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November 20, 2024
Bomb cyclone batters B.C. with hurricane-force winds, cutting roads and power
VANCOUVER - Hurricane-force winds of up to 159 km/h have slammed into parts of the British Columbia Coast as a massive storm swirling off Va...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Skirmishes erupt between Serbian police and opposition urging arrests over deadly roof collapse
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Skirmishes erupted for a second day Wednesday in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad between police and opposition...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Transgender community to gather in remembrance, opposition to Alberta legislation
EDMONTON - Adebayo Chris Katiiti, jailed for being a transgender man in Uganda, was brutally beaten as a child for wearing his brothers'clot...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Russia arrests a German national accused of planning to sabotage energy facilities
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's top domestic security agency on Wednesday reported arresting a German national it accused of planning to sabotage ene...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Pakistan reports new polio case in northwest, raising nationwide tally to 50 cases this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan detected one more polio case in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the country's tally of the in...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Famous Fredericton beaver sculpture finds new home in downtown art gallery
FREDERICTON - When people pass by the white-pillared Beaverbrook Art Gallery starting this weekend, they will be greeted by one of Frederict...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Some Canadian cities building temporary housing facilities to accommodate refugees
OTTAWA - A significant increase in the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Canada has prompted some cities to start building temporary...
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November 20, 2024
‘No disrespect to His Majesty’: Yukon council refuses to take oath to King
DAWSON CITY, Yukon - Governance in Yukon's second-largest municipality has been at a standstill since its newly elected mayor and council re...
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November 20, 2024
Urban salmon return to Metro Vancouver streams to spawn and inspire recovery efforts
BURNABY, B.C. - The metallic screech of a train rolling by. The constant hum of traffic on the nearby Trans-Canada Highway.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
14 Toronto daycares leave $10-a-day program; half of them appear connected
TORONTO - Two months after Josclyn Johnson's 18-month-old daughter started daycare, the centre announced it was leaving the national $10-a-d...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
US Embassy in Kyiv shuts down after receiving warning of ‘significant’ Russian air attack
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv said it has received warning of a potentially significant Russian air attack on Wednesday and...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
US will allow Ukraine to use American antipersonnel land mines against Russian forces
The U.S. also said its embassy in Kyiv would remain closed Wednesday due to concerns over a potentially significant Russian air attack on th...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
US will allow Ukraine to use antipersonnel land mines against Russian forces
The precautionary step came after Russian officials promised a response to President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets on R...
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November 20, 2024
Suicide car bomb kills 12 troops at a security post in northwestern Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber killed 12 members of the security forces and wounded several others after detonating an explosive...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
A suicide car bombing at a security post in northwestern Pakistan has killed 12 troops
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle at a security post in northwestern Pakistan, killing 12 mem...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Suicide car bombing at a security post in northwestern Pakistan kills 11 people, officials say
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle at a security post in northwestern Pakistan, killing at lea...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
‘Bomb cyclone’ knocks out power to over 600,000 and downs trees across northwest US, killing 1
SEATTLE (AP) — A major storm swept across the northwest U.S. Tuesday evening, battering the region with strong winds and rain and causing wi...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
‘Bomb cyclone’ knocks out power and downs trees across northwest US, killing 1
SEATTLE (AP) — A major storm swept across the northwest U.S. Tuesday evening, battering the region with strong winds and rain and causing wi...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Wife of Ugandan opposition figure Besigye says he was kidnapped and is being held in a military jail
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The wife of Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye said Wednesday he was kidnapped in neighboring Kenya and is being...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
B.C. port union challenges constitutionality of labour minister’s back-to-work order
VANCOUVER - The union representing port supervisors in British Columbia is formally challenging the legal and constitutional authority of th...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Maxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK, the largest private energy company in Ukraine, pulls out a piece of paper with bar cha...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
North Korea sent more conventional weapons to Russia, South Korea says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea recently supplied additional artillery systems to Russia to support its war efforts against Ukraine, w...
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November 20, 2024
Southern China suspends ferry services as storm brings winds, high waters to coastal regions
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Parts of coastal southern China suspended ferry services as a major storm passed into the South China Sea, bringing hi...
