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May 14, 2026
Ex-aide to California Democrats admits guilt in scheme to steal campaign funds from health secretary
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A top California Democratic political aide agreed to plead guilty Thursday to charges including conspiracy to comm...
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May 14, 2026
Durham police warn about scam involving fake Domino's Pizza delivery driver
A fake pizza delivery scam is believed to have targeted multiple victims across the Durham region and the GTA.
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May 14, 2026
Review by legislative committee finds 2024 B.C. election was fair and accurate
VICTORIA - A review by legislators on the 2024 British Columbia provincial election has found that the vote was "administered fairly, accura...
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May 14, 2026
Families scour southern Mexico after 40 migrants vanished on a dangerous sea route
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — On Christmas Eve 2024, Elianis Caridad Morejón Pérez, a young Cuban woman, told her mother by phone that she had pu...
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May 14, 2026
Ontario to expand jail capacity by 2,500 beds over 10 years at a cost of $3 billion
TORONTO - Ontario's solicitor general says the province will expand its jails by 2,500 beds over the next 10 years at a cost of $3 billion t...
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May 14, 2026
Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorial
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Kash Patel visited Hawaii last summer, the FBI took pains to note the director was not on vacation, highlighting his...
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May 14, 2026
Money woes close a small Michigan college. It’s not alone
Rollan Mattson didn’t expect to make history when he lined up for Siena Heights University’s commencement on Saturday.
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May 14, 2026
Newsom outlines his final budget proposal with no deficit, new major spending
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday proposed a revised budget proposal without a deficit for his last year of...
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May 14, 2026
A surge in violence followed Trump's cuts to USAID programs in Africa, a study finds
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision last year to abruptly dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development —...
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May 14, 2026
Law firms urge appeals court to keep blocking Trump's sanctions against them
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's efforts to sanction some of the nation's most prestigious law firms “strike at the heart of the r...
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May 14, 2026
Man accused of wounding two drivers in Cambridge shooting spree pleads not guilty
BOSTON (AP) — A man accused of wounding two drivers when he fired at least 70 rounds from an assault-style weapon on a busy street near Bost...
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May 14, 2026
Police watchdog agency to probe woman's fall from Vancouver's Granville Street Bridge
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog agency is investigating the death of a woman who fell from Vancouver's Granville Street Bridge i...
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May 14, 2026
Two men identified as Vaughan fatal shooting victims
Two men from Vaughan have been identified as victims of a shooting on Kaiser Drive, in the Martin Grove and Langstaff roads area on Wednesda...
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May 14, 2026
Scarborough mother charged with murder in death of young daughter makes court appearance
Si Ting Yang, 37, made a brief appearance from a Milton prison on Thursday. Her 22-month old child died on Wednesday.
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May 14, 2026
Six months after speed cameras removed, Parkside Drive sees 235% increase in speeders
All of the speed cameras in the province were removed in Nov. 15, after Premier Doug Ford derided them as a “cash grab.”
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May 14, 2026
Father of 11-year-old boy killed by dogs in Edmonton testifying in owner's trial
EDMONTON - The father of an 11-year-old boy who was killed by two large dogs in Edmonton is testifying in the trial of the animals' owner.
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May 14, 2026
A $620 property tax debt cost him his house. Ohio’s Supreme Court will decide if the county owes him
After Angelo Craig failed to pay his $620 property tax bill, Cuyahoga County officials began the legal process of seizing his house.
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May 14, 2026
Artemis II crew gets hero's welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters in Quebec
LONGUEUIL - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and the rest of the Artemis II crew have received a hero's welcome at Canadian Space Agency hea...
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May 14, 2026
US Border Patrol chief announces his resignation in a Fox News interview
“I feel like I got the ship back on course from the least secure disastrous chaotic border to the most secure border this country has ever s...
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May 14, 2026
Cuba’s power grid collapses and plunges eastern provinces into a major blackout
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s national energy grid suffered a major failure early Thursday that severed power to the island’s eastern provinces, auth...
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May 14, 2026
Michigan teen tobacco use ticks up as prevention funding lags
While teen tobacco use in Michigan remains far below historic highs, data shows it’s beginning to rise again, fueling renewed calls to boost...
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May 14, 2026
Man pleads guilty in 2025 fatal stabbing outside Coquitlam, B.C., pub
COQUITLAM - Police say a 33-year-old man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a stabbing last year that left another man dead.
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May 14, 2026
Oklahoma's Richard Glossip, who was nearly executed 3 times, granted bond while awaiting retrial
An Oklahoma judge on Thursday allowed former death row prisoner Richard Glossip to be released on bond while awaiting retrial over a 1997 ki...
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May 14, 2026
26 more people in Canada tied to hantavirus outbreak identified but considered 'low-risk'
People who were on flight with a confirmed case connected to MV Hondius are not being asked to self-isolate, seen as low-risk
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May 14, 2026
Man facing impaired driving charges after stolen school bus crashes into McDonald's drive-thru in Ajax
A 38-year-old of no fixed address was arrested after a stolen school bus collided with a McDonalds drive-thru.
