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November 19, 2024
Saskatchewan NDP urges Moe to address high food prices in light of scurvy cases
SASKATOON - Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP says Premier Scott Moe's government needs to address high food prices in light of recent scurvy ca...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elemetary school lessons
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' education board on Tuesday advanced a new Bible-infused curriculum that would be optional for schools to incorpo...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Man faces attempted murder charge after resident shot during armed Mississauga home invasion: Peel police
A 28-year-old man was arrested and charged on Nov. 15, a month a resident was shot and left with serious but non-life-threatening injuries f...
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November 19, 2024
New eagle camera is going live in Minnesota to the delight of global viewers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eagle lovers around the world who were crushed by the live-streamed collapse of a nest housing two birds and their chick...
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November 19, 2024
Ontario First Nation declares state of emergency over gang and addiction crises
TORONTO - A northern Ontario First Nation has declared a state of emergency over concurrent crises involving crime, gang activity, addiction...
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November 19, 2024
Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Terry Thompson had an election to run for voters in Cascade County, Montana. Why then, she thought, was her office in G...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Brazilian police arrest 5 officers over alleged coup plot and plans to kill President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
According to the investigation, the coup plotters also planned to kill Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Montreal mayor supports Polytechnique survivors’ call for complete assault weapon ban
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is lending her support to a gun control advocacy group as it urges the federal government to complete a list o...
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November 19, 2024
Striking Massachusetts teachers appeal to governor on Statehouse steps
BOSTON (AP) — Teachers from three striking unions rallied on the steps of the Massachusetts Statehouse on Tuesday, calling on lawmakers and...
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November 19, 2024
Toronto Santa Claus Parade will stay afloat after plea for help secures more funding
Both Mayor Olivia Chow and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have posted on social media about wanting to help the parade.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Croatia to hold a presidential election on Dec. 29
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia will hold a presidential election on Dec. 29, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković announced Tuesday.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Middle East latest: US envoy holds talks in Lebanon on Israeli-Hezbollah cease-fire proposal
U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein held talks with Lebanese officials in Beirut on Tuesday about a possible cease-fire in the Israel-Hezbollah war.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
He blamed his brother for his parents’ Toronto murders. Now he plans to assert mental illness — if the judge finds him guilty
Alpha Henry blamed his brother for killing their parents and dousing them in gasoline — a claim the Crown called “a physical impossibility.”
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Carcass of endangered fin whale washes up near Alaska’s largest city
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska's largest city has attracted curious onlooker...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Woman faces hate crime charges after confronting Palestinian man wearing `Palestine’ shirt
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago woman faces hate crime charges for allegedly confronting a Palestinian man wearing a sweatshir...
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November 19, 2024
Sex abuse case: Judge orders seizure of homes belonging to billionaire Robert Miller
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered the seizure of two Montreal-area residences belonging to billionaire Robert Miller, at...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Trump chooses TV doctor Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Dr. Mehmet Oz, an outspoken supporter of Trump, unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Pennsylvania in 2022.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
US will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons in push to bolster Kyiv ahead of Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons, U.S. officials said Tuesday, as the Biden administrat...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Colombia’s president, a Maduro ally, now calls Venezuela’s disputed presidential vote a ‘mistake’
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a key ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, has reversed his support for t...
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November 19, 2024
US recognizes Venezuela’s opposition candidate as president-elect months after the disputed election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The U.S. government recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the “president-elect” of the So...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Croatia will hold a presidential election on Dec. 29
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia will hold a presidential election on Dec. 29, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković announced on Tuesday.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Ohio home explosion leaves 2 dead, 1 injured as debris rains down on neighborhood
BETHEL, Ohio (AP) — An explosion at an Ohio home Tuesday killed two people, injured one and sent debris flying throughout a neighborhood, au...
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November 19, 2024
Ukraine fires several US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for the first time
The announcement came after Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the...
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November 19, 2024
Pakistan PM approves military operation against separatists following surge in violence in southwest
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's Prime Minister on Tuesday approved a long-awaited “comprehensive military operation” against separatist groups i...
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November 19, 2024
Organic baby carrots recalled in Canada and U.S. over E. coli concerns
If you have these carrot packages, throw them out or return to the location where they were purchased, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency s...
