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September 19, 2024
Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnia site in Medjugorje where Madonna reportedly appeared
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday gave the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where chil...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Plans to rebuild a condemned west-end public housing complex would see it quadruple in size
Tenants of Swansea Mews were forced out of the roughly 150 townhomes when a piece of concrete ceiling fell in 2022.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
This former refugee has lost his permanent residence after 27 years in Canada. He says the law breaches his Charter rights
The former refugee from the Czech Republic is challenging the loss of his status as a protected person over his travel.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
York Regional Police and school boards announce updates to school-police protocol
York Regional Police, in partnership with the York Region school boards, are holding a press conference Thursday.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
First person convicted under Hong Kong’s new security law is sentenced to 14 months in prison
HONG KONG (AP) — The first person convicted under a tough new Hong Kong national security law was sentenced on Thursday to 14 months in pris...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Spain arrests suspect in February speedboat crash that killed 2 police officers
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities arrested a 32-year-old man for the death of two police officers in February when a speedboat suspected to...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Malaysian police detain CEO and other leaders of Islamic group as probe into child sex abuse widens
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police on Thursday detained the CEO and other top leaders of an Islamic business group that is under...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
At least 1000 people evacuated as flooding hits northern Italy
ROME (AP) — About a thousand residents were evacuated in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna after it was hit by torrential rains...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
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The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs expected to call provincial election today
FREDERICTON - A 33-day provincial election campaign is expected to officially get started today in New Brunswick.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Pressure still on oilsands sector despite silence after greenwashing law: think tank
CALGARY - Canada's oilsands industry remains under pressure to reduce its greenhouse gas footprint, even as companies have clamped down on p...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
NDP flips, BC United flops, B.C. Conservatives surge as election campaign approaches
VICTORIA - If the lead up to British Columbia's provincial election campaign is any indication of what’s to come, voters should expect the u...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Voters head to polls in quickly called eastern Ontario byelection
BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Polls are set to soon open in the eastern Ontario riding of Bay of Quinte, where voters will pick their next representati...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
A 10-year-old Japanese student stabbed near his school in China has died
BEIJING (AP) — Officials in Tokyo said Thursday that a 10-year-old Japanese student attending a Japanese school in southern China who was at...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Is Israel preparing for a war with Hezbollah?
Hopes for a diplomatic solution to the conflict appear to be fading quickly as Israel signals a desire to change the status quo in the count...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
The Vatican is set to rule on reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary at a Bosnian shrine
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is providing its long-awaited assessment on one of the more contested aspects of Roman Catholicism in recent...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Relentless fighting is devastating Sudan and escalating in Darfur’s capital, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Relentless violence has devastated Sudan and large-scale fighting has escalated in and around the only capital in Suda...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Adoption fraud separated generations of South Korean children from their families, AP finds
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government, Western countries and adoption agencies worked in tandem to supply some 200,000 Korean c...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Rampant adoption fraud separated generations of South Korean children from their families, AP finds
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As the plane descended into Seoul, Robert Calabretta swaddled himself in a blanket, his knees tucked into his ches...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?
