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November 20, 2024
Matt Gaetz meets privately with senators to shore up support as House Ethics decision looms
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, has launched an effort to personally secure his em...
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November 20, 2024
Ugandan opposition figure appears before a military court in Uganda after disappearing in Kenya
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared Wednesday in a military court in Uganda days after he was reported m...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Man convicted of murder in killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A Venezuelan man has been convicted of murder in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, a case that fueled t...
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November 20, 2024
Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to ignore prosecutors and dismiss hush money conviction
NEW YORK (AP) — A day after New York prosecutors said they will fight efforts to dismiss Donald Trump’s hush money conviction, the president...
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November 20, 2024
Greek police say they have seized explosives and weapons in an Athens apartment building
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police said Wednesday they had seized explosives and weapons in a search of a storage area in an apartment build...
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November 20, 2024
Nova Scotia Liberals call for new strategy for seniors housing
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Zach Churchill says if his party is elected to govern on Tuesday, it would develop a comprehensive hous...
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November 20, 2024
Canadian among group pushing Vatican to adopt zero-tolerance policy for clergy abuse
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - An international group led by a Canadian is in Rome this week to push the Catholic Church to adopt a zero-tolerance polic...
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November 20, 2024
U.S. vetoes UN resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza because there’s no link to a hostage release
The U.N. Security Council voted 14-1 in favor of the resolution, but it was not adopted because of the U.S. veto.
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November 20, 2024
Second teen charged in New Jersey forest fire as rain should help douse New York blaze
A second teenager was charged with intentionally setting a wildfire in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia as “significant” rainfall was exp...
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November 20, 2024
Trump chooses former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador
The choice of Whitaker as the nation's representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an unusual one, given his background is a...
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November 20, 2024
Fate of man accused of killing Georgia student Laken Riley is now in judge’s hands
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The fate of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was in the hands of a judge after prosecutors...
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November 20, 2024
Victims’ families barred from attending Bernardo’s parole hearing in person: lawyer
A lawyer representing the families of two teenage girls murdered by notorious killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo says they have been den...
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November 20, 2024
St. Michael’s hospital executive sought bribe from construction CEO, defence claims in Toronto fraud trial bombshell — ‘That’s how the industry works’
Pressed by defence lawyers, a former Bondfield Construction Ltd. consultant repeatedly denied knowledge of any attempt to solicit a bribe fr...
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November 20, 2024
Scientists map out the human body one cell at a time
Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body's estimated 37.2 trillion cells.
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November 20, 2024
Israeli officials demand the right to strike Hezbollah under any cease-fire deal for Lebanon
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli officials demanded Wednesday the freedom to strike Lebanon's Hezbollah as part of any cease-fire deal, raising a po...
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November 20, 2024
At least 7 members of Nigerian security force missing after insurgents ambush convoy
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least seven members of a Nigerian government protection agency are missing after their convoy was attacked by Boko...
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November 20, 2024
US vetoes UN resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza because there’s no link to a hostage release
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the war in Gaza on Wednesday because i...
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November 20, 2024
Children’s plush toy brown bear recalled for choking risk to children
Health Canada is recalling Souvenir du Canada Brown Bear because it poses a health risk to children.
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November 20, 2024
Nova Scotia election: Liberals call for new strategy for seniors housing
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Zach Churchill says if his party is elected to govern on Nov. 26, it would develop a comprehensive hous...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Strike blamed on Israel kills 36 people in Syria’s historic town of Palmyra, Syrian state media say
DAMASCUS (AP) — Syria's state-run media said a strike on the country's historic town of Palmyra on Wednesday killed 36 people and wounded mo...
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November 20, 2024
Rafael Nadal’s legacy is a relentlessness that inspired Carlos Alcaraz and plenty of others
MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Not surprisingly, Rafael Nadal couldn’t take a step around the grounds of the Davis Cup Final 8 in recent days without...
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November 20, 2024
Pope to make late Italian teenager Carlo Acutis the first millennial saint on April 27
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said he will canonize Carlo Acutis next April, setting the eagerly awaited date for the late teenager to become the...
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November 20, 2024
Campbell’s shareholders approve the company’s new, soupless name
NEW YORK (AP) — Campbell's is ditching the soup — at least in name. And the change has now received shareholders' greenlight.
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November 20, 2024
Closing arguments begin in trial of man accused of killing Georgia student Laken Riley
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Closing arguments began Wednesday morning in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley,...
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November 20, 2024
UN authorizes first mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control Congo outbreak
To date, Africa has reported more than 46,000 suspected mpox cases in the current outbreak, including 1,081 deaths.
