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May 8, 2025
Volunteer in missing children search urges caution against speculation on their fate
HALIFAX - A police investigation is continuing into the disappearance of two young children reported missing last week from their home in no...
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May 8, 2025
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News about Nova Scotia from The Star, Canada’s leading source for local & national news. Visit thestar.com for news and insights that matter...
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May 8, 2025
Joe Biden blames Kamala Harris’ loss on sexism and racism, rejects age concerns
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Joe Biden says he's responsible for Donald Trump's victory last fall, but he attributed Kamala Harris ' los...
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May 8, 2025
Nova Scotia to speed up environmental reviews for clean energy projects
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is moving to speed up its environmental review process for a number of clean energy projects.
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May 8, 2025
Parts of Ontario under frost advisory this week — these areas near Toronto will be affected
The advisory, warning of temperatures dipping near the freezing mark overnight and into early Friday morning, stretches from Georgina to Lon...
The Toronto Star
May 8, 2025
Parts of Ontario under frost advisory this week
The advisory, warning of temperatures dipping near the freezing mark overnight and into early Friday morning, stretches from Georgina to Lon...
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May 8, 2025
Texas man convicted of threatening to lynch Nashville DA
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Texas man associated with a neo-Nazi group was convicted on Wednesday of posting threats to lynch and kill Nashvil...
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May 8, 2025
Trump says he’ll pull the nomination of Ed Martin for DC US Attorney after concerns of partisanship
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would pull his nomination of Ed Martin Jr. to be the top federal prosecutor f...
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May 8, 2025
Trump says he’ll pull the nomination of Ed Martin, who defended Jan. 6 rioters, for DC US Attorney
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would pull the nomination of conservative activist Ed Martin Jr. to be the to...
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May 8, 2025
Winning 60-million Lotto 6/49 jackpot ticket sold online, OLG says
Two ENCORE tickets, each worth $100,000, were also sold online, the corporation said.
The Toronto Star
May 8, 2025
The Latest: Robert Prevost of the United States is named Pope Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerfu...
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May 8, 2025
Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office o...
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May 8, 2025
The Latest: Robert Prevost has been elected the first American pope in history
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost of the United States has been named the new pope, the new head of the Catholic church.
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May 8, 2025
The Latest: New pope set to emerge from Vatican balcony after white smoke signal
VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic C...
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May 8, 2025
White smoke pours out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling the election of a new pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled Thursday af...
The Toronto Star
May 8, 2025
The Latest: White smoke pours out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling a new pope is elected
VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic C...
The Toronto Star
May 8, 2025
Winning ticket for Lotto Max $60-million jackpot sold online, OLG says
Two ENCORE tickets, each worth $100,000, were also sold online, the corporation said.
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May 8, 2025
Trump’s anti-DEI push doesn’t stop Black Kentucky grads from holding an off-campus celebration
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump's push to eliminate diversity initiatives on college campuses didn't stop minority students fro...
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May 8, 2025
B.C. farmers asked to register animal locations ahead of fire season
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Agriculture Ministry is urging ranchers and farmers to register the location of their livestock ahead of wildf...
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May 8, 2025
Smith says sovereignty referendum provides ‘outlet’ to avoid creation of new party
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's willing to risk a separation referendum to avert the growth of a political rival.
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May 8, 2025
German spy agency suspends ‘extremist’ designation of far-right AfD party
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's domestic intelligence agency said Thursday it will await a court ruling before moving forward with plans to classify...
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May 8, 2025
Victory in Europe Day commemorations underway in Toronto, Ottawa
OTTAWA - Veterans, members of the Armed Forces and political leaders are gathering at events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end o...
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May 8, 2025
Appeals court upholds New York law shifting local elections to even-numbered years
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A mid-level appeals court in New York has upheld a law that shifts many local elections to even-numbered years — a polic...
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May 8, 2025
Pilot of small plane reported a rudder problem before crash that killed 3
The small plane crashed shortly after takeoff last month in South Florida, killing all three people on board.
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May 8, 2025
Police say 2 students turned themselves in after fatal stabbing outside California high school
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Two high school students have turned themselves in to police in connection with a fatal stabbing in front of a Sout...
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May 8, 2025
Eggs are less likely to crack when dropped on their side, according to science
NEW YORK (AP) — Eggs are less likely to crack when they fall on their side, according to experiments with over 200 eggs.
