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November 23, 2024
Fighting between armed sectarian groups in restive northwestern Pakistan kills at least 37 people
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Fighting between armed Sunni and Shiite groups in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 37 people and injured 25 o...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish resigns from Peel Police Services Board over proposed 21 per cent budget hike
Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish says she is no longer a member of the Peel Police Services Board.
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Man rushed to hospital with serious injuries in East York shooting
Toronto police say they located a man who had been shot in the Victoria Park Avenue and St. Clair Avenue East area just after 1 a.m.
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Even with access to blockbuster obesity drugs, some people don’t lose weight
Unlike scores of people who scrambled for the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight in recent years, Danielle Griffin had no t...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Blinken heads to last G7 meeting of Biden presidency with Ukraine and Mideast topping the agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leaving Saturday on a diplomatic trip to Europe that includes a meeting of foreign mi...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
These Peruvian women left the Amazon, but their homeland still inspires their songs and crafts
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Sadith Silvano’s crafts are born from ancient songs. Brush in hand, eyes on the cloth, the Peruvian woman paints as she si...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Deadly alcohol poisoning casts shadow over the Laotian backpacker town
VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — A little town known as a backpacker paradise in northern Laos has come under spotlight for a mass poisoning case tha...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Canada issues travel advisory for Laos after six tourists die from tainted alcoholic drinks
The government is recommending Canadians "exercise a high degree of caution" when travelling to Laos.
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Dartmouth sorority, two members of fraternity face charges after student who attended party drowned
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — A sorority at Dartmouth College and two members of a fraternity are facing charges related to the death of a student wh...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Doctor at the heart of Turkey’s newborn baby deaths case says he was a ‘trusted’ physician
ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish doctor at the center of an alleged fraud scheme that led to the deaths of 10 babies told an Istanbul court Satur...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
The pope will visit Corsica Dec. 15 after skipping Paris reopening of Notre-Dame
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will travel to the Mediterranean island of Corsica on Dec. 15, making yet another visit to France that avoids the c...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Ministry of Labour orders force Hamilton to pause micro-shelter site work
City ‘working diligently’ to respond with goal of meeting Dec. 20 target to have project ready for residents
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
For more than a decade, this live-in caregiver fought to bring her family to Canada. Her husband died waiting. ‘Canada doesn’t seem so compassionate’
Emily Mortel’s long struggle to reunite with her family included years of waiting for permanent residence, abandoning her ailing husband in...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
The TDSB keeps expanding French Immersion, but it doesn’t have enough teachers. ‘It’s completely unfair’
With many Toronto students' learning disrupted, board members ask if it's right to enrol thousands of kids with no instructors guaranteed.
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
‘Unprovoked and senseless’: Man gets life sentence for second random killing of a Toronto stranger
Jaunoi Christian’s downtown Toronto murder was “random, unprovoked and senseless,” Superior Court Justice Jennifer Penman said.
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Pakistan seals off its capital ahead of a planned rally by Imran Khan supporters
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has sealed off capital Islamabad ahead of a planned rally by supporters of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan.
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
NATO head and Trump meet in Florida for talks on global security
BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the head of NATO have met for talks on global security, the military alliance said Sat...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
The week that upped the stakes of the Ukraine war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — This past week has seen the most significant escalation in hostilities that Ukraine has witnessed since Russia's full-s...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Polish prime minister’s party picks Warsaw mayor as its candidate for president
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski has been selected by Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist Civic Coalition as its candi...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Colleges and universities face job cuts, deficits amid international student cap
Ontario's colleges and universities say the federal government's cap on international students is taking a toll on the higher education sect...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Canada Post strike could delay influencer pup’s holiday cards to dozens of fans
Christmas cards are a cherished annual tradition for Percy. He sends out dozens of them every year — more than 70 last Christmas, each with...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
An Ontario police officer was fired for his ‘inappropriate’ relationship with a teenage girl. 20 years later, she’s telling her story
“I thought, over the years, that I'd be able to forget and move on, and I can't,” said a woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by a D...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
First Canadian case of more severe mpox strain confirmed in Manitoba
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed the country's first case of a more severe type of mpox in a person in Manitoba, th...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Pakistan is sealing off its capital ahead of a planned rally by Imran Khan supporters
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is sealing off its capital, Islamabad, ahead of a planned rally by supporters of imprisoned former premier Imran K...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Modi’s Hindu nationalist party heads for sweeping win in Maharashtra state election
NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party headed for a stunning victory Saturday in state elections in politic...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
The Philippine vice president publicly threatens to have the president assassinated
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said Saturday she has contracted an assassin to kill the president, his wi...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
South Korea will not attend Sado mines memorial event in Japan amid lingering historical tensions
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government said Saturday it will not attend a memorial service near Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines d...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Laos government pledges justice in mass alcohol poisoning case that has killed 6 tourists
VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — The Laotian government on Saturday officially acknowledged the mass poisoning that has killed at least six tourists,...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Fighting between armed sectarian groups in restive northwestern Pakistan kills at least 33 people
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Fighting between armed Sunni and Shiite groups in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 33 people and injured 25 o...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
South Korea will not to attend Sado mine memorial event in Japan amid lingering historical tensions
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government said Saturday it will not attend a memorial service near Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines d...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Japan will hold first memorial for ‘all workers’ at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?
