinks by the pool? Not so fast, says senator who visited Abrego Garcia in El Salvador
There was the pool furniture in the background. There were the tropical drinks, which looked to be margaritas garnished with cherries. And t...
The Toronto Star
April 18, 2025
Judge says detained Tufts student must be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont
A Tufts University student from Turkey being held in Louisiana must be returned to New England by May 1 to determine whether she was illegal...
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April 18, 2025
Judge orders Tufts University student in detention case to be brought to Vermont
A federal judge on Friday ordered that a Turkish Tufts University student detained by immigration authorities in Louisiana to be brought to...
The Toronto Star
April 18, 2025
Carney says there’s a role for the debates commission, Blanchet calls for abolishment
NIAGARA FALLS - Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said Friday the national Leaders' Debates Commission should be abolished follow...
The Toronto Star
April 18, 2025