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May 16, 2026
Mental health workers accused of assaulting child at Niagara Region school
WELLAND - Two mental health counsellors have been arrested after allegedly using excessive force on a child at a school in Ontario's Niagara...
The Toronto Star
May 16, 2026
Man killed in Brampton workplace accident, police investigating
Peel police responded to a call shortly after 6:30 p.m. Friday and found a man dead from a workplace injury on Advance Boulevard.
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
A record-breaking race and Catholic blessing highlight the role of faith for Kenyan runners
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — A Catholic church in Eldoret, an epicenter of global long-distance running in the north Rift Valley region of Kenya,...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Ex-Sinaloa security chief is 1st of 10 indicted Mexican officials to surrender to US authorities
NEW YORK (AP) — The former secretary of public security for Mexico’s Sinaloa state appeared in a U.S. court on Friday, days after his arrest...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
The US turns to Guyana’s bauxite in its latest push for Latin America's resources
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The U.S. announced Friday it is turning its attention toward Guyana’s abundant bauxite and other resources for bus...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway triples Alphabet stake and invests in Delta and Macy's under new CEO
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway more than tripled the size of its investment in Google's parent company and bought over $2.6 billion w...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Plane carrying pickleball players to Texas tournament broke apart midair, report finds
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The small plane that crashed while carrying four pickleball players to a tournament near Austin last month had problems...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Eby says Ottawa is rewarding Alberta's 'bad behaviour' with pipeline agreement
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says the federal government is rewarding Alberta for "bad behaviour" by agreeing to push for a...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Payments from the Loblaw bread price-fixing settlement have started. Here’s how much you could get
The settlement claim’s website advises that payments, issued by Interac e-Transfer or cheque, will not be made at the same time.
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Crown urges new trial in B.C. sex assault case tossed over delays in 2025
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Crown counsel says prosecutors were between a "rock and a hard place" in a sexual assault case that was tosse...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Angry community members rally to protect TDSB's 'gutted' model schools
The program provides extra staff and resources to 150 elementary schools serving roughly 56,000 students. The board says it’s modernizing it...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Toronto jeweller who told court he didn’t think he had to pay taxes on crypto loses bail appeal in Ryan Wedding-linked case
Rolan Sokolovski has lost his appeal to be released from custody ahead of his extradition hearing.
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Community mourns Brockville mother and daughters, 'loving, caring, kind, thoughtful, beautiful souls'
Wanda, Mackayla and Nikita Elliott, killed last week in Brockville, were remembered Friday. “Our hearts will shatter and break so many times...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Colorado governor commutes sentence of former elections clerk Tina Peters after Trump pressure
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of election conspiracy theorist Tina Peters following pressure from...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Gaza airstrike targeted Hamas military wing leader, Israel says
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Friday targeted the leader of Hamas ’ military wing, Israeli officials said...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Federal judge halts Texas immigration law the day before it was set to take effect
A Texas law that would allow state and local police to arrest people suspected of having crossed the southern border illegally is once again...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Trump administration sues Catholic diocese to seize land near El Paso for border barrier
To install more border barriers, the Trump administration wants to seize 14 acres of land on an iconic mountain outside of El Paso owned by...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
York police to send drones to incidents as first responders to collect information
Four drones will be deployed in the area over a six-month pilot program.