SADO, Japan (AP) — Japan is holding a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, which were listed this summer as a UNESCO...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Key UN committee adopts resolution paving the way for a first-ever treaty on crimes against humanity
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A key U.N. General Assembly committee adopted a resolution late Friday paving the way for negotiations on a first-ever...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Storm dumps record rain in Northern California, while US Northeast deals with winter storms
HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) — A major storm dropped more snow and record rain in California, causing small landslides and flooding some streets,...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Orchestra conductor mourns childhood home’s destruction in Israel’s southern Lebanon offensive
BEIRUT (AP) — Lubnan Baalbaki, the conductor of the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, watched on his phone screen as an aerial camera pointed...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
An influx of outsiders and money turns Montana Republican, culminating in a Senate triumph
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Democrats' crushing loss in Montana's nationally important U.S. Senate race settled a fierce political debate over wh...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
People on breathing machines struggle without power after weather disasters
HOUSTON (AP) — Kimberly Rubit had one priority in mind as Hurricane Beryl ripped through Houston this summer: her severely disabled daughter...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Voters rejected historic election reforms across the US, despite more than $100M push
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two weeks before Election Day, activists from across the country gathered for an online rally heralding the histo...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
As fast fashion’s waste pollutes Africa’s environment, designers in Ghana are finding a solution
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — In a sprawling secondhand clothing market in Ghana’s capital, early morning shoppers jostle as they search through piles...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Man charged with first-degree murder after father fatally stabbed in Scarborough home
Toronto police said Friday night that Elanko Mathisoody, 32, of Toronto has been charged in the death of Kulathungham Mathisoody, 66, who wa...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Man charged with first-degree murder after father fatally stabbed in Scarborough home
Toronto police said Friday night that Elanko Mathisoody, 32, of Toronto has been charged in the death of Kulathungham Mathisoody, 66, who wa...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he'll nominate billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocat...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Idaho teen is arrested in connection with a dead infant found in a baby box at a hospital
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho teenager has been arrested in connection with the body of an infant found last month at a hospital in a box...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Trump taps a Fox News personality, a surgeon and a former Congressman to lead public health agencies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Marty Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, selecting a su...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Trump nominates Marty Makary, a critic of some COVID-19 health measures, to lead the FDA
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Marty Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, selecting a su...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Wisconsin man to spend decades in prison for wrong-way crash that killed 4 siblings
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — A drunken driver who was traveling the wrong way on a Wisconsin highway was sentenced Friday to more than 35 years in p...
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Fall legislative sitting scrapped in B.C. as Speaker Chouhan confirmed to serve again
VICTORIA - There won't be a sitting of the British Columbia legislature this fall as originally planned.
The Toronto Star
November 23, 2024
Venezuela’s government will investigate opposition leader Machado for supporting US House bill
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government on Friday announced another investigation against opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, c...
The Toronto Star
November 22, 2024
Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish resigns from Peel Police Services Board over 21 per cent budget hike
Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish says she is no longer a member of the Peel Police Services Board.
The Toronto Star
November 22, 2024
Louisiana GOP lawmakers want to make it easier to try juveniles as adults
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's Republican-controlled Legislature approved a constitutional amendment on Friday that would allow them to...
The Toronto Star
November 22, 2024