KAVUMU, Congo (AP) — Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Threats and assassination attempts come with the office Donald Trump once held and is seeking again
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump, following an apparent assassination attempt on him on Sunday, claimed that overheated rheto...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Residents of Springfield, Ohio, hunker down and pray for a political firestorm to blow over
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — In the quiet corners of Springfield, Ohio — out of sight of the drumbeat of politicians and journalists, troopers a...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
KAMITUGA, Congo (AP) — Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave. The 1-month-old die...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Colombia suspends peace talks with ELN rebel group after a deadly attack on the military
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia on Wednesday suspended peace talks with the National Liberation Army, or ELN, after blaming the rebel group...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Wagon rolls over at Wisconsin apple orchard injuring about 25 children and adults
LAFAYETTE, Wis. (AP) — About 25 children and adults were injured Wednesday when a wagon carrying them overturned at a western Wisconsin appl...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
A Japanese student stabbed near his school in China has died, Japanese officials say
BEIJING (AP) — Officials in Tokyo said Thursday that a 10-year-old Japanese student attending a Japanese school in southern China who was at...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Police release shocking video of Mississauga car theft showing victim run over as his vehicle is stolen
The owner, who was selling his 2022 Porsche Cayenne, suffered serious injuries after he was struck by a female suspect who was driving the v...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
A Japanese student stabbed near a school in China has died, Japanese officials say
BEIJING (AP) — Japanese officials said Thursday that a 10-year-old student attending a Japanese school in southern China who was attacked th...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
A student stabbed near Japanese school in China has died, Japanese officials say
BEIJING (AP) — Japanese officials said Thursday that a 10-year-old student attending a Japanese school in southern China who was attacked th...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
‘Idiots’ or ‘knuckleheads’? Federal-provincial immigration dispute gets personal
Immigration Minister Marc Miller accuses three Conservative premiers of exploiting the refugee crisis for political gains.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Kim calls for bolstering nuclear and conventional weapons after testing 2 types of missiles
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Thursday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised successful tests of two types of missiles — one desig...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
Toronto’s Michelin Guide is back. Here’s which restaurants made its annual list
Toronto’s highest-rated spot is still the two-starred Sushi Masaki Saito, an omakase restaurant in Yorkville.
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
LaMonica McIver wins special House election in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has defeated Republican small businessman Carmen Bucco in a co...
The Toronto Star
September 19, 2024
UN chief urges divided nations to approve blueprint to address global challenges from climate to AI
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief urged the world’s divided nations on Wednesday to compromise and approve a blueprint to addre...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Former northern Virginia jail deputy gets 6 1/2 years for drug operation, sex trafficking
A former sheriff's deputy at a northern Virginia jail was sentenced Wednesday to 6 1/2 years in prison for smuggling drugs into the jail and...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
North Korea’s Kim supervises tests of 2 types of missiles and calls for stronger military
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Thursday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised successful tests of two types of missiles — one desig...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
House rejects temporary funding bill to avoid government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal g...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Harris hits Trump’s promise of mass deportations as Trump rallies on Long Island
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday criticized Republican Donald Trump 's promise to deport millions of people who a...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
House rejects government funding bill linked to proof of citizenship for new voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal g...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Testimony begins in trial for ex-sergeant charged in killing of Virginia shoplifting suspect
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Opening statements and testimony began Wednesday in the trial of a former northern Virginia police sergeant charged with...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Tupperware lifts the lid on its financial problems with bankruptcy filing
NEW YORK (AP) — The company behind Tupperware, the plastic kitchenware that revolutionized food storage after World War II and became inextr...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
A 12-year-old boy fatally shoots a black bear mauling his father during a hunt in western Wisconsin
SIREN, Wis. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy has shot and killed a wounded black bear as it was mauling his father near their hunting cabin in the t...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
‘It was a recipe for this exact incident’: After woman struck by train at Long Branch GO station, riders say construction causes crowding on platform
Police said the 46-year-old woman was walking near the edge of the platform when she was hit by an express train.
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Canada’s carbon emissions drop for first time since the pandemic
“Electricity continues to be a standout,” said the Canadian Climate Institute’s principal economist, of the sector’s 62 per cent drop in car...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
A former officer texted a photo of the bloodied Tyre Nichols to his ex-girlfriend
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols sent his ex-girlfriend a photo of the bad...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
No charges will be pursued in shooting that killed 2 after Detroit Lions game
DETROIT (AP) — A man who fired one shot that killed two people at a popular tailgating site after Sunday's Detroit Lions game was acting in...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Family of man found dead with a rope around neck demands answers; sheriff says no foul play detected
HENDERSON, N.C. (AP) — The family of a Black man found dead in North Carolina with a rope around his neck under a tree is demanding answers...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Judge dismisses an assault lawsuit against Knicks owner James Dolan and Harvey Weinstein
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. district judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit by a woman who alleged that New York Knicks owner James Dolan sex...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Officials identify 2 men killed in Idaho gas station explosion
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities have identified two people killed when a gas station exploded and started a fire in a remote Idaho town last...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024