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September 19, 2024
Food Crawl: This Toronto food court is a hidden gem. Here are 4 dishes to try
The food options here are more diverse than most mall food courts and the prices are affordable.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
US troops finish deployment to remote Alaska island amid spike in Russian military activity
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — About 130 U.S. soldiers are returning to their bases after being deployed last week to a remote western Alaska isla...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Uniformed York region police returning to schools for safety presentations, upsetting some community members
Some community members criticize the change, saying a police presence can harm racialized students.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
North Carolina Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson vows to stay in race despite media report
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson vowed on Thursday to remain in his race in advance of wha...
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September 19, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Anita Anand sworn in as transport minister after Rodriguez resigns
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Anita Anand has been sworn in as federal transport minister during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Lawsuit by Manitoba chiefs urges Lake Winnipeg be legally defined as a person
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba court is being asked to declare Lake Winnipeg a person with Constitutional rights to life, liberty and security of per...
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September 19, 2024
Philadelphia officer who died weeks after being shot recalled as a dedicated public servant
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia police officer who recently died from wounds he suffered when he was shot during a traffic stop earlier t...
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September 19, 2024
B.C. First Nations declare state of emergency over opioid crisis and mental health
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A tribal council representing 14 First Nations along the west coast of Vancouver Island is declaring a state of emergen...
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September 19, 2024
Widespread adoption fraud separated generations of Korean children from their families, AP finds
Government data obtained by AP shows less than a fifth of 15,000 adoptees who have asked South Korea for help with family searches since 201...
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September 19, 2024
Attempted prison escape in Honduras leaves 2 inmates dead and 3 injured
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An attempted prisonbreak early Thursday in Honduras left two inmates dead and three injured, authorities said. The Latin...
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September 19, 2024
Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries...
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September 19, 2024
Facts about the New Brunswick election campaign
FREDERICTON - A quick look at some of the issues in the New Brunswick election campaign:
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Woman dead after vehicle crashes with school bus in Thunder Bay, no kids hurt
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Police say a woman is dead after her vehicle crashed with a school bus in Thunder Bay, Ont.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
The FBI says Iran tried to send hacked files to Democrats. It’s another sign of foreign meddling
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the FBI said this week that Iran had tried to provide Democrats with material stolen from Donald Trump’s campaign, it...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
New Brunswick election candidate profile: Liberal Leader Susan Holt
FREDERICTON - A look at Susan Holt, leader of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Missing couple and 5-year-old son last seen nearly 3 weeks ago arrived in Toronto in August
A couple and their five-year-old son were last seen in the area of Doon Road and Rockway Drive nearly three weeks ago.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
New Brunswick election profile: Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs
FREDERICTON - A look at Blaine Higgs, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Dangerous offender who left Alberta woman in vegetative state denied parole
CALGARY - The Parole Board of Canada says a man who assaulted a young pregnant woman and left her for dead remains too dangerous to be relea...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Bad weather cited in 2 fatal Nebraska plane crashes minutes apart
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bad weather was reported near two Nebraska farm fields where small planes crashed minutes apart in August, according to p...
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September 19, 2024
New Brunswick election candidate profile: Green Party Leader David Coon
FREDERICTON - A look at David Coon, leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick:
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
White officer who fatally shot Black man shouldn’t have been in his backyard, judge rules in suit
A federal judge has partially sided with the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a now-imprisoned white Kansas City, Missouri, pol...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
CNE had 1.49M visitors this summer despite slow start, up from pre-pandemic highs
Labour Day weekend historically draws big crowds, but expectations were shattered when closer to 450,000 people showed up between Aug. 30 an...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
A couple found the Kentucky highway shooter’s remains by being bounty hunters for a week, they say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Days after a shooter attacked an interstate and disappeared, leaving a Kentucky community scared and on guard, Fred a...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Georgia election rule changes by Trump allies raise fear of chaos in November
ATLANTA (AP) — Four years ago, Georgia was at the center of former President Donald Trump ’s attempts to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe B...
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September 19, 2024
Food Crawl: This Toronto food court is a hidden gem. Here’s 4 dishes to try
The food options here are more diverse than most mall food courts and the prices are affordable.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Zelenskyy to meet Biden, Harris as Ukraine pushes US to loosen restrictions on long-range weapons
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington next Thursday for talks with President Joe Biden and Vic...
