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November 9, 2024
Talks to resume in B.C. port dispute in bid to end multi-day lockout
VANCOUVER - Contract negotiations resume today in Vancouver in a labour dispute that has paralyzed container cargo shipping at British Colum...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
British Columbia News
News about British Columbia from The Star, Canada’s leading source for local & national news. Visit thestar.com for news that matter to Cana...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Death toll rises to 24 in a powerful suicide bombing at a rail station in southwestern Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 2...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Death toll rises to 20 in a powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in southwestern Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from a powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday rose to...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Bribery case adds to problems in Mississippi city with water woes and policing disputes
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Bribery and conspiracy charges against the mayor are the latest shock to Mississippi's capital, where a federally appo...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
California air regulators approve changes to climate program that could raise gas prices
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California air regulators voted to approve changes to a key climate program aimed at reducing planet-warming emiss...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Why AP called the Nevada Senate race for Jacky Rosen
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic incumbent Sen. Jacky Rosen won reelection early Saturday morning after The Associated Press declared she had be...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Why AP called Nevada’s presidential race for Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump won his sixth battleground state of the 2024 election early Saturday, beating Vice President...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen is reelected in Nevada, securing battleground seat
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen won reelection, beating Republican Sam Brown in a tight but unusually quiet race for the...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
At least 13 killed and 30 wounded in Quetta train station bombing, Pakistani officials say
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday killed at least 13 people and wound...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Japan’s prime minister vows military buildup and deeper ties with the US as regional tension rises
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba renewed a pledge Saturday to build up his country’s military and deepen its alliance with...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
100-year-old Royal Air Force veteran will join UK memorial service for the first time
LONDON (AP) — Michael Woods has visited his wife, Mary, every day since she moved into a nursing home two years ago.
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
AP Race Call: Democrat Jacky Rosen wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Nevada
WASHINGTON - Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen won reelection to a U.S. Senate seat in Nevada on Saturday, fending off a fierce challenge from Rep...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Nevada
WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump won Nevada on Saturday, returning the state and its six electoral votes to Republicans for the fi...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
A push for school choice fell short in Trump’s first term. He may now have a more willing Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — The election of Donald Trump returns an ally of school choice to the White House, this time with a Republican-controlled S...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Louisiana lawmakers advance Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax cut bills
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers advanced bills to flatten the state's income tax rate and repeal the corporate franchise tax in...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
At least 4 killed and 25 wounded in Quetta train station bombing, Pakistan official says
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in southwestern Pakistan killed four people and wounded 25 others, a gov...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
The Boy Scouts inspired Norman Rockwell. His works will now help pay abuse survivors
DALLAS (AP) — In one Norman Rockwell painting, a family proudly welcomes a beaming Boy Scout home from camp, his duffel bag in hand. In anot...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
A powerful suicide bombing at a rail station in southwestern Pakistan kills at least 24
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 2...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Death toll rises to 17 in a powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in southwestern Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from a powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday rose to 17, off...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
The Democrats are starting to discuss party chair candidates for the second Trump era
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party faces existential questions after Donald Trump's resounding victory. One of the first: Who will lead...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
A record 13 women will be governors next year after New Hampshire elected Kelly Ayotte
The election of Republican Kelly Ayotte as New Hampshire's governor means 13 women will serve as a state's chief executive next year, breaki...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anti-abortion advocates say there is still work to be done to further restrict access to abortion when Republican Donald T...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
UN sanctions 2 generals from Sudan’s paramilitary force for key roles in war against the military
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions Friday on two generals in Sudan’s paramilitary force for their k...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
