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November 21, 2024
The FBI arrested a man who’s been charged with planning an attack on the New York Stock Exchange
A Florida man was arrested Wednesday and charged with a plot to “reboot” the U.S. government by planting a bomb at the New York Stock Exchan...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2024
Nearly $100 million awarded to the family of a man fatally shot in his apartment by an officer
DALLAS (AP) — The family of a man shot and killed by a Dallas police officer who said she mistook his apartment for her own was awarded near...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2024
Former doctor is sentenced to life in prison after conviction for sexually abusing patients
NEW YORK (AP) — A former doctor was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing multiple patients, inclu...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2024
Alberta’s privacy commissioner raises concerns over two government bills
The bills amend existing access to information and privacy rules, and were touted by ministers as being the strictest privacy regulations in...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2024
The FBI arrested a man whose been charged with planning an attack on the New York Stock Exchange
A Florida man was arrested Wednesday and charged in a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange this week, according to the FBI.
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2024
A social media ban for children younger than 16 is introduced in Australia’s Parliament
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would ban chil...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2024
Construction firm lawyers say it’s ‘ashamed’ and blame ‘rogue employees’ amid overbilling allegations
Duron Ontario Ltd.’s lawyers called an additional four-month extension to its suspension from bidding for city projects “unfair and prejudic...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2024
Senate rejects effort from Bernie Sanders to block some weapons for Israel over Gaza deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday rejected an attempt by Sen. Bernie Sanders Wednesday to block sales of offensive weapons to Israel...
The Toronto Star
November 21, 2024
Top health official in New Mexico leaves after less than 2 years on the job
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Department of Health Secretary Patrick Allen is leaving after less than two years on the job.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Human smuggling trial witness says he was separated from a family hours before they froze to death
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — An Indian national who survived a treacherous trek across the U.S.-Canada border in blizzard conditions testified...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Bernie Sanders and Democrats attempt to block some weapons for Israel over Gaza deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) — Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders forced an effort in the Senate on Wednesday to block the sale of some offensive weapons to...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Ex-student pleads guilty to fatally shooting 3 University of Virginia football players in 2022
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former University of Virginia student pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting three football players and woundin...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
What to know about the U.S. Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans people
Today marks the Transgender Day of Remembrance in the U.S., which focuses on trans people who have lost their lives because of violence.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Nicaragua’s Ortega proposes reform to make him and his wife ‘copresidents’
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega on Wednesday proposed a constitutional reform that would officially make him and his...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Mom and baby were fatally shot in a dispute over a vehicle, Connecticut police say
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police in Connecticut were searching Wednesday for a man believed to have shot to death a woman and her infant son in...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
New study shows voting for Native Americans is harder than ever
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) — A new study has found that systemic barriers to voting on tribal lands contribute to substantial disparities in...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Site of massive B.C. river slide remains unstable, effects on salmon not yet clear
A salmon task force examining the impacts of the massive landslide that temporarily dammed British Columbia's Chilcotin River last July says...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee announces he’ll retire in February
EDMONTON - The police chief in Alberta's capital is planning to retire in February.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
B.C. Conservative leader names shadow cabinet, gives job to controversial member
VICTORIA - B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad has assigned jobs to 41 of his 44-member caucus, including giving a critic's position to MLA...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Police watchdog clears Manitoba RCMP in custody death
FISHER BRANCH, Man. - Manitoba's police watchdog has cleared RCMP officers in the case of a man who died after he was taken into custody for...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Eby’s NDP cabinet ‘bloated, expensive,’ says B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad
VICTORIA - British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad says Premier David Eby's new cabinet appears to be a taxpayer-funded loyalty pro...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Speaker Johnson declares support for banning Sarah McBride’s access to women’s restrooms
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson declared Wednesday that lawmakers and staff will have to use the restroom corresponding with th...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Alberta privacy commissioner raises concerns over government bills
The bills amend existing access to information and privacy rules, and were touted by ministers as being the strictest privacy regulations in...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Trump-nominated judge says blanket pardons for Capitol rioters would be ‘beyond frustrating’
Judge nominated by Trump says it would be “disappointing” if he hands out mass pardons to rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol after the 202...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Investigation led to huge drug bust, which will disrupt Surrey drug trade, says RCMP
