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The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Person injured 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.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Trump and Harris hitting battleground states even as Sunday’s attack continues to roil the race
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential election campaigning revs back up Tuesday, with Donald Trump heading to Michigan and Vice President Kamala Ha...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Man faces 11 charges in Scarborough plaza shooting that left 2 dead
In July, Braydon McCann, 22, and Sarah Prehay, 23, were killed in what police called a “gun battle” at a plaza at Ellesmere and Birkdale roa...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Kentucky deputy killed in exchange of gunfire with suspect, sheriff says
RUSSELL SPRINGS, Ky. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot while pursuing a suspect who had fled on foot in south central Kentucky, pol...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Militants attack a military training camp near the airport in Mali’s capital, inflicting casualties
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Jihadis attacked a military training camp near the airport in Mali’s capital on Tuesday as explosions were heard in the...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris resume campaigning after apparent assassination attempt
The presidential campaign is moving forward after another apparent attempt on Donald Trump 's life. Trump was safe after the incident in Flo...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
How small businesses can recover from break-ins and theft
Break-ins and thefts can happen at any small business, no matter how tight the security.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
A glitch halts again Telesco the robot’s attempt to get a sample from Fukushima nuclear reactor
TOKYO (AP) — Video feed issues halted on Tuesday the mission of a robot trying to retrieve the first sample of melted fuel debris from insid...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Man faces 11 charges in Scarborough plaza shooting that left two dead
In July, Braydon McCann, 22, and Sarah Prehay, 23, were killed in what police called a “gun battle” at a plaza at Ellesmere and Birkdale roa...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Hundreds wounded after pagers detonate in Lebanon, media and security officials say
BEIRUT (AP) — A Hezbollah official tells The Associated Press that “several hundred” people, including members of the group, were wounded in...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Dozens wounded after pagers detonate in Lebanon, media and security officials say
BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of people were wounded in Beirut’s suburbs and other parts of Lebanon after their handheld pagers exploded Tuesday, Leb...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
A wave of exploding pagers in Lebanon and Syria kills at least 8, including members of Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, killing at least eig...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Hezbollah members among hundreds wounded after pagers explode in Lebanon and Syria, officials say
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, wounding members of...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Hezbollah hit by a wave of exploding pagers in Lebanon and Syria. At least 9 dead, hundreds injured
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously in parts of Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday, killing at least nine peopl...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
The new hard-right Dutch coalition pledges stricter limits on asylum
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The new hard-right Dutch government pledged Tuesday to launch stricter policies to hold back or kick out migra...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Doctors Without Borders closes operations in Russia after being removed from list of foreign NGOs
The aid group, Médecins Sans Frontières, has been in Russia since 1992, and has operated programs that provided aid for homeless people and...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Florida will launch criminal probe into apparent assassination attempt of Trump, governor says
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida law enforcement will launch a criminal investigation of the apparent assassination attempt of former Pr...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Trudeau says ‘all sorts of reflections’ for Liberals after loss of second stronghold
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say the Liberals have "all sorts of reflections" to make after losing a second stronghold in a byelec...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Bangladesh opposition party rallies to demand a new election
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of activists and leaders of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday rallied in the nation’...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Afghanistan reopens its embassy in Oman, the Taliban say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Afghanistan’s Embassy in Oman has reopened, an official in Kabul said Tuesday, the latest sign of the gro...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Election officials prepare for threats with panic buttons, bulletproof glass
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — The election director in Cobb County, an Atlanta suburb where votes will be fiercely contested in this year's president...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Puerto Rico officials reject request to extend voter registration deadline
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials in Puerto Rico have rejected a petition to extend a voter registration deadline following an outcry o...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Former office manager of Dartmouth College student paper gets 15-month sentence for stealing $223K
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The former office manager of Dartmouth College's student newspaper has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison fo...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Georgian parliament approves anti-LGBTQ legislation, echoing measures in Russia
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s parliament on Tuesday approved draft legislation curtailing LGBTQ+ rights, a measure that is similar to la...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Festival season starts in Nepal with devotees honoring a living goddess
