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July 30, 2025
Costa Rican president’s Cabinet resigns en masse to secure congressional majority
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves announced a mass exodus from his Cabinet Wednesday, a move to secure a cong...
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July 30, 2025
Maine police chief says officer arrested by ICE is missed by colleagues and was eligible to work
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) — The police officer arrested by immigration authorities in a Maine town was a trusted member of the force who...
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July 30, 2025
Double meteor shower to light up night sky this week. Here’s how to see it in Toronto
A double meteor shower will illuminate the skies this week. Here’s what they are and how to see them in Toronto.
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July 30, 2025
Toronto man wanted for impersonating police officer, making death threats
The suspect, 47, faces multiple charges in connection with repeated threats to two victims after the man impersonated a police officer at a...
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July 30, 2025
Senate confirms Trump’s pick for counterterrorism agency, a former Green Beret with extremist ties
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, on Wednesday ev...
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July 30, 2025
Planning to catch the Toronto Island ferry over the Civic Holiday weekend? Here’s how to avoid the crowds
Ferry service is expected to be busy this weekend, and people looking to hit Toronto Island Park should expect delays, the city said in a ne...
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July 30, 2025
B.C. man sentenced to more than three years in prison for ‘ghost-gun’ manufacturing
KAMLOOPS - A British Columbia man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for manufacturing firearms.
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July 30, 2025
Canadian immigration refusal letters will now come with officers’ notes
Failed applicants have long complained of insufficient information about the reasons they’re refused.
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July 30, 2025
Alberta government to learn from ruling on Ontario bike lane law: minister
AIRDRIE - Alberta's transportation minister says the province plans to learn from an Ontario court ruling that found a law seeking to remove...
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July 30, 2025
Man dead after police-involved shooting in Niagara Falls, Ont., SIU investigating
Ontario's police watchdog is investigating a police-involved shooting in Niagara Falls that left a man dead Wednesday morning.
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July 30, 2025
Slaight Foundation to help address ‘immediate and devastating’ USAID cuts with $13 million in funding
The Slaight Family Foundation will provide $13 million to more than a dozen Canadian humanitarian organizations over the next two years to h...
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July 30, 2025
Pearson airport back to normal operations following delays after private plane incident closed runways
A landing gear incident with the plane after it touched down Wednesday morning prompted a daylong closure of two runways. Operations resumed...
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July 30, 2025
12 members of Congress sue Trump administration to ensure access to ICE detention centers
A dozen Democratic members of Congress who have been blocked from making oversight visits at immigration detention centers filed a federal l...
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July 30, 2025
Toronto Zoo welcomes new male gorilla, months after predecessor Charles’ death
Zwalani, a 25-year-old western lowland gorilla, was sent to the Toronto Zoo from the Zoo de Granby in Quebec. His arrival comes months after...
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July 30, 2025
Ousted vaccine panel members say rigorous science is being abandoned
NEW YORK (AP) — The 17 experts who were ousted from a government vaccine committee last month say they have little faith in what the panel h...
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July 30, 2025
Brown University strikes agreement to resolve discrimination complaints and restore federal funding
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brown University on Wednesday said it reached a deal with the Trump administration to regain access to federal research fu...
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July 30, 2025
Brown University strikes agreement with Trump administration to restore lost federal funding
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brown University will pay $50 million to Rhode Island workforce development organizations in a deal with the Trump adminis...
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July 30, 2025
What to know about the fatal attack of a married couple at Devil’s Den park in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities have released a photo and a composite sketch of a person they are trying to question as they investigat...
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July 30, 2025
Outpouring of grief at sentencing hearing for man who murdered aunt in what Crown called a violent fantasy
The horror of seeing her daughter murdered will forever be etched in the mind of Maria Vermelhudo.
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July 30, 2025
More wildfire evacuees in Saskatchewan return home but heat could cause problems
PRINCE ALBERT - More people forced out by wildfires in Saskatchewan are returning home this week, but officials warn hot temperatures in the...
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July 30, 2025
Vancouver man receives five-year prison sentence for fatal stabbing in 2018
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of another man in the city's Downtown Eastside.
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July 30, 2025
Biden aide denounces GOP probe into former president’s health as baseless and denies any cover-up
WASHINGTON (AP) — A longtime close aide to President Joe Biden on Wednesday denounced Republican investigations into the former president as...
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July 30, 2025
Biden aide denounces GOP probe as baseless and denies any cover-up
WASHINGTON (AP) — A longtime close aide to President Joe Biden on Wednesday denounced Republican investigations into the former president as...
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July 30, 2025
Manitoba monument to Chief Peguis, planned for 2024, still a year away
WINNIPEG - A planned monument to commemorate Chief Peguis and the first treaty signed in Manitoba has been delayed again.
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July 30, 2025
Hospital says it never agreed to deactivate inmate’s heart device before execution
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee hospital says it never agreed to a request by state officials who face a court order to turn off a death...
