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March 25, 2026
High school student critically hurt after being struck by driver near Mount Dennis neighbourhood
The teen was struck around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday near the Black Creek Boulevard and Weston Road intersection. The driver stayed at the scene.
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Parents see hope in back-to-back rulings that social media providers failed to protect young users
Walker Montgomery was just 16 when someone pretending to be a teenage girl messaged him through Instagram and seduced him into cybersex.
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Man charged with making threatening calls to a Florida Air Force base days after a device was found
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been charged with making threatening phone calls to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa two days...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Strike on alleged drug boat kills 4 in the Caribbean Sea, US military says
The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military to at least 163 since early Septembe...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Calgary councillors, Gondek not focus of RCMP investigation: mayor
CALGARY - Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas says he believes past and present councillors -- including former mayor Joyti Gondek -- are not at the...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Quebec man charged in U.S. court for alleged role in 'grandparent scam'
BURLINGTON - A Quebec man charged with allegedly participating in a network that defrauded seniors in more than 40 U.S. states has appeared...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Honolulu Traffic Cams May Soon Ticket For Registration, Safety Checks
The automated traffic enforcement camera systems that now issue tickets for speeding and running red lights may soon be used to crack down o...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Sherrill signs New Jersey law limiting face coverings for law enforcement, including ICE agents
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed legislation Wednesday limiting face coverings worn by law enforcement, including...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
FEMA will resume major grant program after yearlong hiatus, following a court order
The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday opened applications for a major resilience grant program that the agency canceled last...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Inside Montana's conflict with its capitol city over immigration enforcement
The state of Montana is investigating its capital city.
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Justice Department settles lawsuit from Trump ally Michael Flynn for $1.2 million, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has settled for roughly $1.2 million a lawsuit with Michael Flynn, the former national security adv...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Winnipeg city councillor accused of drugging and sexually assaulting man
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg city councillor has been arrested and charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a man he met on social media last...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes off coast of northern B.C.
HAIDA GWAII - Earthquake Canada says a 4.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the coast of northern B.C.
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Warning signs flash red for Republicans as Iran war drives up gas prices and Florida district flips
WASHINGTON (AP) — Political warning signs that have privately worried some Republicans for months are starting to flash red ahead of Novembe...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Israeli judge closes case of Palestinian teen's death in prison despite evidence of starvation
JERUSALEM (AP) — An investigation into the death of a Palestinian teenager in an Israeli prison has been closed by an Israeli judge, who sai...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Ottawa raises catch limit for juvenile eels in the Maritimes, but complaints linger
HALIFAX - Ottawa has increased the allowable catch for juvenile eels by 22 per cent this year, citing evidence of a healthy population and t...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Feds trying to bilk Miske granddaughter out of inheritance, lawyer says
An attorney representing the estate of the late Hawaiʻi crime boss Michael J. Miske Jr. is accusing federal prosecutors of trying to bilk Mi...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence 'against those who deserve no mercy'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, hosting his first monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the Iran war beg...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
After killing desalination project, Corpus Christi explores buying water from privately owned plant
Six months after scrapping their own seawater desalination plant project, Corpus Christi City Council voted Tuesday to consider an agreement...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
John Tory and five other ex-Toronto mayors come out swinging against Doug Ford's defunding of supervised consumption sites
David Crombie, Art Eggleton, Barbara Hall, David Miller, John Sewell and John Tory said decision to close sites nearly a year ago caused “mu...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Fighting resumes between Pakistan and Afghanistan after temporary ceasefire ends, killing 2
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Renewed fighting erupted along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Wednesday after a temporary ceasefir...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Feds ramp up scrutiny in yearslong dispute over California airport money
Hundreds of millions of dollars could be at stake if California cannot solve a yearslong dispute with the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
A Toronto councillor broke ethics rules by calling a constituent a racist, a city watchdog found. Council didn’t agree
Toronto’s integrity commissioner found Coun. Chris Moise violated council’s code of conduct by accusing IntegrityTO’s Daniel Tate of holding...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Italy's tourism minister resigns under pressure from Meloni after referendum defeat
MILAN (AP) — Italy ’s legally troubled tourism minister resigned on Wednesday in the fallout of Premier Giorgia Meloni’s failed referendum o...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Plug-in solar panels can help lower electric bills. Will CT make them legal?
