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September 19, 2024
Service resumes on TTC Line 2 after oil on tracks temporarily closes portion of the subway
The TTC said there would be no service between St. George and Broadview stations beginning at 6:20 a.m. on Thursday after a mechanical lubri...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe who abdicated earlier this year has been hospitalized
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, who stunningly abdicated earlier this year, has been admitted to a hospital after f...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Hezbollah fires new volley at Israel as fears of greater war mount after electronic devices bombing
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah fired a new barrage into northern Israel on Thursday, continuing its drumbeat of exchanges with the Israeli military...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Harris plans a livestream with Oprah Winfrey while Trump is set to address an Israeli-American group
WASHINGTON (AP) — Both major presidential candidates are making appearances Thursday meant to fire up their core supporters, with Vice Presi...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
EU chief travels to Kyiv with promise of fresh energy funds to get Ukraine through winter
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is traveling to war-ravaged Ukraine on Friday with the promise of 160 million euro...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
UK leader Starmer is facing flak for taking freebies. He says he’s done nothing wrong
LONDON (AP) — Less than three months after he was elected on a promise to restore trust in politics, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
A 10-year-old Japanese boy stabbed near his school in China has died
BEIJING (AP) — Officials in Tokyo said Thursday that a 10-year-old Japanese student who was stabbed near his school in southern China has di...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
A U.N.-chartered plane was damaged in an Islamist attack in Mali
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A plane that was used for humanitarian work by the World Food Program was damaged during an Islamist attack in the capit...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
2 killed in restive New Caledonia during a French police operation
PARIS (AP) — Two people have been killed in New Caledonia during a police operation to apprehend activists suspected of involvement in deadl...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Huge python grabs Thai woman in her kitchen, squeezes her two hours before she can be freed
BANGKOK (AP) — A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thig...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Floods in Central Europe threaten new areas. Heavy rains also flood parts of Italy
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A massive floodwave moving across Central Europe was threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and le...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Oktoberfest tightens security in wake of deadly knife attack in western Germany
MUNICH (AP) — Security has tightened at Oktoberfest in the wake of last month’s deadly knife attack in Solingen in western Germany, and offi...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Modi visits Indian-administered Kashmir on local election campaign amid massive security
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the main city in Himalayan Kashmir on Thursday to campaign for his party...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Modi visits Indian-controlled Kashmir on local election campaign amid massive security
SRINAGAR, INDIA (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the main city in Himalayan Kashmir on Thursday to campaign for his party...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
First people are sentenced under Hong Kong’s tough new security law
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court sentenced the first two people under a tough new Hong Kong national security law on Thursday, including a...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnia site in Medjugorje where Madonna reportedly appeared
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday gave the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where chil...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Plans to rebuild a condemned west-end public housing complex would see it quadruple in size
Tenants of Swansea Mews were forced out of the roughly 150 townhomes when a piece of concrete ceiling fell in 2022.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
This former refugee has lost his permanent residence after 27 years in Canada. He says the law breaches his Charter rights
The former refugee from the Czech Republic is challenging the loss of his status as a protected person over his travel.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
York Regional Police and school boards announce updates to school-police protocol
York Regional Police, in partnership with the York Region school boards, are holding a press conference Thursday.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
First person convicted under Hong Kong’s new security law is sentenced to 14 months in prison
HONG KONG (AP) — The first person convicted under a tough new Hong Kong national security law was sentenced on Thursday to 14 months in pris...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Spain arrests suspect in February speedboat crash that killed 2 police officers
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities arrested a 32-year-old man for the death of two police officers in February when a speedboat suspected to...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Malaysian police detain CEO and other leaders of Islamic group as probe into child sex abuse widens
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police on Thursday detained the CEO and other top leaders of an Islamic business group that is under...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
At least 1000 people evacuated as flooding hits northern Italy
ROME (AP) — About a thousand residents were evacuated in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna after it was hit by torrential rains...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
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The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs expected to call provincial election today
FREDERICTON - A 33-day provincial election campaign is expected to officially get started today in New Brunswick.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Pressure still on oilsands sector despite silence after greenwashing law: think tank
CALGARY - Canada's oilsands industry remains under pressure to reduce its greenhouse gas footprint, even as companies have clamped down on p...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
NDP flips, BC United flops, B.C. Conservatives surge as election campaign approaches
VICTORIA - If the lead up to British Columbia's provincial election campaign is any indication of what’s to come, voters should expect the u...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Voters head to polls in quickly called eastern Ontario byelection
BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Polls are set to soon open in the eastern Ontario riding of Bay of Quinte, where voters will pick their next representati...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
A 10-year-old Japanese student stabbed near his school in China has died
BEIJING (AP) — Officials in Tokyo said Thursday that a 10-year-old Japanese student attending a Japanese school in southern China who was at...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Is Israel preparing for a war with Hezbollah?