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November 20, 2024
What to know about Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans people
Wednesday is Transgender Day of Remembrance, which focuses on trans people who have lost their lives because of violence. Here is what to kn...
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November 20, 2024
Maui Invitational returns to a Lahaina still grappling with raw emotions left by deadly wildfire
HONOLULU (AP) — Three generations of TJ Rickard’s family lost their homes in the deadly Maui wildfire more than a year ago, and he and his e...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what that would mean
WASHINGTON (AP) — Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump heaped scorn on the federal Department of Education, describing it a...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Susan Smith to ask parole board for her freedom after serving 30 years for drowning her children
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother convicted of killing her two sons by rolling her car into a lake in 1994 with t...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Health advocates in Africa worry Trump will reimpose abortion ‘gag rule’ governing US aid
EPWORTH, Zimbabwe (AP) — Carrying her infant daughter, 19-year-old Sithulisiwe Moyo waited two hours to get birth-control pills from a tent...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Prak Sokhonn reappointed as Cambodia’s foreign minister
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's National Assembly unanimously approved the reappointment of Prak Sokhonn as foreign minister Wednesda...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Marcos says Indonesia has agreed to send Filipino death-row drug convict back to the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Wednesday that a deal has been reached for Indonesia to send back...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
NYC police officer shot, suspect dead after shootout in Jamaica, Queens
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police killed a man in Queens on Tuesday evening after he shot at officers — hitting one in the leg — who were
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Elections in 2 Indian states are seen as a test of Prime Minister Modi’s popularity
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of people are voting in state elections in politically significant Maharashtra, India’s western industrial hub, an...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Police searching for suspects in armed robbery in Brampton on Highway 410
One of the suspects was armed with a handgun while another had a knife.
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November 20, 2024
Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elementary school lessons
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' education board on Tuesday advanced a new Bible-infused curriculum that would be optional for schools to incorpo...
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November 20, 2024
Marcos says Indonesia has agreed to send Filipina death-row drug convict back to the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Wednesday that a deal has been reached for Indonesia to send back...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
2 police officers shot in Louisville, Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two police officers were shot Tuesday night in Louisville, authorities said.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
What to know about Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for Education secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Linda McMahon has been a constant presence in Donald Trump's tumultuous orbit, serving in his first administration and sup...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Trump chooses TV's Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Oz, a former talk show host, will lead the agency that oversees health insurance programs for millions of older, poor and disabled Americans...
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November 20, 2024
Louisiana governor’s tax overhaul faces opposition as lawmakers and lobbyists horse-trade
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is pushing big plans to overhaul the state's complex tax code to deliver income and corpo...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
ICC prosecutor urges nations to help arrest 6 Libyans allegedly linked to a brutal militia
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court urged Libya and other nations Tuesday to help arrest six men allege...
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November 20, 2024
The dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists say
NEW YORK (AP) — Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they t...
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November 20, 2024
San Francisco Mayor London Breed loses reelection to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Mayor London Breed lost her reelection race to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Middle East latest: US envoy holds talks in Lebanon on Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire proposal
U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein held what he called “very constructive talks” with Lebanese officials in Beirut on Tuesday about a possible cease-...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Naval Academy graduate charged with hate crime for tearing down LGBTQ+ pride flag
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A U.S. Naval Academy graduate ripped down a tattoo shop's LGBTQ+ pride flag and put it in the trash, Annapolis police...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
West Virginia’s new system for high school football playoffs gets OK from top court
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — High school football teams in West Virginia will face off in the postseason using a new points system that withstoo...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
North Carolina GOP bill would weaken next Democratic governor and attorney general
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans sought extensive legislation Tuesday that would weaken the powers of the incoming governor,...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Alcohol poisoning in Laos leaves two tourists hospitalized
Two 19-year-old women were on a backpacking vacation in Laos when they became ill in the tourist town of Vang Vieng.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Canada’s child poverty rate rises for second time after years of decline
A new national report shows nearly 1.4 million children in Canada lived in poverty in 2022.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Southeast Asian defense chiefs meet in Laos as maritime disputes with China are flaring
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian defense chiefs and representatives are meeting in the Laotian capital on Wednesday for security talks...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024