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November 20, 2024
ICC sentences al-Qaida-linked former police chief to 10 years for war crimes in Mali
THE HAGUE (AP) — The International Criminal Court sentenced an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for war c...
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November 20, 2024
Creator of ‘suicide capsule’ rejects Swiss allegation that its first user may have been strangled
GENEVA (AP) — The right-to-die activist behind a new “suicide capsule” says he rejects “absurd” allegations that the U.S. woman who was said...
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November 20, 2024
Explosion rocks condominium in Detroit suburb, sparking fires and injuring 2
ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — An explosion possibly caused by a natural gas leak rocked a suburban Detroit condominium, damaging other units,...
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November 20, 2024
Protesters scuffle with police in Serbia as they demand arrests over a deadly roof collapse
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Scuffles erupted for a second day Wednesday in a northern Serbian city between police and opposition protesters dema...
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November 20, 2024
Defense rests in trial of man accused of killing Georgia student Laken Riley
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The defense rested its case Wednesday in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, a c...
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November 20, 2024
U.S. will allow Ukraine to use American antipersonnel land mines against Russian forces
The U.S. also said its embassy in Kyiv would remain closed Wednesday due to concerns over a Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital.
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November 20, 2024
Don’t be alarmed: Ontario will get an emergency alert test today. Here’s what to expect
All of Ontario will get an emergency alert test later this afternoon, through a system which has already sent out more than 200 alerts this...
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November 20, 2024
Spain will legalize hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants in the next 3 years
MADRID (AP) — Spain will legalize about 300,000 undocumented migrants a year, starting next May and through 2027, the country's migration mi...
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November 20, 2024
Families of Paul Bernardo victims have been barred from attending in person parole hearing, lawyer says
Lawyer Tim Danson, representing the families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy said the parole board’s decision will “set victims’ rights...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Pope approves new papal funeral rites to simplify ritual, allow for burial outside the Vatican
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies, simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role as a me...
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November 20, 2024
US defense chief regrets China’s decision not to meet during Southeast Asian security talks
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressed regret Wednesday that his Chinese counterpart chose not to hold talk...
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November 20, 2024
Middle East latest: Israel insists on right to act against Hezbollah in any deal to end fighting
Israel’s defense minister says his country insists on the right to act militarily against Hezbollah in any agreement to end the fighting in...
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November 20, 2024
As the GTA cuts its emissions in key areas, this one thing is cancelling out the wins
The province’s electrical grid is a point of concern for climate advocates, and the latest numbers illustrate those issues.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
‘That’s how the industry works’: Hospital executive sought bribe from GTA construction CEO, defence claims in fraud trial bombshell
Pressed by defence lawyers, a former Bondfield Construction Ltd. consultant repeatedly denied knowledge of any attempt to solicit a bribe fr...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Pakistan’s Imran Khan gets bail in a graft case but with more cases pending, he is staying in prison
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court granted bail Wednesday to former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a graft case, his lawyer said. But with a s...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Ugandan opposition figure Besigye appears before military court after being ‘kidnapped’ in Kenya
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has been charged with possession of an illegal firearm after appearing in a m...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
The UN authorizes the 1st mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control the outbreak in Congo
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children, a decision experts hope will help make immun...
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November 20, 2024
The Canada Child Benefit goes out today as advocates warn of rising child poverty. Here’s how much to expect
Parents can expect an extra couple hundred of dollars as a new report found that the child poverty rate is rising.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
‘Bomb cyclone’ kills 1 and knocks out power to over half a million homes across the northwest US
SEATTLE (AP) — A major storm swept across the northwest U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outa...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
How the Caledon murders of an innocent Indian couple were traced back to an ex-Olympian and the notorious Sinaloa cartel
It’s been one year since Jagtar and Harbhajan Sidhu were killed in a “mistaken identity” attack on their children’s Caledon rental home. Pol...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
How the GTA murders of an innocent Indian couple were traced back to an ex-Olympian and the notorious Sinaloa cartel
It’s been one year since Jagtar and Harbhajan Sidhu were killed in a “mistaken identity” attack on their children’s Caledon rental home. Pol...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Pope to make late Italian teenager Carlo Acutis the first millennial and digital saint on April 27
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said he will canonize Carlo Acutis next April, setting the eagerly awaited date for the late teenager to become the...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
U.S. Embassy in Kyiv shuts due to Russian air attack threat after Biden policy shift
The precautionary step came after Russian officials promised a response to President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets on R...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour) stronger in th...
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November 20, 2024