Officers seized large quantities of cocaine, fentanyl and other drugs, along with cash, guns, ammunition and body armour.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Faulty fentanyl tests spurred NYC’s push to ban mail on Rikers Island
NEW YORK (AP) — In 2022, New York City’s jails commissioner, Louis Molina, issued a dire warning to local lawmakers: fentanyl was pouring in...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Republicans on House Ethics reject for now releasing report on Matt Gaetz
Gaetz, who has long denied the sex trafficking allegations against him, is trying to shore up the Senate support needed to be confirmed as U...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Sig Sauer ordered to pay $11 million to Philadelphia man wounded by pistol that went off by itself
A Philadelphia jury awarded $11 million on Wednesday to a man whose holstered Sig Sauer pistol went off by itself while he was going down th...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Trial of youth center worker accused of holding down boy while he was raped turns acrimonious
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The cross-examination of a man who says he was raped as a teenager by youth center workers in New Hampshire turned a...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Marquette University names Kimo Ah Yun as its new president
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette University officials announced Wednesday that Kimo Ah Yun will serve as the school's next president.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
EU lawmakers seal a deal to rubber-stamp one of the bloc’s most right-leaning executives
Brussels (AP) — European Union lawmakers on Wednesday ended a week of bickering to rubber-stamp a new team of policy commissioners that will...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Emergency alert test comes as B.C. mops up from ‘bomb cyclone’ with high winds
A test for Canada's emergency alert system took place Wednesday just as British Columbia was cleaning up from a so-called "bomb cyclone" wea...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
FEMA head sounds the alarm over disaster funding after double hurricanes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The money available to help communities hit by disasters has shrunk after back-to-back hurricanes Helene and Milton, and t...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Philadelphia loses lawsuit that sought greater power for the city to regulate firearms
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia may not impose stricter firearms regulations than are authorized under state law, the Democratic majorit...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Judge dismisses wrongful death lawsuit that Gabby Petito’s parents filed against Moab, Utah police
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge on Wednesday dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit that Gabby Petito's parents filed against the city of Moa...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
2 Florida parents arrested after school resource deputy is punched in face
DELTONA, Fla. (AP) — Two central Florida parents were charged criminally after a mother pushed a middle school resource officer and the fath...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Biden has become notably quiet after the 2024 election and Democrats’ loss
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has been notably quiet since the Democrats' gut-wrenching defeat at the polls.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Tennessee man involved in Capitol riot is convicted of planning to kill investigators
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who was arrested for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot was convicted Wednesday...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
B.C. government delegation jets to California to promote the province’s film industry
Just days after being appointed to their new jobs, three members of the British Columbia government are off to California to promote the pro...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Former student pleads guilty to fatally shooting 3 UVa football players on campus in 2022
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) —
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
North Carolina Republicans push through bill weakening incoming governor and attorney general
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislators gave final approval Wednesday to a series of political power moves that would wea...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Fugitive arrested after a standoff in Chicago is being returned to Mississippi
HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) — A man arrested in August after a 15-hour police standoff at a restaurant a few blocks from the Democratic National Co...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Georgia election workers seek more penalties against Giuliani, saying he continues to defame them
Two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against Rudy Giuliani asked a judge Wednesday to penalize him...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
About 1,500 migrants form a new caravan in Mexico. Here’s what it means
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — About 1,500 migrants formed a new caravan Wednesday in southern Mexico, hoping to walk or catch rides to the U.S. b...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Republicans on the House Ethics Committee reject releasing report on Matt Gaetz
Gaetz, who has long denied the sex trafficking allegations against him, is trying to shore up the Senate support needed to be confirmed as U...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Here’s how much Taylor Swift tickets are going for ahead of the Eras Tour’s second weekend in Toronto
The cheapest tickets on resale platforms for tomorrow’s show are currently listed for around $2,000.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Donald Trump’s latest branded venture is guitars that cost up to $10,000
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has endorsed a line of guitars, following up on the Bibles, sneakers, watches, photo bo...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
US charges billionaire Gautam Adani with defrauding investors, hiding plan to bribe Indian officials
NEW YORK (AP) — An Indian businessman who is one of the world's richest people has been indicted in the U.S. on charges he duped investors i...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Court ruling stops Louisiana from requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms for now
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's plan to make all of the state's public school classrooms post the Ten Commandments next year remains on hold...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024