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November 20, 2024
New Brunswick measles outbreak now reporting 44 cases, mostly teens and children
FREDERICTON - A measles outbreak in New Brunswick that began last month with a single travel-related case is growing and today stands at 44...
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November 20, 2024
Auditor cites improper use of public funds at Western New Mexico University
SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) — Top officials and regents at Western New Mexico University failed to uphold their fiduciary responsibilities by con...
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November 20, 2024
Southern African leaders resolve to keep troops in conflict-torn eastern Congo for another year
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Southern African leaders resolved Wednesday to extend for another year the presence of regional troops deployed to f...
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November 20, 2024
Coroner’s inquest into 2016 death of Ottawa man hears from ex-cop involved in arrest
OTTAWA - A former police officer involved in the case of an Ottawa man who died after a violent arrest says the incident still affects him e...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Pakistan’s Imran Khan gets bail in a graft case but will stay behind bars on other charges
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court granted bail Wednesday to former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a graft case, his lawyer said. But with a s...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Police investigating death of infant near Midtown Toronto
The infant was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries before passing away.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Emergency alert test coming as B.C. mops up from ‘bomb cyclone’ with high winds
A test for Canada's emergency alert system is set to take place just as British Columbia cleans up from a so-called "bomb cyclone" weather s...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Police investigating ‘tragic’ death of infant near midtown Toronto
The infant was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries before passing away.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
North Carolina Republicans complete a veto override of voucher, immigration bill
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature completed on Wednesday its override of Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of le...
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November 20, 2024
Young Quebecers care less than older people about being served in English: survey
MONTREAL - A new survey conducted for Quebec's language watchdog says young Quebecers are far less interested compared to older residents ab...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Alberta byelection called to fill vacancy from NDP resignation in Lethbridge-West
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A provincial byelection has been called for Lethbridge-West, a southern Alberta riding that has been without a represent...
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November 20, 2024
Explosives found inside RV after standoff in Barrie, Ont., parking lot: police
Police say several explosive devices were found inside an RV where an allegedly armed man had barricaded himself for about 14 hours in Barri...
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November 20, 2024
Lawmakers are concerned about background checks of Trump’s Cabinet picks as red flags surface
WASHINGTON (AP) — As senators prepare to consider President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet, they will likely be doing so without...
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November 20, 2024
Dallas doctor gets 190 years for tampering with IV bags used in surgeries
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas anesthesiologist was sentenced Wednesday to 190 years in prison for injecting a nerve-blocking agent and other drugs...
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November 20, 2024
A tale of two retailers: Target reports sluggish spending while Walmart has a stellar quarter
NEW YORK (AP) — Target on Wednesday reported sluggish sales and slumping profits in the fiscal third quarter as inflation-weary customers cu...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
New Brunswick First Nations can claim title over privately owned land: court
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick court has found that First Nations can seek title to vast areas of privately owned land in the province, but t...
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November 20, 2024
Police investigating death of infant near Midtown Toronto
The infant was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries before passing away.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Jasmine Paolini and Italy beat Slovakia to win the Billie Jean King Cup
MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini capped a breakthrough season by leading Italy to its first Billie Jean Kin...
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November 20, 2024
Former UVA student pleads guilty in 2022 mass shooting that left 3 dead, 2 wounded
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) —
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November 20, 2024
Texas offers Trump land on US-Mexico border for potential mass deportations
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas is offering a parcel of rural ranchland along the U.S.-Mexico border to use as a staging area for potential mass...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Yaks, bears and cockatoos are among the animals Russia is sending to North Korean zoo
Russia has sent a gift of more than 70 animals to North Korea for the Pyongyang Zoo, including bears, yaks, ducks and cockatoos.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Alberta nurse practitioner program reducing primary care provider gap: minister
LEDUC, Alta. - Alberta's health minister says the government's nurse practitioner program is reducing the number of people who don't have ac...
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November 20, 2024
Former PM Stephen Harper appointed to oversee Alberta’s $160B AIMCo fund
EDMONTON - Former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, or AIMCo, which overse...
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November 20, 2024
Man convicted of killing Laken Riley sentenced to life in prison without parole
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Venezuelan man convicted in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been sentenced to life in prison w...