Hopes for a diplomatic solution to the conflict appear to be fading quickly as Israel signals a desire to change the status quo in the count...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
The Vatican is set to rule on reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary at a Bosnian shrine
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is providing its long-awaited assessment on one of the more contested aspects of Roman Catholicism in recent...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Relentless fighting is devastating Sudan and escalating in Darfur’s capital, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Relentless violence has devastated Sudan and large-scale fighting has escalated in and around the only capital in Suda...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Adoption fraud separated generations of South Korean children from their families, AP finds
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government, Western countries and adoption agencies worked in tandem to supply some 200,000 Korean c...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Rampant adoption fraud separated generations of South Korean children from their families, AP finds
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As the plane descended into Seoul, Robert Calabretta swaddled himself in a blanket, his knees tucked into his ches...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?
KAVUMU, Congo (AP) — Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Threats and assassination attempts come with the office Donald Trump once held and is seeking again
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump, following an apparent assassination attempt on him on Sunday, claimed that overheated rheto...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Residents of Springfield, Ohio, hunker down and pray for a political firestorm to blow over
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — In the quiet corners of Springfield, Ohio — out of sight of the drumbeat of politicians and journalists, troopers a...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
KAMITUGA, Congo (AP) — Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave. The 1-month-old die...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Colombia suspends peace talks with ELN rebel group after a deadly attack on the military
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia on Wednesday suspended peace talks with the National Liberation Army, or ELN, after blaming the rebel group...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Wagon rolls over at Wisconsin apple orchard injuring about 25 children and adults
LAFAYETTE, Wis. (AP) — About 25 children and adults were injured Wednesday when a wagon carrying them overturned at a western Wisconsin appl...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
A Japanese student stabbed near his school in China has died, Japanese officials say
BEIJING (AP) — Officials in Tokyo said Thursday that a 10-year-old Japanese student attending a Japanese school in southern China who was at...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Police release shocking video of Mississauga car theft showing victim run over as his vehicle is stolen
The owner, who was selling his 2022 Porsche Cayenne, suffered serious injuries after he was struck by a female suspect who was driving the v...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
A Japanese student stabbed near a school in China has died, Japanese officials say
BEIJING (AP) — Japanese officials said Thursday that a 10-year-old student attending a Japanese school in southern China who was attacked th...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
A student stabbed near Japanese school in China has died, Japanese officials say
BEIJING (AP) — Japanese officials said Thursday that a 10-year-old student attending a Japanese school in southern China who was attacked th...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
‘Idiots’ or ‘knuckleheads’? Federal-provincial immigration dispute gets personal
Immigration Minister Marc Miller accuses three Conservative premiers of exploiting the refugee crisis for political gains.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Kim calls for bolstering nuclear and conventional weapons after testing 2 types of missiles
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Thursday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised successful tests of two types of missiles — one desig...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Toronto’s Michelin Guide is back. Here’s which restaurants made its annual list
Toronto’s highest-rated spot is still the two-starred Sushi Masaki Saito, an omakase restaurant in Yorkville.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
LaMonica McIver wins special House election in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has defeated Republican small businessman Carmen Bucco in a co...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
UN chief urges divided nations to approve blueprint to address global challenges from climate to AI
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief urged the world’s divided nations on Wednesday to compromise and approve a blueprint to addre...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024