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January 4, 2026
Police investigate 'suspicious death' in Quebec City apartment fire
MONTREAL - A fire broke out on Saturday in an apartment building in the Saint-Sauveur neighbourhood of Quebec City, leaving one person dead.
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January 4, 2026
Man dead following fire in Quebec City apartment building
MONTREAL - A fire broke out on Saturday in an apartment building in the Saint-Sauveur neighbourhood of Quebec City, leaving one person dead.
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January 4, 2026
Photos of Venezuela the day after US forces captured President Nicolás Maduro
A tense calm held in Venezuela on Sunday, a day after President Nicolas Maduro was deposed and captured in an American military operation.
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January 4, 2026
Syrian media say government and Kurdish-led SDF meet on military merger without progress
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government officials held talks Sunday with the commander of the main Kurdish-led force in the country over pl...
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January 4, 2026
Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces discuss military merger
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government officials held talks Sunday with the commander of the main Kurdish-led force in the country over pl...
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January 4, 2026
Woman dead after car crash southeast of Ottawa, police say
Ontario Provincial Police say a woman is dead after a car crash southeast of Ottawa.
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January 4, 2026
The Latest: Uncertainty and legal questions remain after US captures Maduro
A tense calm hangs over Venezuela after the U.S. military operation that deposed President Nicolás Maduro, who was brought to New York to fa...
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January 4, 2026
The Latest: Rubio suggests US won't run Venezuela day-to-day
Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the U.S. would not take a day-to-day role in governing Venezuela, a turnaround after Pr...
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January 4, 2026
Toronto police launch weeklong campaign to boost school-zone safety
The program is set to run from Jan. 5 to Jan. 9, as police hope to increase safety around school zones.
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January 4, 2026
After capture and removal, Venezuela's Maduro is being held at notorious Brooklyn jail
NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn jail holding Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is a facility so troubled, some judges have refused to send pe...
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January 4, 2026
After capture and removal, Venezuela's Maduro is being held at notorious Brooklyn jail
Current detainees include the co-founder of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia, and Luigi Mangione, who is accused of...
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January 4, 2026
A tense calm holds in Venezuela a day after Maduro was deposed by US
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A tense calm held in Venezuela on Sunday, one day after President Nicolás Maduro was deposed and captured in an Am...
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January 4, 2026
A tense calm holds on Venezuela a day after Maduro was deposed by US
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A tense calm held in Venezuela on Sunday, one day after President Nicolás Maduro was deposed and captured in an Am...
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January 4, 2026
Venezuelans remain shell-shocked a day after US captured Maduro
In La Guaira state, families with houses damaged in blasts during the operation that captured Maduro and his wife were still cleaning up deb...
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January 4, 2026
'Still shaken': Trepidation in Venezuela after US captures Maduro
In La Guaira state, families with houses damaged in blasts during the operation that captured Maduro and his wife were still cleaning up deb...
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January 4, 2026
N.L. east coast bracing for 'hazardous' conditions as high winds and snow expected
HALIFAX - Much of Newfoundland's northern and eastern region is under a weather warning Sunday and overnight into Monday.
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January 4, 2026
Saudi-backed forces regain control of Yemen's Hadramout after days of airstrikes
ADEN, YEMEN (AP) — Saudi-backed forces spread across Yemen's Mukalla on Sunday after retaking the port city which was seized by southern sep...
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January 4, 2026
Boat capsizes in Nigeria's Yobe state, leaving 25 dead and 14 missing
YOBE, Nigeria (AP) — A passenger boat has capsized in northern Nigeria’s Yobe state, leaving at least 25 people dead while 14 others remaine...
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January 4, 2026
25 are dead and 14 more missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria's Yobe state
YOBE, Nigeria (AP) — A passenger boat has capsized in northern Nigeria’s Yobe state, leaving at least 25 people dead while 14 others remaine...
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January 4, 2026
Ribbon Skirt Day leader reflects on changes since her cultural attire was shamed
In Isabella Kulak's home is a box of about a few hundred letters, notes and hand-drawn pictures of ribbon skirts sent to her from across Can...
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January 4, 2026
Tangled cars and billowing smoke: Remembering Hinton rail disaster 40 years later
HINTON, Alta. - Colin Hanington followed a plume of smoke to reach one of the deadliest railway crashes in Canadian history, and almost 40 y...
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January 4, 2026
Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 say their struggles linger, 5 years after the riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Donald Trump was inaugurated for the second time on Jan. 20, 2025, former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell put his p...
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January 4, 2026
From politics to patients: Ontario doctors and nurses who are MPPs do double duty as public servants
They do it to fulfill their role as healers — and to inform their decisions in a province where health care is the biggest expense.
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January 4, 2026
From Trudeau pranks to Tim Hortons cravings: A Paris institution marks 100 years of home away from home for Canadian students
The Maison étudiants canadiens marks its centenary in 2026 by compiling 100 stories of people who have passed through the building in southe...
