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August 27, 2026
As midterm elections approach, Republican candidates weigh how closely to align with Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — “AIR FORCE VETERAN. SMALL BUSINESSMAN. TRUMP CONSERVATIVE.”
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
U.S. aviation regulator moves to fire LaGuardia traffic controllers who left early before fatal crash
The two air-traffic controllers were determined to have left their shifts early before an Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truc...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Canadian hiker in Nepal 'gutted' in aftermath of floods as rescuers scramble to find missing: 'The loss of life has been unimaginable'
The disaster has devastated communities along the Lhende Khola river system, washing away roads and bridges and burying homes in mud.
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Saskatchewan says new data centres must be Canadian and supply own power
REGINA - New data centres in Saskatchewan must be Canadian-owned and are also required to supply their own electricity, the province announc...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
US defense review presses NATO allies to prove they are taking the lead in Europe
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Pentagon on Thursday pressed U.S. allies at NATO to prove they are stepping up their defense of Europe as Washington shi...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Alaska officials identify 4 men killed in a small plane crash near coastal town
The pilot and three passengers killed when a small plane crashed in shallow waters near a remote coastal town in Alaska have been identified...
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August 27, 2026
Culture and ethics meets tech: UCLA debuts country’s first bachelor’s in digital humanities
UCLA is launching the nation’s first digital humanities department and bachelor’s degree this fall. The new discipline combines classical hu...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
About 90 Americans unaccounted for after catastrophic floods hit Nepal and Tibet
U.S. officials said about 90 U.S. citizens remained unaccounted for Thursday, a day after catastrophic flash floods engulfed a border area o...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Who gets to name a lake? What to know about Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario
The name of one of the Great Lakes has become the latest target of U.S. President Donald Trump's ire after trade talks with Canada broke dow...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Trump administration relied on flawed logic to justify scrapping vehicle emission rules, study says
The Trump administration relied on flawed logic to justify scrapping vehicle emissions standards this year, making errors in how it accounte...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Controllers warned Marine One pilots about communication issues week before dual takeoff, NTSB says
Air traffic controllers in Washington and the pilots of President Donald Trump’s helicopter met to discuss communication issues one week bef...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
A fire at a gas and chemical plant in Russia's Far East has killed 15
A fire broke out at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex in Russia’s Far East earlier this week, killing 15, the plant's management said Thursday.
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Elections BC allows petition bid for Indigenous law's repeal to proceed
VICTORIA - Elections BC says it has granted in-principle approval for a petition to proceed seeking the repeal of British Columbia's Declara...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America today.
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Haitians demand answers from police after gangs kill 47, kidnap more than 50
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s National Police faced mounting criticism Thursday over why authorities failed to prevent a recent gang...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Middle East conflict, oil prices push Alberta’s finances back in the black
CALGARY - Alberta’s finances have swung back in the black after war in the Middle East sent global energy prices surging.
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Alberta investment manager AIMCo surpasses $200B in assets
CALGARY - The Crown corporation that handles public sector pensions and other funds in Alberta says its assets under management surpassed $2...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Historic annual N.B. deficit grows by $260 million in new fiscal update
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government says it's expecting to add at least $260 million to its annual deficit.
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
TSB probes plane accident near Mission in 3rd deployment to B.C. this month
RICHMOND - Canada's Transportation Safety Board has deployed a team to investigate what it calls a plane accident in British Columbia's Fras...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Group of Democratic senators calls on ICE to cancel plan to buy electric shock gloves
A group of U.S. senators led by Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada urged Immigration and Customs Enforcement to cancel its plan to ou...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
CP NewsAlert: Toronto MP says police probing possible arson after her car set on fire
OTTAWA - Toronto Liberal MP Salma Zahid says her car was set on fire at her home and police are investigating it as a suspected arson.
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Justice Department charges more than 80 people in Puerto Rico gang takedown
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has charged more than 80 people in the takedown of a violent Puerto Rican gang, Att...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Scarborough MP Salma Zahid says multiple vehicles destroyed outside her home in suspected arson
Salma Zahid said the incident took place overnight Thursday.
