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November 18, 2024
Trump says he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy as his nominee to be tra...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Wife identified as victim in fatal Oshawa assault, husband charged
Police were called to the couple's home on Eulalie Avenue in Central Oshawa around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday where they found Parween Adel "with...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Sister of ex-Marine charged in subway chokehold death testifies to his ‘calm’ spirit and patriotism
NEW YORK (AP) — The older sister of Daniel Penny, the former U.S. Marine charged with fatally choking a homeless man aboard a Manhattan subw...
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November 18, 2024
Federal appeals court won’t block upcoming nitrogen gas execution in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal appeals court said Monday it will let the nation’s third execution with nitrogen gas go forward this week...
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November 18, 2024
Photo-shoot fail: Biden, Trudeau miss traditional photo with world leaders at G20
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — President Joe Biden inadvertently was a missing man in the traditional photo of world leaders at the final Group of 20...
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November 18, 2024
Alberta auditor general flags lack of information on province’s affordable housing
EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general says the province isn't demonstrating how it's ensuring its affordable housing is safe.
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Mississippi College will change its name and drop its football program
CLINTON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi College will change its name and drop its football program after the current season, the board of the priv...
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November 18, 2024
Former N.S. NDP candidate running as Independent after criticism for Israel posts
EASTERN PASSAGE, N.S. - A former Nova Scotia NDP candidate criticized for social media posts about Israel is now running as an Independent i...
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November 18, 2024
A list of members of B.C. Premier David Eby’s new cabinet
VICTORIA - There's been a near total shakeup of British Columbia's government cabinet, with few ministers retaining their jobs and some long...
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November 18, 2024
WWE’s ‘Monday Night Raw’ on Netflix will debut on Jan. 6 in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — World Wrestling Entertainment's first episode of “Monday Night Raw” on Netflix will take place from the Intuit Dome on Ja...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
NYC issues first drought warning in 22 years, pauses aqueduct repairs to bring in more water
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City on Monday issued its first drought warning in 22 years after months of little rain -- and will restart the flo...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
One of the city’s most dangerous streets just lost its photo radar camera
The speed camera at Parkside Drive and Algonquin Avenue has issued more than 60,000 tickets since it was installed.
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Prince Harry in Vancouver as Invictus Games school program launches online
VANCOUVER - Prince Harry is in Vancouver for the launch of a campaign to raise awareness of the Invictus Games among children and youth, one...
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November 18, 2024
Jury seated in human smuggling case involving deaths of Indian family at Canada-US border
Prosecutors have accused Indian national Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, of running the scheme and Steve Shand, 50, of Florida of waiting in...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
DeSantis aims to appoint Marco Rubio’s Senate replacement by early January
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Floridians will likely know who their next U.S. senator will be by the beginning of January, Republican Gov. Ron De...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Kissing the ring? MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts say they met with Trump to reopen lines of communication
MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, fierce critics of President-Elect Donald Trump, say they traveled to Mar-a-Lago for a meeti...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Pennsylvania’s high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's state Supreme Court on Monday weighed in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate...
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November 18, 2024
NYC issues drought warning and pauses aqueduct repairs
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City on Monday issued its first drought warning in 22 years and paused major repairs to its main water aqueduct out...
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November 18, 2024
Two dead after fiery rollover crash on Highway 99 in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say they are investigating a fiery overnight crash that killed two people and caused a partial shutdown o...
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November 18, 2024
Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy. What does that mean for travelers?
NEW YORK (AP) — Spirit Airlines, the largest budget carrier in the U.S., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday. The airline said...
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November 18, 2024
Republican Jason Stephens, who oversaw historically divided Ohio House, drops bid for speaker
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Jason Stephens, who has presided for the past two years over one of the most tumultuous periods in recent O...
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November 18, 2024
Police seek witnesses, cell phone video after gunfire during a parade in New Orleans kills 2
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Deadly shootings at a signature New Orleans cultural event — a neighborhood “second-line” parade — left authorities plead...
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November 18, 2024
Trump appears to be planning to attend SpaceX ‘Starship’ launch scheduled for Tuesday in Texas
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump appears to be planning to attend a SpaceX “Starship” rocket launch on Tuesday, in...
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November 18, 2024
Herlda Senhouse, the second-oldest U.S. resident, dies at age 113
WELLESLEY, Mass. (AP) — Herlda Senhouse, who founded a jazz dance group to raise money for Black students in the 1950s and lived to become t...
