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November 19, 2024
A debate over the cost of bike lane removals + a city contractor faces a five-year ban
The province’s problem with Toronto’s bike lane removal costs, a contractor facing a five-year ban on city contracts and tension at the Gill...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
The World Food Prize Foundation announces changes to expand international reach
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa-based group that strives to alleviate world hunger and awards an annual prize honoring individuals for their...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
U.S. envoy pushes for cease-fire in Lebanon as food crisis worsens after looting in Gaza
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
Spain’s royals return to flood disaster zone for 1st time since being pelted by mud
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s royal couple returned Tuesday to the area devastated by last month’s catastrophic flooding for the first tim...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
A cable car accident in the French Alps injures 6 workers
PARIS (AP) — Six workers were injured, two seriously, in a cable car accident Tuesday at the ski resort of Val Thorens in the French Alps, a...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
A 3rd Russian strike in 3 days kills more Ukrainian civilians as the war hits a milestone
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A third Russian strike in three days on a civilian residential area in Ukraine killed at least 12 people, including a c...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
US defense chief says alliance with Philippines will transcend administrations
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday condemned China's dangerous actions against the Philippines and re...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Here is how you can fill a pantry with a weekly grocery budget of $31 per person and then make a tasty bowl of chili
Eat Well Spend Almost Nothing columnist Maureen Wilson offers tips.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Putin signs new Russian nuclear doctrine after Biden’s arms decision for Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is s...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
A group of European foreign ministers discuss support for Ukraine and future ties with US
WARSAW, Poland (AP) —
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Germany’s defense minister says damage to 2 Baltic data cables appears to be sabotage
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's defense minister said Tuesday officials have to assume damage to two data cables under the Baltic Sea, one of which...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Contractor could get five-year ban for alleged overbilling of city of Toronto
The allegedly inflated charges by Mississauga-based Duron Ontario Ltd. relate to accessibility upgrades at municipal buildings.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Italian Premier Meloni’s coalition suffers setbacks in 2 regional elections
ROME (AP) — Italy's Premier Giorgia Meloni suffered election setbacks in two regions as the opposition Democratic party won a tight race in...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
US envoy pushes for cease-fire in Lebanon as food crisis worsens after looting in Gaza
BEIRUT (AP) — A United States envoy returned to Beirut on Tuesday, where Lebanese officials have tentatively welcomed a proposal for an Isra...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
US envoy says a truce in Lebanon is ‘within our grasp’ as Gaza’s 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
Numerous children injured by a vehicle outside an elementary school in central China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Numerous children were injured by a vehicle outside an elementary school in central China’s Hunan province on Tuesday,...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
1,000 days of war in Ukraine, distilled in a single 24-hour span of violence and resilience
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The clock on her wall stopped almost as soon as the day began, its hands frozen by the Russian bomb that hit the dormit...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Russian President Putin signs a new doctrine that lowers the threshold for using nuclear weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation t...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
A surge in mass attacks has killed dozens in China in recent months
BEIJING (AP) — Dozens of people have been killed in China in the past three months in a series of mass attacks. The latest on Tuesday saw pr...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
A ‘bomb cyclone’ sounds scary but meteorologist says it’s not alarmist
VANCOUVER - The use of terms including "atmospheric rivers" and "bomb cyclones" to describe weather phenomena has moved out of scientific jo...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Enforcement officers expected to testify as human smuggling trial continues
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. - Law enforcement officers are expected to testify as the trial continues for two men accused of human smuggling at the...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
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The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
N.B. Liberal government to give its first throne speech after election win
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Liberal government is scheduled to give its first throne speech today after winning last month's provincial el...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
N.S. election: Final week of campaign with announcements on housing, infrastructure
HALIFAX - With one week to go in the Nova Scotia election campaign, parties are scheduled to make promises on infrastructure and rental hous...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Manitoba New Democrats to lay out legislative agenda in throne speech
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's government is set to lay out its plans in a throne speech today, marking a new session at the legislature.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Thousands of Indian Sikhs visit the shrine of the founder of their religion to mark his birthday
KARTARPUR, Pakistan (AP) — Thousands of Sikh pilgrims from India and around the world thronged a shrine to the founder of the Sikh religion,...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong’s sentencing of 45 activists. Beijing defends it
