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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 17h

In the face of heavy blowback from opposition parties and civil liberties groups, the Carney government is expected to table new legislation soon that will tweak its massive “Strong Borders Act.”

Carney government expected to replace controversial border bill

An analysis by the Justice Department concluded the original version of the bill could have affected several rights protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Mike Wilner @wilnerness.bsky.social · 17h

We have a #Bluejays live blog up @thestar.com and it's not only for your reading pleasure during game time! I just posted something about #Jays lineup for tonight's Game 3 in The Bronx, check it out here:

Blue Jays vs. Yankees Game 3: Shane Bieber will start for Toronto; Anthony Santander draws into lineup

The Jays now have a chance to sweep the Yankees. Check out the Star’s real-time coverage of today’s game.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 18h

Trump-Carney’s battle for auto sector jobs: Canadian insiders react to Oval Office meeting.

Big Three Detroit automakers association in Canada says Trump’s tariff approach has led to higher prices for consumers and conceding EV market share as a critical time to China.

Trump-Carney’s battle for auto sector jobs: Canadian insiders react to Oval Office meeting

Big Three Detroit automakers association in Canada says Trump's tariff approach has led to higher prices for consumers and conceding EV market share as a critical time to China.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 18h

The students’ union at University of Toronto Mississauga and U of T’s Palestinian Culture Club are facing backlash over planned commemorative events on campus honouring Palestinian “martyrs” on the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas on Israel.

U of T students’ union, club host events honouring Palestinian ‘martyrs’ on anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks on Israel

In social media posts, union said they will "gather to commemorate two years of genocide in Palestine" on Tuesday afternoon.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 18h

Thousands in Gaza are missing 2 years into the war. Tormented families search for clues

Some in Gaza are buried under destroyed buildings. Others simply disappeared during Israeli military operations.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 18h

RCMP in the Northwest Territories are investigating after the death of a passenger on an international flight that had to be diverted to Yellowknife.

RCMP investigating death of woman on international flight diverted to Yellowknife

Police say a 34-year-old woman died in hospital, but they did not provide details.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 19h

Premier Danielle Smith says that if Prime Minister Mark Carney backs Alberta’s energy sector it could stall her province’s independence efforts — a movement she blames Justin Trudeau for igniting.

Support Alberta’s energy sector and its independence movement will fade, Danielle Smith tells Mark Carney

Smith is on an eastern Canadian tour with meetings in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto scheduled and has made the case for a pipeline proposal she introduced last week that she

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 20h

#Breaking: Trump predicts Canada will be ‘very happy’ with trade talks during White House meeting with Carney

Donald Trump predicts Canada will be ‘very happy’ with trade talks during White House meeting

Prime Minister Mark Carney's second White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump began Tuesday with warm words and laughter, as the American leader raised his desire for the "merger"

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 20h

#Breaking: ‘Freedom Convoy’ leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber given conditional sentences

‘Freedom Convoy’ leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber given conditional sentences

The Crown asked for Lich to be sentenced to seven years in prison, and for Barber to be sentenced to eight years.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 22h

#Breaking: Doug Ford rejects mayors' plea to rethink banning speed camera 'cash grab'

‘The answer is no’: Doug Ford rejects mayors’ plea to rethink banning speed camera ‘cash grab’

“The only thing municipal speed cameras are 100 per cent effective at is taking money from hard-working people,” Doug Ford wrote in his response.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 22h

Ikea Canada announced on Tuesday that it will be closing its Scarborough Town Centre location by early 2026.

Ikea to close Scarborough Town Centre store by early 2026

Company released a statement Tuesday that said its decision is in response to an "ever-changing retail world."

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 22h

“Freedom Convoy” leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are expected to learn their sentences today nearly four years after the protest movement that blockaded downtown Ottawa for several weeks.

Convoy leaders Lich, Barber to be sentenced for mischief from 2022 trucker protest

The Crown asked for Lich to be sentenced to seven years in prison, and for Barber to be sentenced to eight years.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 23h

#Breaking: Bondfield CEO, hospital executive guilty in $300M St. Michael’s Hospital fraud. Judge cites ‘overwhelming’ evidence

Bondfield CEO, hospital executive guilty in $300M St. Michael’s Hospital fraud. Judge cites ‘overwhelming’ evidence

Evidence that Vas Georgiou and John Aquino "acted dishonestly over the procurement process is overwhelming,” Superior Court Justice Peter Bawden said Tuesday.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 23h

Will it be an empty photo op, a polite working lunch, or a potential breakthrough in a trade war sparked by Donald Trump’s tariffs?

Hopes are high but expectations low as Mark Carney sits down with Trump.

Hopes are high but expectations low as Mark Carney sits down with Donald Trump

Just hours before Carney left Monday for a two-day visit to D.C. to meet with Trump at the U.S. president's request, government officials wouldn't say specifically what his demands would

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 1d

Chicago and Illinois sue to stop Trump’s Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling

Illinois and Chicago filed a lawsuit Monday aiming to stop President Donald Trump's administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 1d

For many Palestinians in Gaza, anticipation, hope and skepticism over talks on a possible ceasefire

“We’re all praying that they will succeed this time and the war stops,” said a Palestinian father of four in Gaza City, who was following the news on his phone.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 1d

Bari Weiss is the new editor-in-chief of CBS News after Paramount buys her website

The television network of Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather and “60 Minutes” has tapped Weiss, who has developed a reputation for fighting “woke” culture, to be its editor-in-chief.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 1d

Aspiring NDP leader who has raised thousands may be breaking party rules, official says

Yves Engler, an author who has written several books criticizing Canadian and Western foreign policy, said he has already raised the money for his leadership bid.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 1d

Hopes are high but expectations low as Mark Carney sits down with Donald Trump

Just hours before Carney left Monday for a two-day visit to D.C. to meet with Trump at the U.S. president's request, government officials wouldn't say specifically what his demands would

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 1d

How the Liberals changed course on Canada Post

Ten years, $5 billion in losses and a new leader brought the Liberals around to imposing sweeping changes at Canada Post they previously opposed, according to MPs and insiders.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 1d

Israel to release three Canadians detained in Gaza flotilla, group says more coming

Israel has detained numerous boats carrying activists, including Greta Thunberg, who have attempted to reach the Palestinian enclave to deliver aid.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 1d

Mark Carney returns to Washington not knowing which Donald Trump will greet him.

Trump wants a peace prize. Carney wants peace. Those both seem like hard-to-reach goals right now. #Opinion

Susan Delacourt: Mark Carney returns to Washington not knowing which Donald Trump will greet him

Mark Carney’s second trip to the White House carries a different kind of freight than his first visit in May.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 1d

School boards across the province say speed cameras are one of the best ways to ensure student safety and are asking Premier Doug Ford to reconsider banning them.

Speed cameras essential for student safety, Ontario school boards say in plea to Ford government

Letter urges the province to refine the system rather than do away with automated speed enforcement cameras.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 1d

#Breaking: Woman dies after being pinned under TTC bus in Etobicoke, police say

Woman dies after being pinned under TTC bus in Etobicoke, police say

Toronto police responded to the incident at a bus bay near Royal York Station on Monday afternoon.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 1d

#Breaking: Trump threatens additional 25% tariffs on heavy trucks ahead of meeting with Carney

Trump vows new 25% tariff on heavy trucks ahead of Carney meeting

Carney is travelling to Washington on Monday ahead of planned meetings with Trump on Tuesday.

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