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November 18, 2024
Brother of dead suspect in fires at Boston-area Jewish institutions pleads guilty
BOSTON (AP) — The brother of a man suspected in four Boston-area arsons involving Jewish institutions in 2019 pleaded guilty in federal cour...
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November 18, 2024
$70,000 worth of fake Taylor Swift tickets sold by one vendor, Halton police say
One vendor made more than $70,000 in fraudulent tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts in Toronto, according to a Halton Regional Poli...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
California city to pay nearly $1M to a woman whose scalp was torn by a police dog
BRENTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California city has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to settle a lawsuit alleging police used excessive f...
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November 18, 2024
US to add features such as blind spot warnings and pedestrian detection to vehicle crash ratings
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's automobile safety ratings will get a major update starting with the 2026 model year when regulators add...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Alabama looks to carry out third nitrogen execution as critics say method needs more scrutiny
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is planning to carry out the nation’s third execution with nitrogen gas as critics argue the method needs mo...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
20 years after opening, Bill Clinton’s presidential library prepares for a ‘refresh’
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Twenty years since Bill Clinton opened his presidential library and museum before a rain-soaked crowd, the area aro...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is requesting nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and ot...
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November 18, 2024
Raw pistachios recalled in Canada over possible salmonella contamination
Popular Canadian nut company Nutworks is recalling its raw whole pistachios after a salmonella contamination.
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Protesters in Georgia’s capital set up a tent camp and demand new elections, wary of Russia
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Demonstrators in Georgia's capital have set up tents on a central thoroughfare and vowed Monday to stay around the c...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Jury selection begins in human smuggling case after deaths of Indian family at Canada-US border
Prosecutors have accused Indian national Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, of running the scheme and Steve Shand, 50, of Florida of waiting in...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares will seek reelection, quelling talk of a gubernatorial bid
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican who has embraced prosecutions against election fraud and other co...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
New Alberta hospital agency to be up and running in the spring, minister says
EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister says the province's new hospital agency will be operational next spring, months later than expected.
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
2 are killed and 1 is critically wounded in New York City knife rampage. A suspect is in custody
NEW YORK (AP) — A man carried out a string of stabbings across a swath of Manhattan on Monday morning, killing two people and critically wou...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Man police linked to neo-Nazi group pleads not guilty to terrorism charges
OTTAWA - An Ottawa man is pleading not guilty to charges of terrorism and hate-speech related to the promotion of a far-right group.
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
US sanctions group that builds illegal West Bank settlements, with close ties to Israeli government
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Monday imposed sanctions on organizations and firms involved in illegal settlement development in the occupied...
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November 18, 2024
Western North Carolina’s water system is finally back online after Helene
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — More than 100,000 residents in western North Carolina were allowed to drink and bathe using water from their home fau...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Northern Ontario First Nation says yes in referendum on possible nuclear waste site
A northern Ontario First Nation has decided it is willing to continue with the process to potentially become host to a deep geological repos...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Court-martialed military veteran sentenced to over 4 years in prison for Capitol riot attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former U.S. Army soldier who was court-martialed for fatally shooting a handcuffed civilian in Iraq two decades ago was...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Hungarian official criticizes Biden decision allowing Ukraine to use US weapons to strike Russia
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's foreign minister lashed out on Monday at U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to authorize Ukraine to use...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Wintry weather hits Calgary morning commuters, parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Environment and Climate Change Canada says wintry weather is making its way across some parts of the Prairies.
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
$70,000 of fake Taylor Swift tickets sold by one vendor, Halton police say
One vendor made more than $70,000 in fraudulent tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts in Toronto, according to a Halton Regional Poli...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Fall storm could bring ‘hurricane force’ winds to B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is warning about an intensifying storm that is expected to bring powerful winds to Vancouver Island and the B...
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November 18, 2024
Wisconsin Supreme Court considers case affecting future of state’s elections leader
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court grappled Monday with a case affecting whether the swing state's nonpartisan top elections o...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Pakistani security forces raid a militant hideout in the northwest and 10 insurgents are killed
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout in northwest Pakistan on Monday, sparking an hourslong shootou...
The Toronto Star
November 18, 2024
Middle East latest: Israel strikes in the heart of Lebanon’s capital near parliament and embassies
Israeli airstrikes targeted a neighborhood in the heart of Lebanon's capital late Monday evening, slamming into an area near the Parliament,...
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November 18, 2024