HONG KONG (AP) — Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong were sentenced to jail for up to 10 years on Tuesday, sparking criticism from f...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Tens of thousands crowd New Zealand’s Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — As tens of thousands crowded the streets in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, on Tuesday, the throng of peop...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Protesters, government in Georgia’s separatist region of Abkhazia reach agreement to end unrest
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Opposition protesters in Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia and its separatist government appeared to have rea...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Middle East latest: US envoy arrives in Lebanon to meet with officials about possible cease-fire
A U.S. envoy has arrived in Beirut to meet with Lebanese officials about a possible cease-fire in the Israel-Hezbollah war.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
45 pro-democracy activists get 4 to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
HONG KONG (AP) — Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison Tuesday in Hong Kong’s biggest national...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Police in Georgia’s capital break up a tent camp set up by protesters demanding a new election
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in Georgia's capital early on Tuesday moved in to break up a tent camp that demonstrators set up on a central...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Concerns grow for imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi’s health in Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi underwent a complex surgery in Iran that saw part...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Pakistan bans large gatherings in the capital ahead of a rally by Imran Khan’s party
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities banned gatherings of five or more people in the capital ahead of a planned march by the supporters of...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Foreign governments, rights groups criticize Hong Kong’s sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists
HONG KONG (AP) — Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong were sentenced to jail for up to 10 years on Tuesday, sparking criticism from f...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Somaliland opposition leader wins presidential election
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The opposition leader in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland won last week’s election, the electoral commissi...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Australian tourists hospitalized after apparent severe alcohol poisoning in Laos party town
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two Australian tourists are being treated in Thailand for suspected severe alcohol poisoning after consuming tai...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Northern California and Pacific Northwest brace for atmospheric river
SEATTLE (AP) — Northern California and the Pacific Northwest are bracing for what is expected to be the strongest storm of the season so far...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Survivor of deadly trip across Canada-US border expected to testify in human smuggling trial
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — An Indian migrant who survived a deadly trek across the Canada-U.S. border in blizzard conditions is expected to...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Local Washington officials brace for four years of playing defense against Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's first stint in the White House proved to be a chaotic ride for the District of Columbia.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
At UN climate talks, farmers argue for a share of money dedicated to fighting climate change
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Extreme heat ruined the pineapples on Esther Penunia's small farm in the Philippines this year, more disappointment...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Trial begins of youth center worker accused of holding down boy while he was raped
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — The trial of a man accused of holding down a teenage boy so colleagues could rape and abuse him at a New Hampshire you...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Takeaways from the AP’s investigation into Osprey safety issues
After being grounded for months following a crash last November that killed eight service members in Japan, the V-22 Osprey — a complicated...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
In southern India’s tea country, small but mighty efforts are brewing to bring back native forests
UDHAGAMANDALAM, India (AP) — Scattered groves of native trees, flowers and the occasional prehistoric burial ground are squeezed between hun...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Border agency says changes to hours at 35 land crossings coming in January
OTTAWA - The Canada Border Services Agency says it will be adjusting hours at 35 land ports of entry in January -- a move it says will allow...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
The Osprey’s safety issues spiked over five years and caused deaths. Pilots still want to fly it
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AP) — Over a New Mexico training range named the Hornet, two Osprey aircraft speed 100 feet off the ground, ban...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
42,000 crowd New Zealand’s Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — As tens of thousands of marchers crowded the streets in New Zealand’s capital Wellington on Tuesday, the thro...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
Man facing almost 30 charges after break and enter investigation
The suspect allegedly broke into a business near Danforth Avenue and Logan Avenue and stole multiple items before fleeing the scene.
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024
45 sentenced to up to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong national security case
HONG KONG (AP) — Dozens of prominent activists were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Tuesday in Hong Kong’s biggest national securit...
The Toronto Star
November 19, 2024