North Korean GPS manipulation disrupted dozens of planes and vessels, South Korea says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military said North Korea disrupted GPS signals from border areas for the second-straight day on Sat...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Rafael weakens into a tropical storm as it swirls over the Gulf of Mexico after lashing Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Rafael weakened into a tropical storm Friday as it swirled through the Gulf of Mexico where it was expected to break...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
OPP officer recovering at home after being stabbed in fatal shooting of man in Orillia
The officer was stabbed Thursday afternoon during an interaction with a man, and fired their gun. The shot man died in hospital. The SIU, t...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
New LA police chief sworn in as one of the highest-paid chiefs in the US
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell, who was sworn in as the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on Fr...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki unleashes towering columns of hot clouds
MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano spewed towering columns of hot ash high into the air Saturday, days a...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Migrants crossing the Darien heard of Donald Trump’s victory - and picked up the pace
BAJO CHIQUITO, Panama (AP) — Jesús Chávez, a 34-year-old pastry chef from Barquisimeto, Venezuela, arrived in this small village at Panama’s...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
An early look at B.C. news calendar for Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024
Here is Saturday's B.C. and Yukon calendar:
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Democrat Andrea Salinas wins reelection in Oregon’s 6th District
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas has won reelection in Oregon’s 6th Congressional District, beating Republican Mike...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
AP Race Call: Democrat Andrea Salinas wins reelection to U.S. House in Oregon’s 6th Congressional District
WASHINGTON - Democratic Rep. Andrea Salinas won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Oregon on Friday. Salinas, a first-term congres...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
AP Race Call: Democrat Lateefah Simon wins election to U.S. House in California’s 12th Congressional District
WASHINGTON - Democrat Lateefah Simon won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Friday. The district in northern Californi...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Gunmen kill a navy rear admiral in Mexico, one of the highest-ranking officers slain in a decade
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gunmen on Friday killed a navy rear admiral in Mexico, one of the highest-ranking officers slain in the country in a deca...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Ex-sheriff in Mississippi is convicted of bribery and giving ammunition to a felon
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former sheriff in Mississippi’s largest county was convicted Friday on federal charges of soliciting bribes and prov...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
FBI, Justice Department investigating racist mass texts sent following the election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several federal and state agencies are investigating how racist mass texts were sent to Black people across the country in...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Parked vehicle with gas cylinders explodes on NYC street, damaging homes and cars, officials say
NEW YORK (AP) — A parked SUV containing gas cylinders and other flammable materials exploded on a residential street in New York City on Fri...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Judge says New York can’t use ‘antiquated, unconstitutional’ law to block migrant buses from Texas
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City can't use an unconstitutional, two-century-old “anti-pauper” law to block the state of Texas from offering mig...
The Toronto Star
November 9, 2024
Police arrest a man after 9 people are stabbed over 2 days in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — A man has been arrested in connection with a spate of random stabbings over two days in Seattle, in which nine people were in...
The Toronto Star
November 8, 2024
Army says the US will restart domestic TNT production at plant to be built in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Army awarded a $435 million contract on Friday to build a TNT production plant in western Kentucky that will...
The Toronto Star
November 8, 2024
Monkeys that escaped a lab have been subjects of human research since the 1800s
The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the planet. And for...
The Toronto Star
November 8, 2024
FBI, Justice Department investigating racist mass texts sent following the election
The anonymous messages invoked slavery and were sent to Black men, women and children in several states.
The Toronto Star
November 8, 2024
Georgia governor declares emergency in 23 counties inundated with heavy rain and flooding
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Friday in 23 counties swamped by flooding rainstorms that caused...
The Toronto Star
November 8, 2024
Republican Don Bacon wins fifth term to US House representing Nebraska’s Omaha-based district
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Republican Don Bacon has been elected to a fifth House term representing Nebraska’s Omaha-based 2nd District, following t...
The Toronto Star
November 8, 2024
Monkeys that escaped a lab are a species used for human research since the 1800s
The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the planet. And for...
The Toronto Star
November 8, 2024
Gunman who wounded a man before fleeing into the subway is arrested, New York City police say
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police on Friday arrested a man who they say shot another man on a Manhattan street before fleeing into the ci...
The Toronto Star
November 8, 2024
US judge tosses Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, governor pledges swift appeal
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday overturned Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, leaning on recent U.S. Supreme Court r...
The Toronto Star
November 8, 2024
Police arrest a man after 9 people are stabbed over a day-and-a-half in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — A man committed a spate of random stabbings over two days in downtown Seattle, injuring nine people -- five of them on Friday...
The Toronto Star
November 8, 2024