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Saskatchewan fiscal update projects $825M deficit, cites health, agriculture costs
SASKATOON - The Saskatchewan government is forecasting an $825-million deficit, inching slightly more into the red from 2026-27 budget proje...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Beluga whale dies at Chicago aquarium days after coming from Canada park in rescue effort
CHICAGO (AP) — A beluga whale died days after it was transported hundreds of miles to a Chicago aquarium from a shuttered Ontario park as pa...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Strong Ontario, Quebec summer storms led to $439M in insured damage: report
New industry estimates suggest powerful thunderstorms across Ontario and Quebec during the week of Canada Day caused $439 million in insured...
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August 27, 2026
The Star exposed his five years in isolation at this Ontario psychiatric hospital. He's suddenly set to be released from seclusion
A significant development emerges at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care in Ontario, where a patient who spent five years in seclusion is...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Number of Canadians missing near Nepal-China border now 25 after flash flooding
A devastating flash flood disaster has struck the Nepal-Tibet border region, leaving 25 Canadian citizens unaccounted for after catastrophic...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
$385M in OSAP grants sent to students at 7 career colleges last year, documents show
Recent Ontario government documents reveal that seven private career colleges received substantial OSAP funding totaling $385 million last y...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Execution date set for man convicted of killing 2 real estate agents near Atlanta in 2003
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia prison officials plan to execute a man next month who was convicted of fatally shooting two real estate agents in Atl...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
A year after Minneapolis Catholic school shooting, documents detail swift response, little on motive
A year following the tragic shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic institution, newly released official documents reveal the coordinated emergen...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Parents and teachers in Congo urge delay of school resumption as Ebola outbreak rages on
Educational institutions in Bunia face mounting pressure to postpone reopening as the Ebola epidemic accelerates across Congo. Community sta...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Deep Left Field | Baseball Podcast
Mike Wilner hosts Deep Left Field, a baseball podcast from the Star. Listen for the latest Blue Jays and MLB news with Mike and his baseball...
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August 27, 2026
Texas’ limits on certain drag shows ruled unconstitutional again
A federal judge has invalidated Texas's 2023 legislation restricting certain drag performances in public venues for the second consecutive t...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Stretch of Trans-Canada Highway in B.C. shuttered by fire since July reopens
After two months of closure due to devastating wildfires, a critical section of the Trans-Canada Highway in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Listen: Hall of Excellence inductee Buck Martinez, Dylan Cease's Cy Young bid, plus the Jays' September push
The Blue Jays are battling for a wild card spot.
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Russian serviceman killed in car bomb in St. Petersburg, officials say
A Russian serviceman was killed by a car bomb Thursday, officials said, the latest in a string of deadly blasts targeting military personnel...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Malaysia to return 1,476 Myanmar nationals in first phase of voluntary repatriation program
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia will repatriate 1,476 Myanmar nationals next month in the first phase of a voluntary program, the Hom...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Iran scrambles to sustain trade as US threatens to sanction countries that refuse to break ties
BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s economy, already strained by high inflation, years of Western sanctions and a war that has sharply reduced oil revenue,...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Tropical Storm Dolly forms in the Atlantic Ocean far from land
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Dolly formed Thursday in the Atlantic Ocean far from land, and forecasters expected it to fade quickly.
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
The Latest: Regional powers seek off-ramp as Iran war drags on months longer than Trump promised
Pakistan says it's continuing diplomatic efforts to end the war between the United States and Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But Pres...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Kidnappers in Nigeria collected more than $5 million in ransoms in a year, analysts say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Kidnappers in Nigeria collected more than $5 million in ransom payments over the last year, a Lagos-based intelligence...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Canadian firm plans New Brunswick TNT plant to double NATO's explosives supply
FREDERICTON - A private Canadian firm is planning to build an explosives factory in New Brunswick it says could double the amount of TNT pro...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities in Bosnia, dies in prison at 84
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general who oversaw atrocities in Bosnia in the 1990s, has died in prison at age 84,...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial to hear closing arguments
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts, will hear closing arguments Wednesday before de...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
The number of Americans applying for jobless aid slips to 203,000 as layoffs remain low
WASHINGTON (AP) —
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
South Korean police scandal over missing-person cases deepens public distrust
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean police officer's alleged falsification of documents in two missing-person cases has exposed gaps in...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Tanzania's resigning vice president expelled from the governing party, deepening test to democracy
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s governing party expelled the vice president who resigned this week, in an act of retaliation that will...
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026
Durham police arrest two men in the 2023 murder of Anthony Dixon
The June 2023 homicide had claimed the life of Anthony Dixon.
The Toronto Star
August 27, 2026