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March 27, 2026
North American river otter pregnant with twins, Toronto Zoo 'otter-ly' excited
Maybelle, one of the Toronto Zoo’s North American river otters, is pregnant with twins.
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Canadian neo-Nazi terrorist sentenced to 20 years. His racist videos made him ‘the man behind the curtain’ of global hate attacks
Five Jewish organizations said in a statement that the sentence “sends a powerful message: those who spread hate, inflict violence, and terr...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Education Department directs student loan borrowers in SAVE plan to prepare for repayment
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 7 million student loan borrowers who have been enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan will receive notices begin...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Hamas considers a proposal to disarm in Gaza that's central to the territory's future
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Hamas militant group is weighing a new proposal for disarming its fighters in Gaza, a major concession that would clear...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Search resumes for man who fell through the ice on Montreal river
MONTREAL - Police are searching for a man who fell through the ice on Thursday in the Prairies River in Montreal.
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March 27, 2026
Mongolia’s prime minister resigns following tensions within the ruling party
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Mongolia ’s Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav resigned Friday after rising tensions within the ruling Mongol...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
A new COVID variant — nicknamed 'Cicada' — is popping up in the U.S. Here's what you need to know
Variant BA. 3.x was first detected in South Africa in 2024, but is now seeing a steady increase of cases worldwide.
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March 27, 2026
Cuba's president expresses concern over 2 missing aid sailboats headed to island
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel expressed concern on Friday for two missing sailboats carrying nine people that were bo...
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March 27, 2026
Mark Carney signs deal with Nova Scotia to simplify some environmental reviews
HALIFAX - Ottawa has signed a deal with Nova Scotia to simplify federal and provincial environmental approvals on major infrastructure and r...
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March 27, 2026
Analysis: 1 month into war, Iran is using insurgent tactics and holding the world economy hostage
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One month into their war with Iran, the United States and Israel find themselves confronting an opponent...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Inquest to examine death of Ontario Indigenous woman following hospital visit
An inquest will begin next week to investigate the 2021 death of an Indigenous woman in St. Catharines, Ont., shortly after she was discharg...
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March 27, 2026
1 month into war, Iran is using insurgent tactics and holding the world economy hostage
Despite being battered daily by airstrikes from two of the world’s most sophisticated militaries, Iran has shown it can still torment its ne...
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March 27, 2026
Toronto has unveiled its new congestion management plan. Here's how the city says it will tackle traffic
Toronto on Friday released its first congestion management plan overseen by its newly appointed traffic “czar” Andrew Posluns.
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
House ethics panel finds Florida congresswoman committed numerous violations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee found Friday that Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida had committed numerous...
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March 27, 2026
Quantum computing firm Xanadu starts trading on TSX
TORONTO - Xanadu Quantum Technologies has made its debut on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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March 27, 2026
Dietary supplement makers push the FDA to allow peptides and other new ingredients
WASHINGTON (AP) — Makers of dietary supplements are pushing the Food and Drug Administration to expand the types of ingredients they can put...
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March 27, 2026
Brazil's Bolsonaro to continue his sentence at home because of poor health
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from a hospital in the capital on Friday to continue serving...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
A boat packed with migrants that capsized off Djibouti left at least 9 dead and 45 missing
GENEVA (AP) — A boat packed with migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti on the way to Yemen this week, the U.N. migration agency said F...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Woman charged in November crash that injured three Uxbridge firefighters
As emergency crews were responding to another collision in Uxbridge, a Hyundai SUV lost control and hit three firefighters and the driver of...
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March 27, 2026
Russian man sentenced to 4 years in UK prison for assault witnessed on video by Barron Trump
LONDON (AP) — A Russian man was sentenced to four years in prison Friday for assaulting a woman in London, in an attack which was witnessed...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
A 14-year-old running for governor is the first teen to get on Vermont's general election ballot
STOWE, Vt. (AP) — Looking back, gubernatorial candidate Dean Roy says his political ambitions started in the eighth grade. And by that he me...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Why Ontario’s new budget has such a huge deficit + no more ceremonial flag raisings for Toronto
Here’s the latest on Ontario’s record $244 billion budget — which comes with the largest deficit since the COVID-19 pandemic — and why Toron...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Natrel, Farmers and Québon milk recalled in Canada due to potential presence of glass pieces
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is currently conducting a food safety investigation that may lead to other products being recalled.
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March 27, 2026
Sunny skies in Toronto on Friday ahead of wintry mix of weather expected this weekend
Though the forecast calls for a high of 1 C Friday, all that wind will make it feel more like a teeth-chattering -10.
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March 27, 2026
A year after Trump's DOGE cuts, workers whose lives were upended question what was saved
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thea Price anticipated changes under the second Trump administration, but she never expected her life to be thrown into su...
