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August 28, 2026
'Surrey Six' killer loses bid to throw out murder convictions
VANCOUVER - One of the men found guilty in the so-called "Surrey Six" killings in 2007 has lost his bid for a stay of proceedings, meaning h...
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
National Park Service backs Trump's arch, despite its impact on Washington's sightline
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new National Park Service report backs President Donald Trump’s proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects...
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August 28, 2026
How the Aquarium of the Pacific scrambled to save hundreds of sea creatures after 2 smuggling busts
Clownfish clamber around a watery enclosure, a couple of brownbanded bamboo sharks weave between rocks and lines of coral sit in tanks baski...
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
Brazil’s TV and radio campaign blitz begins, with Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro set for a nasty fight
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's top presidential candidates, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, beginning Friday will seek to dr...
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August 28, 2026
Indigenous leaders condemn Trump's move to rename Lake Ontario
OTTAWA - Indigenous leaders and advocates say they're outraged after U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to ch...
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August 28, 2026
Wyoming governor requests investigation into activity of Justice Department monitors during primary
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Wyoming's attorney general is investigating how two U.S. Department of Justice officials monitored poll workers a...
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August 28, 2026
Juul gets OK to sell updated vaping device with age-gating technology
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vaping company Juul Labs on Friday received federal permission to sell an updated version of its e-cigarette, which includ...
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August 28, 2026
P.E.I. offers businesses millions to offset the impact of U.S. tariffs
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island Premier Rob Lantz is rolling out millions of dollars worth of new programs to help Island businesses de...
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
New Brunswick banning student phone use in public schools
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick is banning elementary students from using their phone or other mobile devices during the school day starting in...
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August 28, 2026
Virginia family with 4 relatives missing in the Nepal-China floods pleads for more rescue help
Mukti Patel has huddled with family and friends at her parents' Richmond, Virginia, home since her dad, sister and two other relatives went...
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
Ontario was warned of 'suspicious' OSAP activity at a few career colleges: documents
TORONTO - The association representing career colleges in Ontario began warning the government about possible "suspicious" student financial...
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August 28, 2026
Alaska approves New Amalga mine access road after major opposition
The state has approved the first segment of a mining road requested by Grand Portage Resources Ltd., a Canadian mining company. Nearly 90% o...
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August 28, 2026
Edmonton-born father back in Canada after 9 months in U.S. immigration detention
An Edmonton native who spent most of his adult life in the United States has returned to Canada following an unsuccessful legal battle to ma...
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
Parties talk taxes, trade war and parental leave on Day 2 of Quebec election campaign
MONTREAL - Taxes, parental leave and the U.S. trade war are taking centre stage during the first full day of campaigning on the Quebec elect...
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August 28, 2026
Ontario's top court rejects developer’s constitutional challenge over Greenbelt law
TORONTO - The Ontario Court of Appeal has sided with a lower court in rejecting a developer's constitutional challenge of a 2023 law that re...
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August 28, 2026
Reports split over whether forced contraception of Greenlandic women and girls constituted genocide
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Two reports investigating the forcible contraception of thousands of Indigenous women and girls in Greenland by Danis...
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August 28, 2026
A Jewish scholar chosen to lead the Catholic Biblical Association is hit by antisemitic backlash
When Amy-Jill Levine was a child in Massachusetts, a schoolmate in her predominantly Catholic hometown told her she was guilty of killing Ch...
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August 28, 2026
Hells Angels logo banned in Quebec: 'Everyone understands what the patch represents'
The “anti-patch” ban comes into effect Sept. 2.
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
Hells Angels logo ban looms in Quebec: 'Everyone understands what the patch represents'
The “anti-patch” ban comes into effect Sept. 2.
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
Nepal-China mountain region hit by deadly flood has danger but also draws trekkers to its heights
The mountain range along the Nepal-China border has its dangers, most recently seen this week in the flash floods spurred by a glacier colla...
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
SpaceX recovers Starship from the Indian Ocean a month after launch and is shipping it back to Texas
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has pulled off its biggest salvage operation yet, recovering its most recently launched Starship from the...
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
Manitoba Hydro CEO steps down for personal reasons after two years
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Hydro says chief executive officer Allan Danroth has left the organization for personal reasons after two years on the j...
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August 28, 2026
President Donald Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Friday once again spurned Donald Trump’s effort to erase his hush money conviction, rejecting the preside...
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August 28, 2026
Alberta politician heads to Minnesota for legislator conference, trade advocacy
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says a United Conservative Party legislature member is heading to Minnesota to advocate for trade and stro...