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November 20, 2024
Mayor Olivia Chow asks for $5.6 million for side guards for city’s trucks: ‘It means saving lives’
The mayor is asking council to approve the amount needed to install the protective railings on the side of city-owned trucks.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Police investigating death of infant near Marlee and Roselawn Avenues
The infant was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries before passing away.
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November 20, 2024
Police investigating death of missing infant near Marlee and Roselawn Avenues
The infant was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries before passing away.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
US to give antipersonnel mines to Ukraine to help slow the Russian advance
The U.S. also said its embassy in Kyiv would remain closed Wednesday due to concerns over a Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Former PM Stephen Harper appointed to oversee Alberta’s AIMCo fund
EDMONTON - The Alberta government say former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of AIMCo, which oversees more than $160 billi...
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November 20, 2024
Four youths charged in violent carjacking in Brampton
Four youths have been charged for a violent carjacking in Brampton, which left one man unconscious.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur extends tenure as longest-serving woman in US House with election win
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur won another term in the U.S. House on Wednesday, after defeating a Republican state...
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November 20, 2024
Middle East latest: US vetoes a Gaza cease-fire resolution
The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, with the Americans saying they...
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November 20, 2024
Congo opposition leaders call for protests against president’s plan to change constitution
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Leaders of the main opposition parties in Congo called on Wednesday for nationwide protests against President Felix T...
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November 20, 2024
Susan Smith is denied parole 30 years after drowning 2 sons by rolling car into South Carolina lake
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A parole board decided Wednesday that Susan Smith should remain in prison 30 years after she killed her sons by rollin...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Gorilla at Calgary zoo died from head injury after worker closed wrong door
CALGARY - Officials at the Calgary zoo say a young gorilla was killed after a worker accidentally closed a wrong door and the animal was str...
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November 20, 2024
Mexico’s president says government is investigating reported ransomware hack of legal affairs office
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Wednesday that the government is investigating an alleged ransomware hack of her administration’s...
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November 20, 2024
Archbishop of Canterbury will end official duties in early January amid sex abuse scandal
LONDON (AP) — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, will wrap up his official duties in...
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November 20, 2024
Court extends hold on Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's plan to make all of the state's public school classrooms post the Ten Commandments remains blocked under an o...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
‘I just stabbed someone random’: Toronto man admits to ‘unprovoked’ TTC murder of 16-year-old stranger
Jordan O’Brien-Tobin did not know 16-year-old Gabriel Magalhaes when he walked up to him at Keele subway station, fatally stabbing him in an...
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November 20, 2024
India’s prime minister meets with Caribbean leaders in Guyana with security in mind
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Guyana on Wednesday, marking the first visit by an Indian leader in...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
‘I don’t want Rachel to be a statistic’: Family calls for school bus safety measures to be implemented after death of 22-year-old woman
A federal task force investigating school bus safety issued reports in 2019 and 2020 with a suite of recommendations, but the majority are n...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
‘Bomb cyclone’ kills 2 and knocks out power to over half a million homes across the northwest US
ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — A major storm swept across the northwest U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread po...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Susan Smith asks 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
Family of teen killed in shooting sue Tuskegee University for wrongful death
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — The parents of an 18-year-old who was killed in a hail of gunfire at Tuskegee University filed a wrongful death lawsui...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Spain to grant residency, work permits to hundreds of thousands of migrants in the country illegally
The new policy simplifies administrative procedures for short and long-term visas and provides migrants with additional labor protections.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Two pedestrians killed, driver injured in Windsor, Ont., collision: police
Windsor police say two pedestrians have died following a vehicle crash in the city earlier this week.
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024
Russia’s ally Belarus targets hundreds for showing solidarity with Ukraine during the war
At least 1,671 Belarusians were detained for their anti-war stance or for expressing solidarity with Ukraine, and at least 200 of them have...
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November 20, 2024
Matt Gaetz meets privately with senators to shore up support as House Ethics decision looms
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, has launched an effort to personally secure his em...
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November 20, 2024
Ugandan opposition figure appears before a military court in Uganda after disappearing in Kenya
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared Wednesday in a military court in Uganda days after he was reported m...
The Toronto Star
November 20, 2024