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
California lawmakers rush $25 million to hospitals without knowing who qualifies
A $25 million grant to cash-strapped hospitals became law less than a week after it was introduced — so fast that it caught some hospitals,...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Moscow court orders Euroclear to pay compensation to Russia's central bank over seized assets
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow ruled in favor of the Russian Central Bank in its lawsuit against Euroclear, the Brussels-based clearing hou...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Quebec reimbursing farmers for fuel tax, says measure will help competitiveness
DRUMMONDVILLE - Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette has responded to pressure from the agriculture sector, promising to reimburse millions of...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
France rejects plan to send its last two captive orcas to live in Nova Scotia refuge
HALIFAX - A non-profit group in Nova Scotia has failed in its bid to bring two orcas from southern France to live in a seaside refuge that i...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Toronto, Brampton and Mississauga top list of Ontario's costliest cities for auto theft claims
New data from the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) shows Toronto topping the list in auto theft costs, with insurance claims skyrocketing to...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Senior and two officers in hospital after driver tears through Vancouver's West End
VANCOUVER - A man who drove along a sidewalk, hitting trees, vehicles and a senior on a scooter is in custody after two Vancouver police off...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Wyoming cuts wolf hunt in half to buoy Yellowstone region’s disease-depleted population
Wyoming wildlife managers plan to reduce how many wolves can be hunted by 50% following a canine distemper outbreak that has cut the state’s...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Students missing following attack by armed groups on school in northeastern Nigeria, police say
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — An unspecified number of students are missing after suspected jihadi militants attacked a secondary school in Nige...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
The balikbayan box: The way Filipino Americans have sent love all the way back home
PHOENIX (AP) — Beginning in the 1970s, just about every Filipino household in America was either hauling balikbayan boxes in person or maili...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Michigan limits hunters to one buck in Lower Peninsula, urges doe killing
At a meeting that lasted more than nine hours, Michigan’s Natural Resources Commission voted Wednesday to limit hunters in the Lower Peninsu...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Observant parent thwarted abduction attempt of girl, 7, from B.C. school: police
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack say the attempted abduction of a seven-year-old girl from a school on Wednesday, by a man wearing a "purpl...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Bam! Pow! Krakoom! The everlasting allure of the American comic book
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Pick one up. Be seduced by its glossy cover. Gaze upon the impossibly muscular body clad in a skin-tight suit. Our h...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
'Skin in the game': How Alberta and Ottawa plan to fix provincial carbon market
CALGARY - The Alberta and federal governments have tied up one of the last remaining loose threads hanging from the energy accord they signe...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
The largest US children's hospital settles with Texas and the Trump administration over gender care
The nation's largest children's hospital has agreed to a legal settlement with Texas and the Trump administration over gender-affirming care...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Owl found stuck in a concrete mixer is on the mend and flying free
An adolescent owl that was found stuck in a concrete mixer in southwestern Utah is finally on the mend, flying free and maybe a bit wiser fr...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
US eyes indictment against Raúl Castro, AP sources say, as Trump administration pressures Cuba
MIAMI (AP) — The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar wit...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide
WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming is causing rivers to slowly lose oxygen, threatening fish and other lives in the waterways, a new study sho...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Israeli forces set up a camp in the Iraqi desert during Iran war, officials say
BAGHDAD (AP) — Israeli forces set up a post in the desert in Iraq at the beginning of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, Iraqi and U.S. officia...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Owner of dogs that killed boy tells court she was working to get them trained
EDMONTON - The owner of two dogs that killed an 11-year-old boy says she was working to get her Cane Corsos trained before the fatal attack.
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
University of Toronto revokes Buffy Sainte-Marie's honorary law degree
The university previously rescinded Duncan Campbell Scott’s honorary degree in 2025.
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Wife of US Army sergeant released from federal immigration custody
The wife of a U.S. Army sergeant has been released from federal immigration custody after spending a month in detention, according to the of...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Carney, Smith sign carbon price deal, suggest fall 2027 pipeline approval
Carney has said today's agreement would advance that new pipeline.
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
AP begins implementing layoffs of US-based journalists, part of a pivot away from print journalism
The Associated Press confirmed it was laying off an unspecified number of U.S.-based journalists on Friday, part of a restructuring announce...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
New Virginia law banning `assault firearms' prompts quick lawsuits from gun-rights groups
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has signed legislation banning the sale and manufacture of certain semi-automatic firearms, prompting immed...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Takeaways from Trump's trip to China: Taiwan, a new framework for relationship and flattery for Xi
BEIJING (AP) — For three days in China, President Donald Trump was unusually quiet, not speaking to reporters much and even mostly staying o...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Vermonters will vote on equal protection amendment to state constitution this fall
Vermont voters will have the chance to weigh in on another amendment to the state’s constitution this fall.
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Maine lumber mill explosion injures several as firefighters respond to roaring blaze
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Emergency responders in Maine are at the scene of a large fire and explosion at a lumber mill in a small town in the...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Lessons from an astronaut: Artemis II crew share advice on risk, work and friendship
MONTREAL - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his Artemis II crewmates have shared some of the life lessons they learned preparing for and...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Dozens of European nations sign off on new interpretation of rights convention in migration cases
BRUSSELS (AP) — Forty-six nations in Europe and beyond agreed Friday on a new interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights in m...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Peter Nygard loses appeal over Toronto sex assault convictions
Nygard still faces a sexual trial involving one complainant in Montreal, with the possibility of being extradited to the United States on ev...
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026
Toronto police share security plan for Victoria Day celebrations at Ashbridges Bay Park
Police officers and first responders will be at the park throughout the long weekend.
The Toronto Star
May 15, 2026