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July 30, 2025
Boy, 11, accused of pulling knife on Calgary bus driver, too young to be charged
CALGARY - Police say three youths were arrested, including an 11-year-old, after a Calgary bus driver and a liquor store were robbed.
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July 30, 2025
American Eagle’s ‘good jeans’ ads with Sydney Sweeney spark a debate on race and beauty standards
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. fashion retailer American Eagle Outfitters wanted to make a splash with its new advertising campaign starring 27-year-o...
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July 30, 2025
Colorado Springs agrees to settle Taser death for $3.2 million
DENVER (AP) — The city of Colorado Springs has agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle a lawsuit in the death of a man who was repeatedly hit b...
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July 30, 2025
Army secretary directs West Point to rescind appointment of Biden-era cybersecurity director
NEW YORK (AP) — The Secretary of the Army on Wednesday directed the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to review its hiring practices, bar...
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July 30, 2025
Colorado dentist convicted of murder in the poisoning death of his wife
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A jury convicted a Colorado dentist of first-degree murder on Wednesday in the poisoning death of his wife.
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July 30, 2025
Dentist is convicted of murder, gets life sentence for lacing wife’s protein shakes with poison
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado dentist was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday in the death of his wife, whose protein shakes he lace...
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July 30, 2025
Colorado dentist convicted of murder after lacing his wife’s protein shakes with poison
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A jury convicted a Colorado dentist of first-degree murder Wednesday after he repeatedly poisoned his wife, includi...
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July 30, 2025
Slain Ohio police officer honored with Purple Heart and Medal of Honor during memorial service
Rows of uniformed law enforcement and a crowd of other mourners honored a slain Ohio police officer during a public memorial at a Cleveland...
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July 30, 2025
Here are some facts about the massive Russian quake and the tsunami it sent to B.C.
The 8.8 magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami that raced across the Pacific to British Columbia.
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July 30, 2025
North Carolina lawmakers approve stopgap spending measure amid budget impasse
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators gave final approval Wednesday to a stopgap spending measure to boost state government spendi...
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July 30, 2025
Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas, 5 others charged with running illegal poker games at his LA mansion
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas was arrested Wednesday along with five other people, including a suspected member of an Is...
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July 30, 2025
Report: Homeless population in Metro Vancouver rising, especially those unsheltered
VANCOUVER - A new federally funded report shows the homeless population in Metro Vancouver has risen nine per cent over the last two years,...
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July 30, 2025
ICE entices new recruits with patriotism pitch and promise of $50,000 signing bonuses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The agency responsible for carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportations is launching a recruiting campaign to e...
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July 30, 2025
Cape Breton police investigate appearance of painted swastikas near Jewish cemetery
SYDNEY - Police in Cape Breton are trying to determine who painted swastikas on a road near a Jewish cemetery north of Sydney.
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July 30, 2025
Nova Scotia Community College opens new 200-bed student residence in Dartmouth
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Community College has officially opened the third of seven promised on-campus housing projects at its waterfront c...
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July 30, 2025
Petition to keep Alberta in Canada can start rolling out, says electoral officer
EDMONTON - A former deputy premier's petition to have Alberta declare that its official policy is to remain in Canada can start rolling out...
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July 30, 2025
Republicans consider changing Senate rules to speed confirmation of Trump nominees
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are considering changing Senate rules to speed up confirmation of President Donald Trump’s executive br...
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July 30, 2025
1988 Quebec missing person’s case solved after bones found in river identified
MONTREAL - Montreal-area police say a missing person's case from 1988 has been solved with the recent discovery of human remains in a vehicl...
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July 30, 2025
Ohio city whose Haitian migrants were disparaged by Trump braces to defend them against deportation
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio city whose Haitian migrants were disparaged by President Donald Trump last year as he pitched voters on his...
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July 30, 2025
Former Vice President Kamala Harris says she will not run for California governor in 2026
Harris' decision extends a guessing game about her political future that started after she lost last year’s presidential election to Donald...
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July 30, 2025
Malta says it will recognize the state of Palestine, joining France and possibly Britain
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Malta told a high-level U.N. meeting Wednesday that it will formally recognize the state of Palestine in September, jo...
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July 30, 2025
Ottawa says it wants to improve income assistance program on First Nation reserves
The federal government says it is committed to working with Mi’kmaq First Nations in Nova Scotia to improve the income assistance program.
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July 30, 2025
B.C. RCMP, provincial government announce new 12-member human trafficking unit
SURREY - The British Columbia government and the RCMP say a new 12-member specialized unit will tackle human trafficking throughout the prov...
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July 30, 2025
Quebec population expected to decrease over next five years
MONTREAL - Quebec's statistical institute estimates the province's population will decline by 80,000 by 2030.
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July 30, 2025