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May 14, 2026
Federal judge orders Trump administration to bring back a Colombian women who was deported to Congo
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to bring a Colombian woman back to the U.S. from Congo, after she was deported to the A...
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May 14, 2026
What could a supercharged El Nino mean for Canada?
A rapidly warming planet due to human-caused climate change is set to amplify what forecasters say could be a supercharged El Nino, spelling...
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May 14, 2026
Deep Left Field | Baseball Podcast
Mike Wilner hosts Deep Left Field, a baseball podcast from the Star. Listen for the latest Blue Jays and MLB news with Mike and his baseball...
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May 14, 2026
Spam fries, ramen doughnuts: Calgary Stampede unveils artery-clogging menu
CALGARY - Doughnuts filled with cheese, topped with a golden crust of Ramen noodles.
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May 14, 2026
Listen: A walk-off, grand slam episode with Blue Jay Ernie Clement, and old friends John Gibbons and Alek Manoah
The Blue Jays end the week with a bang
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May 14, 2026
Small medical plane crashes in New Mexico, killing all 4 people aboard
RUIDOSO, New Mexico (AP) — All four people aboard a small medical plane that crashed outside Ruidoso, New Mexico, Thursday morning have died...
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May 14, 2026
Water restored but not drinkable in Kamloops, B.C., with more restrictions in place
KAMLOOPS - Water supply has been restored to parts of Kamloops in the British Columbia Interior, but it remains unsuitable for consumption a...
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May 14, 2026
UN and media rights groups say Afghanistan's Taliban have arrested 3 journalists
The United Nations and rights groups say Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have detained at least three journalists on undisclosed charges i...
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May 14, 2026
Manitoba teen accused of planning school attacks facing conspiracy charges
RIVERS - A Manitoba teenager who allegedly plotted simultaneous attacks on schools in two provinces with another teen from Nova Scotia is fa...
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May 14, 2026
Yemen sides agree to release over 1,600 detainees in the largest swap of 11-year war
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Yemen's internationally recognized government and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Thursday reached a deal to free over...
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May 14, 2026
Man faces attempted murder charge after driving car into elderly man during Belgrade protest
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — An elderly man was injured on Thursday during an anti-government street blockade in Serbia 's capital Belgrade, refl...
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May 14, 2026
This court became a symbol of Trump's immigration crackdown. Now it's at the center of a House race
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal immigration court in Lower Manhattan has come to represent the Trump administration’s deportation campaign in New...
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May 14, 2026
Can Drake reconnect with Toronto, the city that once loved him, with his new 'Iceman’ album?
Battered and scarred from beefs and scandals, the rapper has leaned into his local roots for a chance at redemption.
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May 14, 2026
As Trump targets offshore wind, a look at the global industry by the numbers
President Donald Trump is stopping offshore wind projects in the United States, just as the industry was poised to grow significantly.
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May 14, 2026
Over 40% of Sudan's population face high levels of acute food insecurity, monitoring group warns
CAIRO (AP) — More than 40% of the population in war-torn Sudan are facing high levels of acute food insecurity through May as the conflict e...
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May 14, 2026
Louisiana senators take up new US House map while South Carolina plans for extra redistricting work
Two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's congressional map, state senators on Thursday are to consider a plan that wou...
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May 14, 2026
Judge blocks Trump administration’s demand for Rhode Island hospital's records of transgender kids
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's sweeping demands for confidential transgender patient informa...
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May 14, 2026
In an era when workers are returning to offices, here’s how Dropbox is making remote jobs work
NEW YORK (AP) — Many companies ended remote work arrangements that began during the coronavirus pandemic despite resistance from employees w...
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May 14, 2026
Toronto's two new electric ferries have been named. Here are the winning titles of the city-wide vote
Mayor Olivia Chow lauded the new island-bound vessels at a press conference Thursday.
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May 14, 2026
Supreme Court says man who lost leg can sue major logistics company over trucker crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a man to sue a major logistics company after he lost part of his leg in a semi tract...
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May 14, 2026
Activist flotilla leaves Turkey for Gaza weeks after Israel intercepted a previous convoy
MARMARIS, Turkey (AP) — Dozens of boats carrying activists and aid for Palestinians began sailing from Turkey’s Mediterranean coast on Thurs...
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May 14, 2026
Greece says new biometric checks are active for non-EU travelers, but some could pass without scans
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece says a new biometric screening system at airports for non-European Union citizens is fully operational, rejecti...
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May 14, 2026
What to know about Xi's warning to Trump over the 'Taiwan Question'
HONG KONG (AP) — China on Thursday stepped up its tough stance on Taiwan, an island democracy it deems its territory, warning the United Sta...
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May 14, 2026
Jerusalem braces for annual ultranationalist Jewish march through Old City
JERUSALEM (AP) — Jerusalem was bracing for tens of thousands of ultranationalist Jews to parade through Palestinian areas of the Old City on...
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May 14, 2026