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September 19, 2024
B.C. and First Nations reach deal to sell 2,600 condos at 60% of market value
VANCOUVER - An agreement between First Nations and the British Columbia government will see thousands of homes made available in Vancouver a...
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September 19, 2024
Oktoberfest tightens security after a deadly knife attack in western Germany
The stepped-up security comes after an Aug. 23 attack in Solingen that left three dead and eight wounded.
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September 19, 2024
Families of Oxford shooting victims lose appeal over school’s liability for tragedy
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Oxford school district on Thursday in a lawsuit that seeks to hold employ...
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September 19, 2024
Head of committee monitoring response to N.S. mass shooting satisfied with progress
HALIFAX - The head of a committee monitoring the government's response to the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass killing says she’s plea...
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September 19, 2024
‘Throw them in the river’: Alberta mayor apologizes for feral cat remarks
An Alberta mayor has apologized after she mused about the "old days" of managing feral cats on her family's farm by throwing them in the riv...
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September 19, 2024
Hunter Biden’s sentencing on federal firearms charges delayed until December
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden will be sentenced on felony firearms charges in December after the judge agreed Thursday to a delay req...
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September 19, 2024
Jurors watch video of EMTs failing to treat Tyre Nichols after he was beaten
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two emergency medical technicians just stood around for minutes, providing no medical aid to a seriously injured Tyre...
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September 19, 2024
B.C. police divers unable to find American man after Yukon River crash
WHITEHORSE - Mounties in Yukon say specialized police divers have been unable to find an American man missing after the truck he was in plun...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Anita Anand taking on transport portfolio after Pablo Rodriguez leaves cabinet
GATINEAU, Que. - Treasury Board President Anita Anand will take on the additional role of transport minister this afternoon, after Pablo Rod...
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September 19, 2024
Nearly 138,000 beds are being recalled after reports of them breaking or collapsing during use
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 138,000 platform beds sold at major retailers including Amazon and Walmart are being recalled across the U.S. and Can...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Republicans are trying a new approach to abortion in the race for Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) —
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September 19, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being investigated for collecting dead whale
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A federal law enforcement agency confirmed it's opened an investigation into Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he allegedly...
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September 19, 2024
Police fatally shoot a blasphemy suspect in Pakistan in 2nd such killing in a week
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Police in southern Pakistan shot dead a blasphemy suspect during an alleged shootout with armed men, officials said...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Alaska man charged with sending graphic threats to kill Supreme Court justices
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Alaska man accused of sending graphic threats to injure and kill six Supreme Court justices and some of their family me...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Man says he lied when he testified against inmate who is set to be executed
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Just days before inmate Freddie Owens is set to die by lethal injection in South Carolina, the friend whose testimony...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Search continues for missing couple and 5-year-old son last seen in Kitchener nearly 3 weeks ago
A couple and their five-year-old son were last seen in the area of Doon Road and Rockway Drive nearly three weeks ago.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19’s origin
LONDON (AP) — Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to p...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Alberta providing $149 million to cover municipal costs after Jasper wildfire
JASPER, ALTA. - The Alberta government is providing close to $150 million to cover costs for the town of Jasper, Alta., a third of which was...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Manitoba cabinet minister ‘inadvertently’ violated rules: ethics commissioner
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's ethics commissioner has found an NDP cabinet minister was in the wrong when he failed to disclose he had a business co...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Police fatally shoot a blasphemy accused in Pakistan in 2nd such killing in a week
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Police in southern Pakistan shot dead a blasphemy suspect during an alleged shootout with armed men, officials said...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
An NYC laundromat stabbing suspect is fatally shot by state troopers
HIGHLAND MILLS, N.Y. (AP) — A suspect in a stabbing at a Brooklyn laundromat was fatally shot by state troopers after he crashed a stolen ca...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Two Georgia deaths are tied to abortion restrictions. Experts say abortion pills they took are safe
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to speak about abortion Friday in Georgia, where two women’s deaths have been tied to a state law t...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Motorcycle rider dead in crash that closes Highway 1 outside Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - Police in Langley, B.C., say one person is dead in an early morning crash between a car and a motorcycle on Highway 1.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024