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September 18, 2024
Now a Roe advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child tells her story in Harris campaign ad
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her stor...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
This urban farm is an oasis in Toronto’s northwest. Their next step is to be a cooking hub
The farm at Jane and Finch plans to expand its kitchen to meet rising demand for fresh produce and food entrepreneur support.
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September 18, 2024
A student attending a Japanese school in China is attacked and a suspect is in custody
BEIJING (AP) — A 10-year-old student attending a Japanese school in southern China was attacked Wednesday and a suspect is in custody, offic...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Zoos need to become more involved in conservation than entertainment: zoo conference
CALGARY - Zoos and aquariums around the world need to undergo an evolution from just focusing on entertainment to conservation in order to r...
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September 18, 2024
New Brunswick man suffers heart attack in hospital parking lot as E.R. closes
FREDERICTON - Grant Jordan was driving to a friend's house on Aug. 31 when he started feeling tightness in his chest. He immediately returne...
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September 18, 2024
Liberals, NDP hope to unseat PCs in Bay of Quinte provincial byelection
TORONTO - Voters in an eastern Ontario riding head to the polls Thursday in a provincial byelection that may end up being a tighter race tha...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Washington gubernatorial debate pits attorney general vs. ex-sheriff who helped nab serial killer
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington’s longtime attorney general and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down the Green River serial killer are...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
New Jersey voters are set to pick a successor to late congressman in special election
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Voters in northern New Jersey are set to settle a special U.S. House election to fill the seat that opened when Rep. Do...
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September 18, 2024
The UN will vote on a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly will vote Wednesday on a Palestinian resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful pres...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Speaker Johnson takes another crack at spending bill linked to proof of citizenship for new voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal that links the funding of the federal governme...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Man who sold fentanyl-laced pill liable for $5.8 million in death of young female customer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 2019, Brandon McDowell was contacted by a sophomore in college who asked to buy Percocet, a prescription painkiller.
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
A Mississippi Confederate monument covered for 4 years is moved
GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure tha...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
New program will help inmates earn high school diplomas with tablets
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A top supplier of digital devices in U.S. prisons is launching a new program to help incarcerated individuals earn...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
John Thune is striving to be the next Republican Senate leader, but can he rise in Trump’s GOP?
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — The gold-leafed ceilings and crystal chandeliers of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort are a long way from the small tow...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Colombia’s president says attack on army base ‘practically ends’ peace talks with ELN rebels
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — An attack on a military base in eastern Colombia killed two soldiers and injured at least 21, Colombia's military sa...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
‘We’re all distraught’: Two men dead after daylight shooting in North York
“This isn’t supposed to happen in broad daylight. It’s senseless, for no reason,” said an area resident after Toronto police were called to...
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September 18, 2024
Man dead after industrial accident at Ontario Place
Toronto police received reports at 9:37 a.m. for an industrial accident after they say a person was injured by construction equipment.
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September 18, 2024
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September 18, 2024
Seen abroad as a leader on Indigenous rights, New Zealand enters a divisive new era
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — On the eve of New Zealand’s Māori language celebration week, the country’s right-wing political leaders order...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Mali troops put down a deadly militant attack in the capital
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali troops subdued the Islamic militants who attacked a military training camp and the airport in Mali’s capital Tuesda...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
One dead after two people pulled from blaze inside Scarborough highrise building
Toronto police, fire crews and paramedics were at the scene of a two-alarm fire in a ninth-floor unit at a Scarborough highrise building whe...
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September 18, 2024
Voting for local government opens in Indian-controlled Kashmir for first time after losing autonomy
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The three-phased election for choosing a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir opened early Wednesday in the...
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September 18, 2024
16 soldiers injured in accident at Valcartier military base in Quebec
CFB VALCARTIER - More than a dozen soldiers were sent to hospital this afternoon after an accident at a military base in Quebec.
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September 18, 2024
Algeria’s president sworn in for a second term after lopsided election
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was sworn in on Tuesday for a second term after being elected in a landslide...
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September 18, 2024
Billie Jean King set to earn another honor with the Congressional Gold Medal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Billie Jean King will become the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
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September 18, 2024
New York man hit by stray police bullet needed cranial surgery, cousin says
NEW YORK (AP) — A New Yorker who was hit by a stray police bullet when NYPD officers shot a man at a Brooklyn train station has undergone cr...