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January 4, 2026
The suburbs vs. downtown: What the ‘uncomfortable marriage’ between the two Torontos means for the city’s biggest problems
Recent council decision has pitted the ‘burbs against inner-city wards, to the frustration of those on both sides of the divide.
The Toronto Star
January 4, 2026
From politics to patients: Ontario doctors and nurses who are MPPs do double duty as public servants
They do it to fulfill their role as healers, to keep an eye on conditions and trends, to keep up their skills and to inform their decisions...
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January 4, 2026
Kids are using these illegal caffeine packages. Why doctors say it's alarming
Illegal but easy to find, some pouches are marketed to youth and their popularity is driven by young people’s videos on platforms such as Ti...
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January 4, 2026
Toronto has a reputation for being ugly. Here are 7 beautiful new buildings that have bucked the trend — and are getting noticed
There’s room for hope in many of the new projects that came online in 2025. The Star consulted with experts to produce a list of the seven b...
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January 4, 2026
From Trudeau pranks to Tim Hortons cravings: A Paris institution marks 100 years of home away from home for Canadian students
The Maison étudiants canadiens marks its centenary in 2026 by compiling 100 stories of people who have passed through the building in southe...
The Toronto Star
January 4, 2026
Israeli police kill Bedouin man during raid in southern Israel, local official says
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli police shot and killed a Bedouin Arab man during an overnight raid in his village in southern Israel, accord...
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January 4, 2026
Bedouin killed during police raid on village in southern Israel, local official says
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli police shot and killed a Bedouin Arab man during an overnight raid in his village in southern Israel, accord...
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January 4, 2026
Gunmen raid village in northern Nigeria, killing at least 30 people and abducting others
MINNA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 30 villagers have been killed while several others were abducted by gunmen who raided a village in northern N...
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January 4, 2026
Gunmen raid village in northern Nigeria, killing over 30 people and abducting others
MINNA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 30 villagers have been killed while several others were abducted by gunmen who raided a village in northern N...
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January 4, 2026
Trump's plan to seize and revitalize Venezuela's oil industry faces major hurdles
The South American country has the world's largest crude oil reserves, but its industry is in disrepair after years of neglect and internati...
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January 4, 2026
Trump's plan to seize and revitalize Venezuela's oil industry faces major hurdles
President Donald Trump's plan to take control of Venezuela's oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing Presid...
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January 4, 2026
As Trump slips, my American girlfriend wants us to slip away to Toronto. I found a TV show to prepare her
Our Nervous Canadian in the U.S. explores the idea of coming back north, home to ... uncomfortably familiar crimes.
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January 4, 2026
A mother says goodbye to her son as Swiss community grieves after deadly fire
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — A Mass was held Sunday for victims of the New Year's Eve fire at a bar in the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans...
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January 4, 2026
Hundreds march in silence to honor victims of Swiss bar fire that left 40 dead
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Hundreds marched in silence Sunday to honor the victims of the New Year’s Eve fire at a bar in the Swiss A...
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January 4, 2026
Drone strike kills 1 in Russian border region ahead of Ukraine peace talks
One person was killed and two others wounded when a Ukrainian drone struck a car in the Russian border region of Belgorod, local officials s...
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January 4, 2026
Drone strikes kills 2 in Russian border regions ahead of Ukraine peace talks
Two people were killed in Ukrainian drone strikes in Russian border regions, local officials said Sunday, ahead of peace talks to end the ne...
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January 4, 2026
Drone strikes kill 2 in Russian border regions ahead of Ukraine peace talks
Two people were killed in Ukrainian drone strikes in Russian border regions, local officials said Sunday, ahead of peace talks to end the ne...
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January 4, 2026
Portugal’s presidential election draws 11 candidates, making a later runoff vote likely
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A record number of 11 candidates in Portugal's upcoming presidential election kicked off their campaigns on Sunday.
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January 4, 2026
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January 4, 2026
RCMP investigate gunfire on First Nation in Saskatchewan after deadly shooting
Police in northern Saskatchewan are investigating a report of gunshots on a First Nation and whether they're tied to a deadly shooting there...
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January 4, 2026
British and French warplanes strike suspected IS weapons facility in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — British and French warplanes carried out an airstrike in central Syria on an underground facility where members of th...
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January 4, 2026
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Read Middle East news coverage from Canada's best reporters and columnists at thestar.com.
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January 4, 2026
In a frozen northeastern Chinese city, an annual ode to ice rises
HARBIN, China (AP) — Each January, an odd and beautiful thing happens in the frigid northeastern Chinese city of Harbin.
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January 4, 2026
Indonesian rescuers find a second body as search for Spanish soccer coach and 2 children extended
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers recovered a second body Sunday in the ongoing search for a Spanish soccer coach and two of his...
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January 4, 2026
Rubio says US won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not take a day-to-day role in governing Venez...
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January 4, 2026