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September 17, 2024
Many in Indian-controlled Kashmir plan to vote this time to deny Modi total control
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — For decades, boycotting elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir was a sign of protest against Indian rule.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Budapest and Poland’s Wroclaw reinforce their river banks ahead of more flooding in central Europe
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Soldiers dropped sandbags from military helicopters to reinforce river embankments and evacuated residents as the wors...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
EU chief unveils her new team after a long and bumpy road; women get top roles
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen put women in many of the top roles of her new team in her next five-year tenure at...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Casualties in Myanmar push Southeast Asia’s death toll from Typhoon Yagi past 500
BANGKOK (AP) — Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 l...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Myanmar’s death toll from Typhoon Yagi rises past 200, with tallying hindered by civil war
BANGKOK (AP) — Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 l...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
$956-million downtown Toronto courthouse plagued by accessibility issues, provincial report finds
A report commissioned by the Ministry of the Attorney General backs up problems described by disability advocate David Lepofsky.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
A man is charged with murder over crossbow attack near London that killed 3 women
LONDON (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been charged with killing three women in a crossbow attack near London in July, British police said. He...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Israel says halting Hezbollah attacks is now a war goal as officials warn of a wider operation
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel announced Tuesday that halting Hezbollah's attacks in the north in order to allow its residents to return is now an...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
A military training camp in Mali’s capital has been attacked, the army says
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A military training camp in Mali’s capital was attacked early Tuesday, the army said.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Hard-right Dutch coalition will lay out priorities as leaders bicker
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A speech by the Dutch king on Tuesday is to lay out the new government's plans for the coming year as members...
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September 17, 2024
A man accused of drugging his wife so dozens of men could rape her is testifying in French court
AVIGNON, France (AP) — A man accused of drugging his then-wife and inviting dozens of men to rape her over nearly a decade is testifying in...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
A French man admits in court to drugging his wife so that he and dozens of men could rape her
Many also hope his testimony will shed some light — to try to understand the unthinkable.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Calgary city council set to face fallout of losing provincial funding for Green Line
EDMONTON - Calgary city council is set to face the fallout Tuesday of losing Alberta government funding for its Green Line light rail transi...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Trudeau returns to Parliament after loss of second Liberal stronghold
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face his cabinet today after losing yet another long-held Liberal seat.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
MK-ULTRA: Ottawa, McGill seek to dismiss Montreal brainwashing experiment lawsuit
MONTREAL - Family members of patients allegedly brainwashed decades ago at a Montreal psychiatric hospital are afraid they're running out of...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Jasper council to debate asking Alberta government for budget funding support
JASPER, ALTA. - The town council of Jasper, Alta., is set to discuss today if it will ask for funding from the provincial government to offs...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Alberta Premier Smith set to announce supports for overcrowded classrooms
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to announce a plan to help school classrooms being squeezed by an influx of new families.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
As some Ontario plants hit the brakes, are Canada’s EV ambitions under threat?
LOYALIST TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO, CANADA - The plant was expected to produce batteries for a million electric vehicles a year. Once up and running...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Trudeau returns to Parliament after loss of second Liberal stronghold
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face his cabinet today after losing yet another long-held Liberal seat.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
4 people could face the death penalty after drug arrests on Bali
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Tuesday that they have arrested six people on drug charges on the tourist island of B...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
UN rights experts decry worsening repression in Venezuela in wake of contested election result
GENEVA (AP) — Independent U.N. human rights experts said in a new report Tuesday that their findings show Venezuela's government has intensi...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Bloc Québécois takes Montreal Liberal stronghold in byelection win
Polls suggest the race is tight between the Liberal candidate and the Bloc Québécois, but the NDP is also hopeful it can win.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Trudeau loses another Liberal stronghold in Bloc Québécois byelection victory
Polls suggest the race is tight between the Liberal candidate and the Bloc Québécois, but the NDP is also hopeful it can win.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Trudeau loses another Liberal stronghold to Bloc Québécois byelection victory
Polls suggest the race is tight between the Liberal candidate and the Bloc Québécois, but the NDP is also hopeful it can win.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Bloc Québécois takes Montreal Liberal stronghold in byelection win