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September 18, 2024
Trump says he will meet with Narendra Modi during Indian prime minister’s visit to US
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s meeting next week with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi when Mod...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
At least 2 soldiers killed and 21 injured as ELN rebels attack army base in eastern Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — An attack on a military base in eastern Colombia killed two soldiers and injured at least 21, Colombia's military sa...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
March for Bolivia’s ex-President Morales turns violent, as political crisis escalates
CARACOLLO, Bolivia (AP) — Thousands of anti-government demonstrators marching in support of Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales clashed o...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Man from Phoenix, Ariz., missing after truck plunges off Yukon bridge
Whitehorse RCMP say a man from Phoenix, Ariz., is missing after the truck he was travelling in went off a bridge and plunged into the Yukon...
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September 18, 2024
Mississippi high court rejects the latest appeal by a man on death row since 1994
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied the latest appeal by a man who has been on death row for 30 years after he wa...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Brazil court drops a suspect in Amazon slayings of a British journalist and an Indigenous advocate
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A federal court in Brazil dismissed charges Tuesday against one of three men arrested for the killings of Indigenous...
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September 17, 2024
Ghana’s main opposition party stages nationwide protests over alleged voter roll irregularities
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s biggest opposition party held nationwide protests in regional capitals across the country Tuesday demanding an a...
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September 17, 2024
At least 16 soldiers injured as ELN rebels attack army base in eastern Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — An attack on a military base in eastern Colombia injured at least 16 soldiers, Colombia's military said on Tuesday,...
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September 17, 2024
South Korea and Japan say North Korea test-fired ballistic missiles in latest military display
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday test-fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern seas, the South Korean and Japa...
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September 17, 2024
After shooting at Georgia high school, students will return next week for half-days
ATLANTA (AP) — Students at Apalachee High School outside Atlanta will return to campus for half-days beginning next week, Barrow County scho...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
‘We’re all distraught’: Two men dead after daylight shooting in North York
“This isn’t supposed to happen in broad daylight. It’s senseless, for no reason,” said an area resident after Toronto police were called to...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
At least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least 30 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Mexico's northern state of Sinaloa as two factions of the po...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
U.S. sends soldiers to Alaska amid Russian military activity increase in the area
Eight Russian military planes and four navy vessels have come close to Alaska in the past week as Russia and China conducted joint military...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Vance touts deportation plan in Wisconsin city where tensions flared over refugee resettlement
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Stephanie Hirsch remembers growing up in the western Wisconsin city of Eau Claire when the community welcomed newly...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Account tweaks for young Instagram users ‘minimum’ expected by B.C., David Eby says
SURREY, B.C. - Premier David Eby says new account control measures for young Instagram users introduced Tuesday by social media giant Meta a...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
What to know about the deadly pager explosions targeting Hezbollah
Pagers used by hundreds of members of Hezbollah exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria Tuesday, killing at least nine.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Hundreds of pagers exploded in Lebanon and Syria in a deadly attack. Here’s what we know.
NEW YORK (AP) — In what appears to be a sophisticated, remote attack, pagers used by hundreds of members of Hezbollah exploded almost simult...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
B.C. forest watchdog says province should improve watershed management
VICTORIA - British Columbia's forests watchdog says a complaint about "excessive" logging has led to a call for the province to improve how...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Vance speaks about immigration in Wisconsin city where tensions flared over refugee resettlement
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Stephanie Hirsch remembers growing up in the western Wisconsin city of Eau Claire when the community welcomed newly...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
North Korea test-fired ballistic missiles in latest military display, neighbors say
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday test-fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern seas, the South Korean and Japa...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Japan’s defense ministry says North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s military said Wednesday it detected North Korea test-firing at least one ballistic missile, adding to its...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Small plane lands safely at Boston’s Logan airport with just one wheel deployed
BOSTON (AP) — A small airplane landed safely at Logan International Airport in Boston on Tuesday afternoon despite having just one of its la...
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September 17, 2024
Mother, grandparents indicted in death of emaciated West Virginia girl
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A grand jury on Tuesday returned an indictment on a murder charge against the mother and two grandparents of a 14-y...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024