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March 27, 2026
An unknown attacker threw Molotov cocktails at a Russian center in Prague, police say
PRAGUE (AP) — An unknown perpetrator threw several Molotov cocktails at a Russian center in Prague promoting culture and history, Czech poli...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Man in hospital with critical injuries after being struck by driver in Etobicoke
The man was struck in the Rexdale Boulevard and Queen’s Plate Drive area around 9 p.m. Thursday.
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March 27, 2026
Four-vehicle collision shuts down stretch of the DVP on Thursday night
Paramedics said no one was transported to hospital after the multi-vehicle crash around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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March 27, 2026
China opens investigations into US trade practices in response to Trump tariff moves
BEIJING (AP) — China launched two investigations into U.S. trade practices on Friday, signaling its resolve to push back against President D...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
A Build America, Buy America law is causing construction delays amid the US housing crisis
It has a catchy name — Build America, Buy America — and the lauded goal of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States.
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March 27, 2026
In the wake of US social media verdicts, a look at what limits other countries have imposed for kids
Dual jury verdicts this week have validated longstanding concerns about the dangers of social media for young people. But the U.S. lacks fed...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Snow and stormy winds close schools and roads, and cut power in some Balkan countries
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Stormy winds, rain and snow closed schools and left thousands of people without electricity on Friday in...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall kill at least 20 people in Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have killed at least 20 people in southern Tanzania in recent days, au...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Scientists train to dive beneath polar ice as climate change warms the Arctic and Antarctica
KILPISJÄRVI, Finland (AP) — As bubbles rippled across the frigid Finnish lake, diver Daan Jacobs emerged from a hole carved out of the thick...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Scathing UN report calls on Syria to investigate abuses during deadly clashes with Druze last year
BEIRUT (AP) — A United Nations inquiry said Friday that there is “no indication” Syria has investigated violations its forces committed duri...
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March 27, 2026
Brampton man pleads guilty to spearheading criminal organization that trafficked drugs from States into Canada, U.S. authorities say
Guramrit Sidhu, 62, pleaded guilty Thursday to leading the organization responsible for trafficking drugs for distribution in Canada from Se...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Judge calls out prosecutor over allegation she berated Toronto cop about not lying under oath — 'This is why you don't go and yell at an officer’
“Isn’t this the very kind of case that might mar the integrity of the justice system?”
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
11 years for man who kidnapped ‘innocent’ Toronto boy over his brother’s cocaine theft, sparking citywide manhunt
“When I closed my eyes to sleep, I relived every detail of my abduction in the worst way, with the worst ending,” the boy told court.
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
George Brown college files 'mass termination' notice in face of steep drop in enrolment
The Toronto college has indicated it is laying off 22 hourly and 29 salaried employees amid budget pressures.
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March 27, 2026
Toronto Humber Yacht Club shut down by council — even as club members vow 'it's not over'
Council voted Thursday to end the club's 70-year-long tenancy.
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March 27, 2026
2026 FIFA World Cup will make Toronto even busier. Here's how the city plans to keep people moving
To handle the extra people expected during the games, the city plans on traffic restrictions, increased transit service — and more bicycles...
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March 27, 2026
A sign Toronto's election is unofficially underway? Attack ads target 'failed mayor' Olivia Chow
The ads from A Better City Toronto hammer Mayor Olivia Chow over her record on public safety, affordability and gridlock.
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Toronto area crypto shops caught in sustained crackdown by money-laundering watchdog
Fintrac has been criticized for lax enforcement of the sector. More than a quarter of all its revocations since 2021 have come in the last f...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Judge seals ‘person of interest’ records from Barry and Honey Sherman murder investigation. Thousands of pages remain redacted
The Star continues to argue the documents should be unsealed so that Toronto police investigators’ missteps can face public scrutiny.
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Anger over Ontario college of psychologists' proposed changes prompts calls for ouster
Letter from 1,400 members of psychology community seeks registrar’s removal over proposed training standards, other concerns.
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Star call-out: What's your favourite thing about spring in Toronto?
From the early buds on the trees to the first pitch at a Blue Jays game, the first signs of spring can be surprisingly life-affirming after...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
A whale stranded at a Baltic Sea resort has swum off a sandbank. But it isn't safe yet
BERLIN (AP) — A whale that was stranded for days in shallow water at a Baltic Sea resort in Germany has swum free from a sandbank overnight...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Family of China murder victim loses B.C. lawsuit against family of executed killer
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a man murdered in a "contract killing" in 2017 in China, a...
The Toronto Star
March 27, 2026
Why Pakistan has emerged as a mediator between US and Iran
ISLAMABAD (AP) — As fears of a wider regional conflict escalate following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that began in late February, Paki...
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March 27, 2026