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October 8, 2025
Greenland’s leader hails EU as trusted friend and urges investment in its minerals
BRUSSELS (AP) — Greenland’s leader on Wednesday thanked the European Union for being “a trusted friend” and urged the 27-nation bloc to inve...
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October 8, 2025
Greenland’s leader thanks the EU and urges the bloc to invest in his island
BRUSSELS (AP) — Greenland’s leader on Wednesday thanked the European Union for being “a trusted friend” and urged the 27-nation bloc to inve...
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October 8, 2025
What to know about Carney’s Trump visit + Why condo developers cancelled a Cloverdale mall project
Here’s the latest on Mark Carney’s meeting with Donald Trump, condo developers cancelling a 33-storey tower at Cloverdale mall and why tempo...
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October 8, 2025
El Paso bishop brings Pope Leo XIV desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US crackdown
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown met Wednesday with Pope Leo XIV and brought him a...
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October 8, 2025
Canada’s 25 most wanted fugitives to be unveiled today
The nationwide Bolo (“Be on the lookout”) Program will unveil an updated list of Canada’s 25 most wanted fugitives on Wednesday afternoon in...
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October 8, 2025
Lawsuit against Trump’s Washington National Guard deployment exposes country’s deep partisan divide
WASHINGTON (AP) — A partisan battle is playing out in a Washington courtroom that could decide the fate of President Donald Trump’s federal...
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October 8, 2025
Myanmar’s military strikes village in glider raid, killing at least 24 people including children
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military carried out a paraglider strike on a village that killed at least 24 people including children, and wounde...
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October 8, 2025
How ‘The Great Lock In’ can help achieve your financial and wellness goals
NEW YORK (AP) — As the end of 2025 approaches, a viral TikTok trend is helping people achieve their wellness goals: “The Great Lock In" enco...
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October 8, 2025
Torrential rains cause deadly flooding in northern Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Torrential rains in the aftermath of Typhoon Matmo triggered widespread flooding in northern Vietnam, killing at least...
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October 8, 2025
Hamas and Israel enter a third day of Gaza peace talks with top Trump envoy expected to join
CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas entered a third day of peace talks at an Egyptian resort Wednesday, with more senior officials from the United...
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October 8, 2025
Top officials join Israel-Hamas talks, signaling toughest issues in US plan are on the table
Hamas is seeking firm guarantees from Donald Trump and mediators that Israel will not resume its military campaign after the militant group...
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October 8, 2025
Top officials from US and Qatar join talks aimed at brokering peace in Gaza
Hamas is seeking firm guarantees from Donald Trump and mediators that Israel will not resume its military campaign after the militant group...
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October 8, 2025
Russian strike seriously damages Ukrainian power plant as winter approaches, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia seriously damaged one of Ukraine’s thermal power plants in an overnight attack, authorities said Wednesday, as M...
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October 8, 2025
EU chief says Russia is waging a ‘gray zone campaign’ and Europe must meet the challenge
BRUSSELS (AP) — Russia is waging a “targeted gray zone campaign” against Europe, including airspace violations, sabotage and cyberattacks th...
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October 8, 2025
Trump tariffs’ potential damage highest in Canada’s smaller centres, U of T tool shows
Trump tariffs could impact more than 5,000 Canadian businesses but strike a bigger blow at smaller cities including Windsor and Guelph, a ne...
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October 8, 2025
Canadian company that employed temporary foreign workers gets record fine for abuses — but workers won’t get any money
The Migrant Workers Alliance for Change is calling on Ottawa to compensate migrant workers from fines collected.
The Toronto Star
October 8, 2025
Outsource, automate and merge? Reports reveal what kind of Ontario college job losses and program cuts could be on the line
The province provided money for third-party efficiency and accountability assessments for 10 of 24 public colleges, surfacing amid a staff s...
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October 8, 2025
He sent his rent via e-transfer, but got one digit wrong. Now the bank says all he can do is ‘hope for the best’
After multiple attempts to retrieve the $1,020 transfer, Het Shah was blocked by the recipient. The Guelph resident says that both the bank...
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October 8, 2025
Death toll in Madrid building collapse rises to 4 after 2 more bodies recovered
MADRID (AP) — Spanish emergency workers on Wednesday recovered the bodies of two missing construction workers in the rubble of a building th...
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October 8, 2025
See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP’s photojournalists
Oct. 1 - 7, 2025
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October 8, 2025
After Lecornu’s fall, all eyes on Macron’s next move with France in political turmoil
PARIS (AP) — Outgoing French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, aiming to calm the political storm triggered by his resignation on Monday les...
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October 8, 2025
UK prosecutor says a spying case collapsed because the government wouldn’t call China a threat
LONDON (AP) — The trial of two British men accused of spying for Beijing collapsed because the U.K. government refused to brand China a thre...