Connecticut lawmakers are considering whether to lift restrictions on the installation of portable, plug-in solar panels that have piqued th...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Victoria police halt Gaza protest attendance after 126 weeks, ask for marches to end
VICTORIA - Police in Victoria are asking pro-Palestine protesters to stop marching on public roads on their way to the legislature building,...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Zimbabwe says 15 of its citizens killed after fraudulent recruitment into Russia-Ukraine war
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe on Wednesday said that 15 of its citizens have been killed after being recruited into the war between Russi...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
EPA approves sale of higher ethanol fuel to try to lower gas prices
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it would temporarily allow widespread sales of a higher ethanol gas blend in a...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Melania Trump shares the spotlight with a robot at an education and technology event
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump often commands the attention of any room she enters but all eyes — and cameras — were trained on...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Alberta town passes bylaw to ban decorative flags, crosswalks from government land
A southern Alberta town has voted to ban decorative flags and crosswalks from public property in a move opponents say inches toward erasing...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Quebec Superior Court rebukes feds for trying to block release of court decision
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court has ruled that it was inappropriate for the federal government to try to block publication of a court rul...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Colombia investigates military plane crash that killed 69 as doctors identify victims
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Forensic experts in Colombia worked Wednesday to identify the remains of 69 security forces killed in a military tra...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez push bill to impose AI data center moratorium
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two high-profile progressive lawmakers are introducing a bill Wednesday that would pause new data centers in the United St...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Complaint commissioner announces 'systemic' probe into B.C. police sexual misconduct
VICTORIA - B.C.'s police complaint commissioner says his office has began a "systemic investigation" into how municipal police departments h...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Mexican President Sheinbaum says she will uphold Cuban doctor agreement as other countries dip out
MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday said Mexico will continue to have Cuban doctors work in the country at a time wh...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Ontario health minister 'disappointed' in feds' approach to nurse practitioner rules
TORONTO - Ontario's health minister says she is "disappointed" the federal government has left provinces and territories on their own to set...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Alberta, Ottawa reach 'agreement-in-principle' on methane emissions
CALGARY - Alberta will be in control of regulating its methane emissions under an agreement-in-principle with Ottawa.
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Trump travels to Beijing for rescheduled China trip May 14-15, after delay due to Iran war
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing for a rescheduled China trip on May 14 and 15, after a...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
MP reveals Tumbler Ridge girl's heroism, and how she passed on boy's dying message
VICTORIA - The MP representing Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has described how a 12-year-old girl heroically tried to save two classmates shot in the...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Brazil's Bolsonaro to be discharged from hospital to return to house arrest
SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will be discharged from hospital on Friday to return home and continue serving hi...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Teens who used AI to create fake nudes of classmates given probation
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Two teenage boys who used artificial intelligence to create fake nude photos of their classmates were put on probation...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Los Angeles jury reaches verdict in landmark social media addiction case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury has reached a verdict in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that questioned whether the tech giants should be held respon...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Hacked N.S. power firm agrees to beef up security after customer data breached
HALIFAX - Canada’s privacy commissioner says Nova Scotia’s largest power utility will strengthen its security following a cyberattack last y...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
UN calls for reparations to remedy the 'historical wrongs' of trafficking enslaved Africans
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
The clock is ticking for San Jose State to change its policy on a transgender athlete
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration gave San Jose State University 10 days to resolve what the U.S. Education Department has deeme...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Militants in northern Nigeria kill 10 security forces and 1 resident, officials say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Armed militants ambushed Nigerian security forces who were responding to a distress call in the northwestern state of...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Emily Gregory is Donald Trump's new state representative and a new hope for Democrats in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Democrats, beaten down by years of Republican domination in what was once the consummate battleground state, cl...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Man charged in Markham hit-and-run that left woman with life-altering injuries
Police believe the man took steps to conceal is identity and repaired damage to the vehicle.
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026
Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Air travelers are experiencing the highest wait times ever under the Transportation Security Administration, the agency's...
The Toronto Star
March 25, 2026