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November 19, 2024
Italy recovers Etruscan artifacts worth $8.5 billion bound for black market
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of an illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in the central Umbria regi...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
The Canada Child Benefit will go out tomorrow, as advocates say it’s becoming less effective. Here’s how much to expect
Hundreds of dollars could go out to eligible parents amidst a Canada Post strike, while experts worry that the benefit is losing its efficac...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Motion to declare homelessness state of emergency fails to pass at Montreal council
Montreal's city council has voted down a motion brought by a pair of Independent city councillors seeking to have a state of emergency decla...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
U.S. envoy says Israel-Hezbollah truce is ‘within our grasp’ as Gaza food crisis worsens after looting
A ceasefire proposal between Israel and Hezbollah would entail both parties withdraw from a U.N. buffer zone in southern Lebanon.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Moscow says Ukraine fired six U.S.-made longer-range missiles into Russia
The announcement came after Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
EU pledges $96M loan to Cameroon to boost infrastructure
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The European Union pledged Tuesday to lend 91 million euros ($96 million) to Cameroon over the next three years to...
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November 19, 2024
Woman testified that she saw Matt Gaetz having sex with 17-year-old, attorney says
A House investigation into Gaetz effectively ended last week when he resigned from Congress after Trump nominated him to lead the Justice De...
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November 19, 2024
Rafael Nadal loses at the Davis Cup in what could be his last match
The 38-year-old Spaniard announced last month this event would be it for him as a professional tennis player after two years of injuries tha...
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November 19, 2024
Quebec politician offers mea culpa for comments on racism in provincial legislature
MONTREAL - A Quebec legislature member says he doesn’t think his colleagues at the national assembly are racist, as his party prepares to fa...
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November 19, 2024
Newfoundland wind-to-hydrogen company eyes data centre as international market lags
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A company hoping to build a massive wind-to-hydrogen project in western Newfoundland is eyeing other options as Canada's...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Rafael Nadal loses to Botic van de Zandschulp at the Davis Cup in what could be his last match
The 38-year-old Spaniard announced last month this event would be it for him as a professional tennis player after two years of injuries tha...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
New York prosecutors say they oppose dismissing Trump’s hush money conviction
Prosecutors also expressed some openness to delaying the sentencing until after Trump's impending second term.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Police in Georgia break up protesters’ camp in Tbilisi but they quickly return
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police and demonstrators scuffled again Tuesday in Georgia's capital as officers moved before dawn to break up a cam...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Moscow says Ukraine fired six US-made longer-range missiles into Russia
The announcement came after Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Washed-up carcass of endangered fin whale near Alaska’s largest city attracts crowds
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska's largest city has attracted curious onlooker...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
What to know about Sean Duffy, Trump’s choice to become transportation secretary
Duffy, a former reality star and co-host of “Fox & Friends Weekend,” has been tapped to become Trump's transportation secretary.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Toronto Santa Claus Parade organizers’ plea for help secures more funding
Both Mayor Olivia Chow and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have posted on social media about wanting to help the parade.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Trump and Musk solidify their bond with Texas trip for rocket launch
Musk spent around $200 million to help Trump beat Kamala Harris in the presidential race, and he's been given unparalleled access to the inc...
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November 19, 2024
Wisconsin regulators file complaint against former justice who led 2020 election probe
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Judicial regulators filed a complaint Tuesday against a former conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who spread...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
What is a ‘bomb cyclone’? The weather term back in the spotlight as West Coast prepares for a storm
A powerful storm is bearing down on the West Coast and bringing with it a scary-sounding weather term - bomb cyclone.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
What is a ‘bomb cyclone’?
Powerful storms are expected to hit northern California and the Pacific Northwest this week.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Trial starts for New Hampshire youth center worker accused of holding down boy while he was raped
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The trial began Tuesday for a man accused of holding down a teenage boy so colleagues could rape him at a New Hampsh...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Prosecutors oppose tossing Trump’s hush money conviction but are open to sentencing delay
Prosecutors also expressed some openness to delaying the sentencing until after Trump's impending second term.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
New York prosecutors say they will oppose dismissing Trump’s hush money conviction
Prosecutors also expressed some openness to delaying the sentencing until after Trump's impending second term.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024