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May 8, 2025
Quebec reports high immigration, record low fertility in 2024
MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting a near-record rate of immigration in 2024, with the province's population increasing to more than 9.1 million...
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May 8, 2025
For VE Day, 1,000 Canadian students and teachers are in the Netherlands to honour our fallen soldiers: ‘He gave his life so I could enjoy a peaceful one’
Rick Lund, of Parry Sound High School, leads a group of 40 of students there. Leila Kennedy, 17, visits the grave of Private Woodrow Beverly...
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May 8, 2025
An Ontario farmer reported 45,000 baby chicks stolen two years ago. Now police have charged him with fraud and mischief
Police said they don’t know where the chicks are but believe they were “disposed of.”
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May 8, 2025
This conclave to choose a new pope was short — but not the shortest ever
VATICAN CITY (AP) — How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, it took only two days for Catholic cardinals to elect a successor...
The Toronto Star
May 8, 2025
‘I knew he didn’t do anything’: Hockey Canada complainant blames her lawyers for false accusation in high-profile lawsuit
“That’s lawyer stuff, I don’t know what I was supposed to do,” the woman testified Wednesday, explaining why her lawsuit against Hockey Cana...
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May 8, 2025
House follows Trump’s lead with a vote to change the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct fed...
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May 8, 2025
Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case
The Trump administration is attempting to avoid answering a judge's questions about its mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El S...
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May 8, 2025
US says it will reduce health aid to Zambia because medicines were stolen and sold
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — The United States will cut $50 million worth of aid a year to the southern African country of Zambia because of the “s...
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May 8, 2025
Lawyers for man executed by firing squad in South Carolina say bullets mostly missed his heart
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man who was put to death last month in South Carolina's second firing squad execution was conscious and likely in ex...
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May 8, 2025
Nagasaki extends invitation ‘to all countries’ to memorial marking A-bomb anniversary
TOKYO (AP) — The mayor of Nagasaki on Thursday announced that the city will invite representatives “of all countries” and regions to the pea...
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May 8, 2025
Cancer before age 50 is increasing. A new study looks at which types
Cancer before age 50 is rare, but increasing, in the United States and researchers want to know why.
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May 8, 2025
No verdict, mistrial declared, in trial of Michigan police officer who killed Congolese immigrant
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after a Michigan jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict in the second-degre...
The Toronto Star
May 8, 2025
Mistrial for Michigan police officer charged in fatal shooting of Congolese immigrant
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after the jury couldn’t reached a unanimous verdict in the second-degree mur...
The Toronto Star
May 8, 2025
Trial of Michigan police officer charged in fatal shooting of Congolese immigrant ends in hung jury
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A jury couldn’t reached a unanimous verdict Thursday in the second-degree murder trial of a Michigan police offic...
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May 8, 2025
As Europe celebrates the triumph of V-E Day, Algeria marks parallel legacy of colonial-era massacres
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — As Europe celebrates the 80th anniversary of its triumph over fascism and the end of World War II, Algeria is rememb...
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May 8, 2025
European Parliament votes to lower protections on wolves
BARCELONA (AP) — Lawmakers in Europe voted Thursday to downgrade protections for wolves across the European Union's 27 states in a victory f...
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May 8, 2025
Brand of pumpkin seeds recalled across Canada over salmonella concerns
There haven’t been any reported illnesses linked to the seeds, which were pulled from shelves after a recall was issued in another country,...
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May 8, 2025
One person shot in Mississauga neighbourhood, two nearby schools under hold and secure
One person was shot near Winston Churchill Boulevard and Lundene Road just before 8:10 a.m., officials said.
The Toronto Star
May 8, 2025
Republican race for Georgia Senate seat begins as US Rep. Buddy Carter becomes first GOP candidate
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter on Thursday became the first Republican to jump into the race to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Os...
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May 8, 2025
Republican Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter launches Senate bid
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter on Thursday became the first Republican to jump into the race to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Os...
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May 8, 2025
Residents of Indian-controlled Kashmir report loud explosions in city of Jammu
Tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors have soared since gunmen killed 26 people in India-controlled Kashmir last month.
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May 8, 2025
Deliberations begin in UK trial of men accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree
LONDON (AP) — Jurors in the case of two men charged with cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree that once stood along the ancient Hadrian's Wall...
The Toronto Star
May 8, 2025
Jury begins deliberating in UK trial of men accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree
LONDON (AP) — Jurors began deliberating Thursday in the case of two men charged with cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree that once stood alon...
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May 8, 2025