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s monthslong festival season began on Tuesday with tens of thousands of devotees pulling a wooden chariot with...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children
Instagram is introducing separate teen accounts for those under 18 as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backla...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Instagram introduces teen accounts, other sweeping changes to boost child safety online
Instagram is introducing separate teen accounts for those under 18 as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backla...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
New Delhi’s top elected official resigns after being released on bail in a bribery case
NEW DELHI (AP) — One of India’s leading opposition figures resigned his post as New Delhi’s chief minister on Tuesday, days after he emerged...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Extremists attack a military training camp in Mali’s capital and authorities close its airport
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Extremists attacked a military training camp in Mali’s capital on Tuesday, the army said, as explosions were heard in th...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Party leaders spar as Parliament returns + the first sentencing in the Kenneth Lee swarming case
Parliamentarians return to the Hill, the first sentence handed down in the Kenneth Lee swarming case and steeper fines for blocking the box.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Trudeau loses another Liberal stronghold in Bloc Québécois byelection victory
Trudeau already faced calls from party faithful to resign as leader after unexpectedly losing Toronto—St. Paul’s to the Conservatives in a b...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Extremists attacked a military training camp in Mali’s capital, the army says
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Extremists attacked a military training camp in Mali’s capital, the army said, as explosions were heard in the area.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Sea turtles make big comeback on sandy beaches at 2 British military bases in Cyprus
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Protected Green and Loggerhead turtles are making a big comeback on the beaches of two British military bases in Cypr...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
China says it tailed a US spy plane through the sensitive Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese warplanes tailed a U.S. military aircraft through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, China’s military sai...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Wildfires in Portugal blamed for three deaths as Europe sends aircraft to help
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Five thousand firefighters struggled Tuesday to contain multiple wildfires raging across northern Portugal that are...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
EU chief unveils her new team with women in top roles in right-leaning Commission
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen put women in many of the top roles on her new team for her next five-year tenure a...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Doctors Without Borders closes operations in Russia
GENEVA (AP) — Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday it has closed its operations in Russia after 32 years, citing a Justice Ministry letter t...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel will do ‘whatever is necessary’ to bring home north border residents
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that returning residents evacuated from Israel’s north due to cross-border fight...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Canada Child Benefit payments go out this week. Are you eligible?
The benefit will go out to eligible parents on Friday and differs depending on income and number of children.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Many in Indian-controlled Kashmir plan to vote this time to deny Modi total control
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — For decades, boycotting elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir was a sign of protest against Indian rule.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Budapest and Poland’s Wroclaw reinforce their river banks ahead of more flooding in central Europe
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Soldiers dropped sandbags from military helicopters to reinforce river embankments and evacuated residents as the wors...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
EU chief unveils her new team after a long and bumpy road; women get top roles
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen put women in many of the top roles of her new team in her next five-year tenure at...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Casualties in Myanmar push Southeast Asia’s death toll from Typhoon Yagi past 500
BANGKOK (AP) — Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 l...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Myanmar’s death toll from Typhoon Yagi rises past 200, with tallying hindered by civil war
BANGKOK (AP) — Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 l...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
$956-million downtown Toronto courthouse plagued by accessibility issues, provincial report finds
A report commissioned by the Ministry of the Attorney General backs up problems described by disability advocate David Lepofsky.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
A man is charged with murder over crossbow attack near London that killed 3 women
LONDON (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been charged with killing three women in a crossbow attack near London in July, British police said. He...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Israel says halting Hezbollah attacks is now a war goal as officials warn of a wider operation
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel announced Tuesday that halting Hezbollah's attacks in the north in order to allow its residents to return is now an...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
A military training camp in Mali’s capital has been attacked, the army says
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A military training camp in Mali’s capital was attacked early Tuesday, the army said.
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024
Hard-right Dutch coalition will lay out priorities as leaders bicker
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A speech by the Dutch king on Tuesday is to lay out the new government's plans for the coming year as members...
The Toronto Star
September 17, 2024