Polls suggest the race is tight between the Liberal candidate and the Bloc Québécois, but the NDP is also hopeful it can win.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea leave more than 35 people dead, police say
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior have left more than 35 people dead, a police...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
NDP maintains Winnipeg stronghold in federal byelection
Polls suggest the race is tight between the Liberal candidate and the Bloc Québécois, but the NDP is also hopeful it can win.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
CP NewsAlert: NDP maintains Winnipeg stronghold in federal byelection
Polls suggest the race is tight between the Liberal candidate and the Bloc Québécois, but the NDP is also hopeful it can win.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Two youths arrested after emergency alert issued in New Brunswick
MONCTON, N.B. - New Brunswick RCMP say two youths have been arrested after an emergency alert was issued Monday evening about someone carryi...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
NDP declares victory in federal Winnipeg byelection, Conservatives concede
Polls suggest the race is tight between the Liberal candidate and the Bloc Québécois, but the NDP is also hopeful it can win.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
CP NewsAlert: NDP declares victory in federal Winnipeg byelection
Polls suggest the race is tight between the Liberal candidate and the Bloc Québécois, but the NDP is also hopeful it can win.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Dedicated artists are keeping Japan’s ancient craft of temari alive
KAWARAMACHI, Japan (AP) — Time seems to stop here.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
2 people reported dead in China as Typhoon Bebinca is downgraded to a tropical storm
BEIJING (AP) — Two people died in China’s eastern Jiangsu province as Typhoon Bebinca brought torrential rains and powerful winds before eas...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Not-so-great expectations: Students are reading fewer books in English class
Chris Stanislawski didn’t read much in his middle school English classes, but it never felt necessary. Students were given detailed chapter...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
US Coast Guard says Russian naval vessels crossed into buffer zone off Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that it tracked a group of Russian naval vessels as they crossed into U.S. waters off...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Tough treatment and good memories mix at newest national site dedicated to Latinos
In the second half of the 20th century, Mexican and Mexican-American children in Marfa, Texas, were educated in an adobe-style building in c...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Large turnout is expected in a crucial vote for local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — In Indian-controlled Kashmir, many people boycotted elections for decades in protest against Indian rule. But in the...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Senate to vote again on IVF protections in election-year push
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will vote for the second time this year on legislation that would establish a nationwide right to in vitro fert...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Democrats run unopposed to fill 2 state House vacancies in Philadelphia
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia voters on Tuesday will fill two vacant state House seats in special elections, and in both cases a Democ...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Arizona tribe fights to stop lithium drilling on culturally significant lands
PHOENIX (AP) — Members of an Arizona tribe are trying to persuade a federal judge to extend a temporary ban on exploratory drilling for a li...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Ex-police officer accused of killing suspected shoplifter is going on trial in Virginia
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A former northern Virginia police officer is going on trial Tuesday in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man suspected of...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Mother of Colorado supermarket gunman says he is ‘sick’ and denies knowing about plan
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The last time Khadija Ahidid saw her son, he came to breakfast in 2021 looking “homeless” with big hair so she offered...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
At least 15 dead since July and thousands of hectares scorched as wildfires sweep Peru
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Wildfires in Peru have left at least 15 dead since July and more than 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) of cultivated land and...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
At least 15 dead and thousands hectares scorched as wildfires sweep Peru
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Wildfires in Peru have left at least 15 dead and more than 3,000 hectares (11.58 square miles) of cultivated land and natu...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court clears ballot language saying anti-gerrymandering measure calls for the opposite
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court let stand late Monday ballot language that will describe this fall’s Issue 1 as requiring gerry...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Mother of Colorado supermarket guman says he is ‘sick’ and denies knowing about plan
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The last time Khadija Ahidid saw her son, he came to breakfast in 2021 looking “homeless” with big hair so she offered...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
US airs frustration with Israel’s military about strikes in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Monday accused Israel’s military of striking schools, humanitarian worker...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Vance and Georgia Gov. Kemp project Republican unity at evangelical event after Trump tensions
ATLANTA (AP) — A leading conservative Christian group put on a show of Republican unity Monday, cementing the new détente between Georgia Go...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
MPs to discuss deaths of First Nations people by police in emergency debate
Six First Nations peoples have died in the last two weeks at the hands of police officers, which NDP MP Lori Idlout characterizes as a "dist...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024