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August 28, 2026
A Dutch institute issues a 'Red Alert' over potentially lethal Trump-shaped ecstasy pills
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned users on Friday about potentially lethal ecstasy pil...
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August 28, 2026
UN agency warns of 17,000 children in urgent need of assistance as aid reaches some Nepal survivors
Following devastating flash floods in the Nepal-China border region, humanitarian organizations are mobilizing emergency response efforts. A...
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August 28, 2026
Police release video of arson at Liberal MP Salma Zahid's Scarborough home
Multiple vehicles were set on fire in the driveway of a home on Thursday, later confirmed to belong to Scarborough MP Salma Zahid.
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
Halifax man accused of threatening to bomb U.S. Consulate not ready to pursue bail
A Halifax resident facing serious federal charges related to bomb threats directed at the U.S. Consulate has decided to postpone bail procee...
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
4 men plead guilty to torching 4 London-based ambulances operated by Jewish charity
Four individuals have entered guilty pleas for deliberately setting fire to four ambulances belonging to a Jewish-operated charitable medica...
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August 28, 2026
Michigan houses are old and getting older. It’s a ‘huge problem’ for state
Michigan's housing stock faces critical aging challenges, with the median home construction dating back to the 1970s Nixon era. This widespr...
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
US targets Egyptian bank's UAE branches under new push for Iran's economic isolation
The Trump administration escalates sanctions enforcement against Iran by targeting an Egyptian financial institution's operations in the Uni...
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August 28, 2026
Judge will hear recantation of sexual abuse claim against ex-Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge has granted a hearing to explore claims that a man wants to recant allegations of sexual abuse years ago by P...
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
Are there still bellwether ridings in Quebec election campaigns?
Quebec's electoral landscape has traditionally featured bellwether ridings that reliably predict governing parties in general elections. Thi...
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August 28, 2026
Wildfire near Summerland, B.C., that forced thousands to evacuate being held
A destructive wildfire that devastated British Columbia's South Okanagan region and prompted mass evacuations earlier this month has now rea...
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August 28, 2026
United Nations talks in Mongolia expose growing drought crisis as climate impacts worsen
Nearly 200 nations concluded critical UN desertification negotiations in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, addressing the escalating global land degrad...
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
Serbia's president criticizes UN court for not releasing war criminal Mladic to die at home
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic on Friday accused a war crimes U.N. court in The Hague of “uncivilized behavior”...
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
New Brunswick gives green light for 500 MW gas plant
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government has granted conditional approval for a 500-megawatt natural gas plant.
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
Celine Dion is back in Paris, but her first song remains 'a big secret'
PARIS (AP) — Celine Dion blew kisses and made a love-heart shape with her hands as she swept into Paris on Friday for her first series of co...
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
StatCan figures show minor economic bump from FIFA World Cup soccer matches
OTTAWA - New figures from Statistics Canada show the FIFA World Cup modestly boosted economic activity in June, with some tourism-related in...
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August 28, 2026
Mapquest stands by Lake Ontario after Trump's executive order: 'We're not changing it'
The mapping company’s refusal follows blowback against Trump’s move to change the lake’s name from both sides of the border.
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
All eyes on Fed Chair Warsh during the central bank’s annual conclave in Jackson Hole
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has sought a lower profile than his predecessors, yet his speech Friday a...
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
Woman, 73, dies after being stabbed in London, Ont., home invasion
LONDON - Police in London, Ont., say a 73-year-old woman has died after she was stabbed during a weekend home invasion.
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
The Latest: Iran war reaches its six-month mark as Trump tries increasing economic pressure
President Donald Trump has reached an awkward moment in his second term as the U.S.-Israel war against Iran began six months ago Friday. It’...
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
Lick’s Homeburgers isn’t dead. It’s drawing crowds at CNE — and eyeing a Toronto return
Fans are flocking to the CNE for Guk sauce and burgers. Now, the CEO says a move back into the city could be next.
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
First Up: Trump may have issued an executive order but it's Lake Ontario forever
In today’s First Up: a man spent nearly five years in seclusion and is being released, and the latest from Nepal.
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
Missing Scarborough swimmer found dead at Lake Huron beach
Authorities in Ontario have concluded their search following the tragic discovery of a 28-year-old Scarborough resident at Lake Huron's shor...
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
Lawmakers in Pakistan-administered Kashmir elect ruling party candidate as prime minister
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Lawmakers in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Friday elected Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani as prime minister after...
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
Eswatini receives 2 more US deportees under a controversial third-country deal
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Two migrants deported from the United States arrived in Eswatini, authorities in the southern African country said, unde...
The Toronto Star
August 28, 2026
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August 28, 2026