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October 8, 2025
Singapore executes Malaysian drug trafficker in 12th execution this year
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore’s prison hanged a Malaysian drug trafficker Wednesday, marking the second execution in two weeks and...
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October 8, 2025
Edmonton Elks organize free camp for high school football players sidelined by strike
EDMONTON - High school football players sidelined as a result of the Alberta teachers strike are getting some gridiron help from the CFL’s E...
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October 8, 2025
Showdown in Newfoundland and Labrador with party leaders set to debate this evening
ST. JOHN'S - Party leaders in Newfoundland and Labrador will make their case in a televised debate this evening ahead of the Oct. 14 general...
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October 8, 2025
Israeli military intercepts another flotilla heading to Gaza and detains scores of activists
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military intercepted a nine-boat flotilla early Wednesday in the Mediterranean Sea trying to break Israe...
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October 8, 2025
11 Pakistani soldiers, 19 militants killed in clash in northwest near Afghan border
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided a hideout of the Pakistani Taliban near the Afghan border before dawn Wednesday,...
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October 8, 2025
The Nobel Prize in chemistry will be announced Wednesday
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is announcing the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday.
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October 8, 2025
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi share Nobel Prize in chemistry
There have been 116 chemistry prizes given to 195 individuals between 1901 and 2024.
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October 8, 2025
Molecular discovery that won Nobel Prize in chemistry is likened to ‘Harry Potter’ enchanted handbag
There have been 116 chemistry prizes given to 195 individuals between 1901 and 2024.
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October 8, 2025
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi win Nobel Prize in chemistry for molecular work
There have been 116 chemistry prizes given to 195 individuals between 1901 and 2024.
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October 8, 2025
National Guard troops are outside Chicago and could be in Memphis soon in Trump’s latest deployment
ELWOOD, Ill. (AP) — National Guard troops are positioned outside Chicago and they could be in Memphis by Friday as the Trump administration...
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October 8, 2025
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October 8, 2025
Scary season: Performers at Michigan haunted house learn tricks of the terrifying trade
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Grotesque makeup, menacing props and intimidating costumes are just one part of a Michigan haunted house's 25-year-old...
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October 8, 2025
He lives alongside lions in Nairobi. The human-wildlife collision is dazzling
KAJIADO, Kenya (AP) — This year, less than a kilometer from where I live, a girl named Peace Mwende was killed by a lion. The news hit me ha...
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October 8, 2025
A New Orleans candidate’s murder conviction was tossed but the state still challenges his past
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A down-ballot race for New Orleans clerk of criminal court has turned personal and contentious, as candidate Calvin Dunca...
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October 8, 2025
Sherrill and Ciattarelli will meet in the final debate in the New Jersey governor’s race
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli will go head-to-head Wednesday in their final debate for...
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October 8, 2025
Sherrill, Ciattarelli to meet in final debate in New Jersey governor’s race
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli will go head-to-head Wednesday in their final debate for...
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October 8, 2025
Veteran defense lawyer turned judge oversees case against ex-FBI Director Comey
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Michael Nachmanoff has built a quiet reputation in the federal courthouse in northern Virginia — a onetime public def...
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October 8, 2025
A veteran defense lawyer turned judge will oversee the case against ex-FBI director James Comey
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Michael Nachmanoff has built a quiet reputation in the federal courthouse in northern Virginia — a onetime public def...
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October 8, 2025
Florida county battered by 2024 hurricanes spends $125M on beach restoration
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida's Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, l...
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October 8, 2025
Robert Roberson remains hopeful as he faces another execution date in shaken baby syndrome case
LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) — Robert Roberson was calm and hopeful as he pondered his mortality and whether he could again avoid becoming the fir...
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October 8, 2025
Comey will make first court appearance in Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey is set to make his first court appearance Wednesday in a Justice Department criminal...
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October 8, 2025
Comey to make first court appearance in Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey is set to make his first court appearance Wednesday in a Justice Department criminal...
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October 8, 2025
Robert Roberson is again approaching execution in Texas in shaken baby case
LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) — Robert Roberson was calm and hopeful as he pondered his mortality and whether he could again avoid becoming the fir...
The Toronto Star
October 8, 2025
Former FBI director James Comey will make first court appearance in Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress
Comey is expected to plead not guilty at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia.
The Toronto Star
October 8, 2025
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family’s food rations stop...
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October 8, 2025
Britain’s once-mighty Conservative Party is battling to avoid extinction
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Britain’s Conservatives used to boast they were the world’s most successful political party. Not anymore.
The Toronto Star
October 8, 2025
Man charged with in boating death in Toronto Harbour
A charge has been laid in connection with a drowning death in Toronto harbour in August that allegedly occured on an illegally chartered boa...
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October 8, 2025